We need an independent environmental protection and monitoring agency with teeth Given all of the recent reports on the Oilsands released late last year, including the Royal Society report (RSC), the Liberal report, the NDP...
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 is being appealed...
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 heavy reliance on coal fired...
We need an independent environmental protection and monitoring agency with teeth Given all of the recent reports on the Oilsands released late last year, including the Royal Society report (RSC), the Liberal report, the NDP...
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 commitments to...
The false promise of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan Published in Alberta Oil Magazine, January 2011 By Laura Bowman, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre In the Lower Athabasca portion of the Alberta oil sands...
Show me the money! Dealing daily with policy and regulation it is easy to get bogged down in the nuances and details of policy while blissfully ignoring the elephant in the...
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 and regulation in Alberta. The...
Killer whale judgment released – Canada still has responsible government The Federal Court released a very important decision earlier this week on the Northern and Southern Resident Killer Whales and the...
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 water licence from irrigation only...
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 of having another liquor store...
How a change of plans can jeopardize environmental goals: The trouble with results-based environmental management 11/10/2010 Published in Alberta Oil Magazine, November 2010 By Jason Unger, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre An application has recently...