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20 Apr Pollution Pocketbook #1: Who pays for pollution?
Pollution Pocketbook #1: Who pays for pollution? Pollution pocketbook is a short blog series regarding how our laws and policies incorporate the polluter pays principle. The polluter pays principle...
16 Mar And justice for whom? Questions of “standing” split the audience
And justice for whom? Questions of “standing” split the audience: Standing in Environmental Matters In late 2014 the Environmental Law Centre released what might be the first comprehensive Report...
14 Dec Creditor protection versus polluter pays: Laws leave environment cash-strapped
Creditor protection versus polluter pays: Laws leave environment cash-strapped The Environmental Law Centre promotes the polluter pays principle as central to effective environmental law. Inherent in the polluter pays...
14 Dec Creditor protection versus polluter pays: Laws leave environment cash strapped
Creditor protection versus polluter pays: Laws leave environment cash strapped The Environmental Law Centre promotes the polluter pays principle as central to effective environmental law. Inherent in the polluter...07 Jul We should take gravity more seriously
We should take gravity more seriously. 7/7/2010 No, not the apple on the head gravity, rather the gravity of potential harms arising from human activities on the environment. Recent...
07 Jul We should take gravity more seriously
We should take gravity more seriously No, not the apple on the head gravity, rather the gravity of potential harms arising from human activities on the environment. Recent history...
30 Apr Syncrude ducks the issue
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...
08 Nov Alberta’s Policy is to avoid disturbing Grasslands: How discretion may be undermining policy objectives
Inside this blog A review of native grasslands in Alberta, including its history, threats, and importance. A look at regulatory guidelines and policies for grassland conservation, management and land use...
20 Aug Another step in the long, slow road to protect Woodland Caribou in Alberta: Draft Regulatory Details Released
Posted at 12:26h
in Climate and Energy, Conservation, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk
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Woodland caribou – an iconic Canadian species – has been legally recognized as a threatened species under Alberta’s Wildlife Act since 1985. By June 2018, the federal government released a...
20 Jun Drought Watch 2024: Grasslands and Drought Management in Alberta
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in Climate Change, Conservation, Constitution, Nature and Biodiversity, Water management
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It is essential to ensure the maintenance of Alberta’s grasslands – especially native grasslands – for their significant carbon storage and biodiversity services. Unfortunately, Alberta’s approach to the conservation and...
