Cumulative Effects

22 Jun Environmental Rights: Bill C-469 moves forward

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Environmental Rights: Bill C-469 moves forward By Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel Federal Bill C-469, the Private Members’ proposal for a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights, has passed second reading in the House...

21 Jun Canadian government decides that your sewage doesn’t stink for up to 30 years from now

Posted at 13:33h in Cumulative Effects, Pollution & Emissions, Water by Environmental Law Centre 3 Comments

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Canadian government decides that your sewage doesn’t stink for up to 30 years from now Last week, the Canadian Press reported the results of a two-year long information request regarding a...

03 Jun Bill C-311 the Climate Change Accountability Act: action or aspiration?

Posted at 07:44h in Cumulative Effects, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre 0 Comments

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Bill C-311, riding on a wave of political apathy, represents a failure to take risks on real measures. Targets are the ends, but legislators need to be prepared to...

04 May Update on federal Environmental Bill of Rights

Posted at 10:35h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre 2 Comments

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Update on federal Environmental Bill of Rights On Thursday, May 6th, a private members’ bill, C-469, An Act to establish a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights, will have its first hour...

16 Apr View or download materials from April 14th Greenhouse Gas Roundup Part II Webinar

Posted at 10:38h in Cumulative Effects, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre 0 Comments

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View or download materials from April 14th Greenhouse Gas Roundup Part II Webinar If you’re like many Albertans, you’re probably asking yourself some pretty important questions about climate change. The most...

09 Apr The scales of just-fish: are letters of advice crappie ways to minnow-mize harm? The case of Cassiar Watch

Posted at 14:30h in Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Land Use, Public Participation, Species at Risk, Water by Environmental Law Centre 3 Comments

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The scales of just-fish: are letters of advice crappie ways to minnow-mize harm? The case of Cassiar Watch The federal Fisheries Act R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14 is one of Canada’s oldest...

09 Apr Now you CEAA- it, now you don’t

Posted at 11:20h in Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre 6 Comments

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Now you CEAA- it, now you don't By Adam Driedzic and Laura Bowman Federal Budget Bill hides major changes in Environmental Assessment Law The federal budget bill tabled on March 29th 2010 includes...

07 Apr Feds ‘gut’ environmental assessments: Changes in budget could mean less scrutiny in oilsands

Posted at 09:07h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Land Use, Water by Environmental Law Centre 0 Comments

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Feds 'gut' environmental assessments: Changes in budget could mean less scrutiny in oilsands Apr 03, 2010 06:00 am | By Kevin Ma | St. Albert Gazette The public is at risk of...

26 Mar Greenhouse Gas Roundup – Part II: Agriculture (Webinar)

Posted at 11:07h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Pollution & Emissions by Environmental Law Centre 0 Comments

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Greenhouse Gas Roundup - Part II: Agriculture (Webinar) If you're like many Albertans, you're probably asking yourself some pretty important questions about climate change. The most overdue questions may be about...

12 Feb View or download materials from Greenhouse Gas Roundup – Part I Webinar February 12, 2010

Posted at 10:35h in Cumulative Effects, Pollution & Emissions by Environmental Law Centre 0 Comments

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View or download materials from Greenhouse Gas Roundup - Part I Webinar February 12, 2010 If you’re like many Albertans, you’re probably asking yourself some pretty important questions about greenhouse gas...

22 Jan Why “specified gas emitters” don’t report “specified gas emissions”

Posted at 17:00h in Cumulative Effects, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre 0 Comments

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Why "specified gas emitters" don't report "specified gas emissions" How much greenhouse gas does your favorite industrial facility produce? We would all love to know. On January 18, 2009, ELC staff...

22 Jan Alberta’s Woodland Caribou – Can laws alone protect species at risk?

Posted at 10:01h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Environmental Law Centre 9 Comments

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Alberta’s Woodland Caribou – Can laws alone protect species at risk? In the wake of two major species at risk victories in the Federal Court of Canada in 2009 it is...