Pollution & Emissions

20 Dec Twas an Alberta night before Christmas

Posted at 15:31h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation, Water by Jason Unger 2 Comments

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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,...

02 Dec Court directs precaution in pesticide review case

Posted at 16:54h in Land Use, Pollution & Emissions, Water by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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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...

05 Oct Cumulative environmental defects

Posted at 10:43h in Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Land Use, Pollution & Emissions by Jason Unger 1 Comment

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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....

08 Apr Whyte Avenue fire affects local air quality

Posted at 09:53h in Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation by Adam Driedzic 2 Comments

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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...

24 Mar A Chemical Reaction: Canada’s first pesticide ban turns 20!

Posted at 14:36h in Land Use, Pollution & Emissions by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 1 Comment

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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...

22 Feb New research on public health implications of coal power

Posted at 11:41h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Energy, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation by lauracbowman 0 Comments

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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....

28 Jan AUC not GHG

Posted at 12:07h in Cumulative Effects, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation by Adam Driedzic 0 Comments

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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...

18 Jan Alberta’s coal fired power debacle

Posted at 15:11h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Pollution & Emissions by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 4 Comments

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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...

13 Jan We need an independent environmental protection and monitoring agency with teeth

Posted at 13:28h in Energy, Environmental Assessment, Pollution & Emissions, Species at Risk, Water by Leah Orr 0 Comments

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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...

18 Dec RSC Report: Science, regulation and the precautionary principle

Posted at 05:02h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation, Water by lauracbowman 0 Comments

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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...

26 Nov The cumulative impacts of liquor stores and oilsands

Posted at 16:32h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Land Use, Pollution & Emissions by Jason Unger 1 Comment

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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...

08 Nov Time to apply ‘polluter pays’ principle

Posted at 09:02h in Cumulative Effects, Pollution & Emissions by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 0 Comments

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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...