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...
Landfill intervener has genuine interest “Pity the fool who mess with Mr. T". No, this is not the A-Team movie or television show. This is the story of two St. Paul...
National pollutant data finally released, sort of In 2009 MiningWatch Canada won a federal court case launched in 2007 regarding whether or not mining companies had to report the pollution they...
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...
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...
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...
Get the Real Dirt on Remediation Certificates (Webinar) When contaminated land is remediated and re-used, one of the biggest concerns for owners and developers is whether the government will hold them...
Syncrude ducks the issue The prosecution has delivered its closing arguments in the 'ducks in tailings pond' case of R. v. Syncrude. Syncrude’s non-suit application was dismissed, meaning that the company will...
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...
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...
Syncrude muddies the waters It’s “like” unconstitutional. On March 1, 2010, trial began for the death of 1,600 ducks in a tailing pond at the Syncrude Aurora mine north of Fort...
Syncrude in court for tailings pond incident By Jessica Earle ctvedmonton.ca March 1, 2010 On Monday afternoon, lawyers made opening statements in what's expected to be a lengthy trial looking into the role Canada's...