07 Jan ELC Regulatory Watch: Municipality denies wind farm permit
ELC Regulatory Watch: MD of Pincher Creek denies Windy Point Wind Farm Development Permits As part of the Alberta Climate Leadership Plan (ALCP), the Government of Alberta...
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19 Dec Alberta Energy Regulator finalizes new Methane Requirements for Upstream Oil and Gas
Alberta Energy Regulator finalizes new Methane Requirements for Upstream Oil and Gas As set out in Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Bulletin 2018-37 issued December 13, new...
16 May Spring Reports of the CESD
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Spring Reports of the CESD The Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) recently released her Spring 2018 Reports. There are three Reports: Report 1: Salmon...
08 May Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC’s Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion
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Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC's Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion “For too long Alberta has been forced to accept drastically reduced prices for...
02 May Competing Methane Regulations: Alberta and Canada Release Methane Regulations in the Same Week
Competing Methane Regulations: Alberta and Canada Release Methane Regulations in the Same Week One of the pillars of the Alberta Climate Leadership Plan (ACLP) is the introduction...
22 Mar Green Regs and Ham: Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes Tickets now available
Green Regs and Ham: Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has been seeking strong and effective environmental laws since...
14 Feb Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same
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Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same The Government of Canada’s promise to review the 2012 changes to various...
07 Feb An Update on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop
An Update on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop: Draft Legislation and a Regulatory Framework Released The need for a federal carbon pricing backstop was articulated in the...
24 Jan Our energy footprints: carbon emissions and privacy
Our energy footprints: carbon emissions and privacy We live in a data rich environment. We also leave a carbon footprint in our day to day lives....
22 Dec Christmas Constitutional
CHRISTMAS CONSTITUTIONAL As we gather for Christmas, I have decided to return to my habit of lightheartedly looking back at the year. (Looking back on previous...
17 Oct Canada’s Progress on Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change
Canada’s Progress on Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change: 2017 Fall Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) Earlier this month, the Commissioner of Environment...
10 Oct It’s a wrap: Hockey Fights and Contaminated Sites
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A wrap-up from October 3rd Green Regs 'n' Ham Who landed in the penalty box? Tackling a topic that is of increasing concern to Albertans was on...