09 May The land gives us more than food, but can the law give back?
The land gives us more than food, but can the law give back? Published in LawNow, May/June 2012 By Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre Set foot...
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27 Feb Castle logging tests public land law
Castle logging tests public land law Regulated access to public land in Alberta has undergone a major overhaul. As of September 2011, the Public Lands Administration Regulation is...
15 Dec Letter of support for “Sustainable Forests, Sustainable Communities. The Future of Alberta’s Southwestern Forests”
Letter of support for "Sustainable Forests, Sustainable Communities. The Future of Alberta’s Southwestern Forests" Click here to read the ELC's letter of support for the Alberta Wilderness Association's...
01 Jun Edmonton Food and Agriculture Policy Project
Edmonton Food and Agriculture Policy Project On May 28th, a savvy Mayor used high noon at the Strathcona Farmers’ Market to launch the City of Edmonton’s Food...
18 Jan Alberta’s coal fired power debacle
Alberta’s coal fired power debacle In all the talk about GHGs and contaminants from oilsands, it is often overlooked how significant the known impacts of Alberta’s...
18 Dec RSC Report: Science, regulation and the precautionary principle
RSC Report: Science, regulation and the precautionary principle Earlier this week the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) released a lengthy report on the state of oilsands science...
29 Nov Update: Irrigation District allowed to sell its water
Update: Irrigation District allowed to sell its water 11/29/2010 As of November 18, 2010, Alberta environment has approved the Eastern Irrigation District’s application to change the purpose of its...
26 Nov The cumulative impacts of liquor stores and oilsands
The cumulative impacts of liquor stores and oilsands 11/26/2010 A recent Alberta Court of Appeal “leave to appeal” decision deals with the cumulative impacts of development…well the cumulative impact...
17 Nov Bill 29 (Alberta Parks Act) Reflects a Step Backward in Good Park Governance
Bill 29 (Alberta Parks Act) Reflects a Step Backward in Good Park Governance 11/17/2010 MEDIA ADVISORY BILL 29 (ALBERTA PARKS ACT) REFLECTS A STEP BACKWARD IN GOOD PARK...
29 Oct Everyone DUCK!
Everyone DUCK! 10/29/2010 The notion that tailings pond duck deaths should be trivialized because of how many birds die through other means is getting under my skin....
23 Sep Gravel can be the pits! (Slides and handbook)
Gravel can be the pits! (Slides and handbook) 9/23/2010 Are you dealing with an Aggregate resources project in your community? Want to know more about what your...
30 Apr Muddy Water II: Syncrude Ducks The Issue
Muddy Water II: Syncrude Ducks The Issue 4/30/2010 The prosecution has delivered its closing arguments in the ‘ducks in tailings pond’ case of R. v. Syncrude. Syncrude’s non-suit...