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05 Feb Keeping up the PACE: An Update on the Pace Program and Associated Regulations

Posted at 16:38h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Municipal Government Act, Renewable energy by Rebecca Kauffman 4 Comments

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Keeping up the PACE: An Update on the Pace Program and Associated Regulations A previous blog post “Picking up the PACE and Running with City Charters: An Update on Municipal Government Act”...

28 Jan Future Flows: maintaining environmental flows through precaution and adaptation

Posted at 17:50h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Fisheries, Water, Water management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Future Flows: maintaining environmental flows through precaution and adaptation The Environmental Law Centre is calling for a rethinking of water law and policy in Alberta. The ELC's report Future Flows: climate...

22 Jan The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Reports: Fall 2018 Edition

Posted at 18:06h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Renewable energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Reports: Fall 2018 Edition In late 2018, the Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) released her Fall 2018 Reports. There are four...

16 Jan New Small Scale Generation Regulation aims to fill the gap between micro-generation and large utility companies

Posted at 22:17h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Renewable energy by Rebecca Kauffman 0 Comments

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New Small Scale Generation Regulation aims to fill the gap between micro-generation and large utility companies On November 22, 2018, the Government of Alberta (GoA) released the Small Scale Generation Regulation (SSGR)[1], in force on January 1, 2019. This regulation clarifies the regulatory process...

07 Jan ELC Regulatory Watch: Municipality denies wind farm permit

Posted at 17:33h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Renewable energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 2 Comments

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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 has committed to have 30%...

19 Dec Alberta Energy Regulator finalizes new Methane Requirements for Upstream Oil and Gas

Posted at 22:42h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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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 requirements meant to reduce methane...

16 May Spring Reports of the CESD

Posted at 17:08h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Fisheries, Nature and Biodiversity, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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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 Farming; Report 2: Canada’s Preparedness...

08 May Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC’s Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion

Posted at 22:15h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Fisheries, Pollution & Emissions, Water by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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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 our iconic fish-flavoured flat-cakes due...

02 May Competing Methane Regulations: Alberta and Canada Release Methane Regulations in the Same Week

Posted at 20:37h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Pollution & Emissions by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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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 of a methane emission reduction...

22 Mar Green Regs and Ham: Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes Tickets now available

Posted at 17:10h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy, Pollution & Emissions by Kara Tersen 0 Comments

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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 it was founded in 1982....

14 Feb Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same

Posted at 21:00h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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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 federal environmental laws has now...

07 Feb An Update on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop

Posted at 20:52h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Energy by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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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 Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth...