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 application was dismissed, meaning that the company will be...
Alberta Auditor General looks at managing Alberta’s water supply – compliance, wetland policy under scrutiny 4/27/2010 Last week, when local media were distracted with cell phone driving proposals, the Auditor General of...
Greenhouse Gas Roundup Part II (Slides and video) 4/16/2010 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...
Feds 'gut' environmental assessments: Changes in budget could mean less scrutiny in oilsands 4/3/2010 By Kevin Ma St Albert Gazette The public is at risk of another Walkerton if the government passes proposed changes...
Syncrude muddies the waters 3/4/2010 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 3/1/2010 By Jessica Earle ctvedmonton.ca On Monday afternoon, lawyers made opening statements in what’s expected to be a lengthy trial looking into the role Canada’s largest single-source...
Governments must assess the environmental impacts of a whole project MiningWatch Canada v. Canada (Fisheries and Oceans) 2/28/2010 In January the Supreme Court of Canada released a unanimous decision in the case...
ELC Comments on A Guide To: Reclamation Criteria for Wellsites and Associated Facilities - 2007 - Forest 2/9/2007 Comments on A Guide To: Reclamation Criteria for Wellsites and Associated Facilities - 2007...
ELC Comment on the Alberta Forest Management Planning Standard, Version 3, June 2005 9/15/2005 Comment on the Alberta Forest Management Planning Standard, Version 3, June 2005...
Demystifying Forestry Law: An Alberta Analysis, 2nd Edition 9/1/2003 This book is an updated version of the original text published in 1990. It addresses the current state of forestry law in Alberta. Topics include...
ELC Comments on Bill 16: Agricultural Dispositions Statutes Amendment Act, 2003 - May, 2003 5/1/2003 Comments on Bill 16: Agricultural Dispositions Statutes Amendment Act, 2003 - May, 2003...
Legal and Institutional Responses to Conflicts Involving Petroleum Operations and the Agricultural Sector 2/1/2003 A brief discussing conflicts between petroleum operations and the agricultural sector on the same land base in northern...