06 Nov South Saskatchewan Regional Plan tests the Land Use Framework
The Draft South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (Draft SSRP) is a work in progress that must do more if it is to advance the Alberta Land...
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17 May Province acknowledges destructive recreation: upped enforcement or flavor of the month?
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in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Parks & Recreation, Water
by Adam Driedzic
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“There’s no God-given right to mud-boggers” (Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, Nanton News, May 13, 2013) May long weekend is here: begin the bush parties, litter,...
15 Mar Reclaiming Tomorrow Today: Regulating well site retirement to benefit the environment
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in Energy, Land Use, Pollution & Emissions
by Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
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Tens of thousands of oil and gas wells sit unproductively on the landscape, either suspended or abandoned. These sites reflect an ongoing liability and have...
15 Mar What would a good law look like? A Model Environmental and Sustainability Assessment Law may hold the answer.
Federal omnibus budget bills passed in 2012 brought dramatic changes to environmental regulation, particularly in the area of environmental assessments. Many of us are wondering...
01 Mar Filling in the gaps – more reasons to speak up about Alberta’s new energy regulator
[caption id="attachment_1710" align="alignright" width="300"] Image courtesy of Rosemary Ratcliff / http://www.freedigitalphotos.net[/caption] Alberta Energy is now half-way through its consultation workshops on regulations under the Responsible Energy...
25 Feb Another government consultation? Why Albertans need to speak up about the new energy regulator.
[caption id="attachment_1712" align="alignright" width="216"] Image courtesy of Victor Habbick / FreeDigitalPhotos.net[/caption] Many of you may have missed the most recent news about Alberta’s single energy regulator,...
29 Jan The story of Caribou policy in action, or is that inaction
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in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk
by Jason Unger
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A recent story of a road being built in the Little Smokey Caribou range reflects the provincial government’s narrative of the demise of a species. ...
20 Dec An environmental tune to celebrate the season
Last year we had "Twas an Alberta night before Christmas" - this year is a much shorter environmental round up - sung to "Let it...
14 Dec Creditor protection versus polluter pays: Laws leave environment cash strapped
The Environmental Law Centre promotes the polluter pays principle as central to effective environmental law. Inherent in the polluter pays principle is the assumption that,...
01 Nov Single energy regulator bill a poor deal for Alberta’s environment
Last week, the Alberta government introduced Bill 2, the Responsible Energy Development Act,which is intended to create aone window regulator that will “improve the energy...
10 Oct Optimistic policy is not what Woodland Caribou need
The federal Recovery Strategy for the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal population, in Canada was posted recently and the outlook remains bleak for Alberta’s...
03 Oct An approval too far: Cumulative effects must be considered prior to approving activities
The Government of Alberta (GOA) has started down the road of managing cumulative effects. It won’t be easy, but the government is armed with regulatory...