20 Dec Twas an Alberta night before Christmas
Twas an Alberta night before Christmas (adapted from Twas the Night Before Christmas, C. Moore or H. Livingston) Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house Not a creature was stirring,...
Twas an Alberta night before Christmas (adapted from Twas the Night Before Christmas, C. Moore or H. Livingston) Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house Not a creature was stirring,...
Court directs precaution in pesticide review case A recent decision from the Federal Court of Canada is notable for its interpretation of the how the precautionary principle must guide government decisions...
Cumulative environmental defects The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development released a report yesterday covering the federal government’s climate change plans and cumulative environmental effects assessment of oil sands projects....
Whyte Avenue fire affects local air quality At 4:00am on April 7, 2011, I woke up to smoke pouring through the vent in my bedroom. Was my building on fire? I...
A Chemical Reaction: Canada's first pesticide ban turns 20! We all understand that the choices we make have effects on human health and our air, land and water. We all want...
New research on public health implications of coal power New research published in Environmental Health Perspectives this month compares public health gains from electricity consumption versus impacts of high electricity consumption....
AUC not GHG The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has denied an application by Capital Power to amend greenhouse gas emission conditions for the Genesee 3 coal-fired power plant. These were voluntary...
Alberta’s coal fired power debacle By Laura Bowman, Staff Counsel In all the talk about GHGs and contaminants from oilsands, it is often overlooked how significant the known impacts of Alberta’s heavy...
We need an independent environmental protection and monitoring agency with teeth By Laura Bowman Staff Counsel Given all of the recent reports on the Oilsands released late last year, including the Royal Society...
RSC Report: Science, regulation and the precautionary principle By Laura Bowman and Jason Unger Earlier this week the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) released a lengthy report on the state of oilsands...
The cumulative impacts of liquor stores and oilsands A recent Alberta Court of Appeal “leave to appeal” decision deals with the cumulative impacts of development…well the cumulative impact of having another...
Time to apply 'polluter pays' principle Edmonton Journal November 7, 2010 Re: "Good call on carbon-capture liability," Opinion, Nov. 3. The Journal editorial fails to consider a core principle regarding how we should...