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29 Jan The story of Caribou policy in action, or is that inaction

Posted at 13:54h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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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. ...

10 Oct Optimistic policy is not what Woodland Caribou need

Posted at 10:16h in Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Jason Unger 1 Comment

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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...

02 Sep The one-two punch for Alberta’s Caribou

Posted at 13:51h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Jason Unger 1 Comment

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Within the past 7 days the federal and provincial governments published documents that may result in Alberta’s Woodland Caribou going down for the count. These...

02 Sep Lower Athabasca Regional Plan: Conservation areas mean something.

Posted at 10:58h in Land Use, Parks & Recreation, Species at Risk by Adam Driedzic 0 Comments

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A Draft Lower Athabasca Regional Plan has barely been public for a week and already the criticisms sound familiar: Conservation areas are based more on...

04 Aug Court wonders why some caribou herds need not survive

Posted at 15:36h in Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Jason Unger 2 Comments

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A recent decision of the Federal Court has resulted in the setting aside of the federal Minister of Environment’s decision not to recommend to the...

10 Jun As the end of Environment Week approaches cynicism creeps in

Posted at 16:10h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Public Participation, Species at Risk by Jason Unger 1 Comment

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Environmental education and programs like the Government of Alberta’s One Simple Act are great…for what they are. I will generalize and say they are window...

04 Apr Grass, sky, gone.

Posted at 14:21h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Public Participation, Species at Risk by lauracbowman 0 Comments

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[caption id="attachment_886" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sprague's Pipit (Wildearth Guardians) "][/caption] The latest ecosystem status and trends report for Canada, released last fall, indicates rapid decline of native...

18 Jan Updates

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

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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...

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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By Laura Bowman Staff Counsel Given all of the recent reports on the Oilsands released late last year, including the Royal Society report (RSC), the Liberal report,...

10 Dec Killer whale judgment released – Canada still has responsible government

Posted at 14:30h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Species at Risk, Water by lauracbowman 1 Comment

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David Suzuki Foundation et al. v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Minister of the Environment) 2010 FC 1233 The Federal Court released a very...

19 Nov End of the line for Caribou in Jasper – Maligne Lake Road

Posted at 09:42h in Parks & Recreation, Species at Risk by lauracbowman 0 Comments

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Despite the declines of caribou in Jasper, and the extirpation of caribou from Banff, still no plans to close Maligne Lake Road. Two articles...

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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The 193 UN parties to the 1993 Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) are meeting in Japan this month, including Canada. This coincides with the release of...