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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....

18 Feb Bill C-469, Federal Environmental Bill of Rights report of the Environment committee submitted to the House of Commons

Posted at 11:19h in Public Participation by lauracbowman 0 Comments

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Bill C-469, Federal Environmental Bill of Rights report of the Environment committee submitted to the House of Commons The Report Bill C-469, An Act to establish a Canadian Environmental Bill of...

14 Feb Fighting gravel applications in Alberta – Guest blog

Posted at 13:36h in Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 5 Comments

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Fighting gravel applications in Alberta - Guest blog January 20, 2011 was a good day for watersheds; it was the day that we stopped one of the gravel applications from going...

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 Updates

Posted at 13:37h in Energy, Public Participation, Species at Risk, Water by Leah Orr 0 Comments

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Updates Here are some updates on previous blog posts compiled by Laura Bowman, Staff Counsel at the ELC: The David Suzuki v. Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (Killer Whale protection) case...

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...

08 Dec We “RAC”ked our brains to bring you the latest issue of News Brief

Posted at 14:51h in Land Use, Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 0 Comments

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We "RAC"ked our brains to bring you the latest issue of News Brief We are very pleased to announce that a new issue of News Brief - Vol. 24 No. 4 -...

29 Nov Update: Irrigation District allowed to sell its water

Posted at 13:43h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Land Use, Public Participation, Water by lauracbowman 6 Comments

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Update: Irrigation District allowed to sell its water As of November 18, 2010, Alberta environment has approved the Eastern Irrigation District's application to change the purpose of its water licence from...

19 Nov Alberta Court of Appeal to consider two more decisions on standing before the ERCB

Posted at 16:20h in Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 2 Comments

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Alberta Court of Appeal to consider two more decisions on standing before the ERCB By Laura Bowman, Staff Counsel Leave to Appeal Granted in Kelly #2 Kelly v. Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board), 2010...

01 Nov Synergy 2010 Conference follow Up

Posted at 10:39h in Land Use, Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 0 Comments

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Synergy 2010 Conference Follow Up Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel at the ELC, recently presented at the Synergy Alberta 2010 Conference in Red Deer. His session, "Access to Information in Alberta," brought...

21 Oct International Year of Biodiversity Closes on a depressing note

Posted at 11:42h in Land Use, Public Participation, Species at Risk, Water by lauracbowman 0 Comments

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International Year of Biodiversity Closes on a depressing note The 193 UN parties to the 1993 Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) are meeting in Japan this month, including Canada. This coincides with...

15 Oct Water markets and winning the lottery

Posted at 15:19h in Public Participation, Water by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Water markets and winning the lottery As it is Blog Action Day regarding water...