30 Sep Landfill intervener has genuine interest
Landfill intervener has genuine interest 9/30/2010 “Pity the fool who mess with Mr. T“. No, this is not the A-Team movie or television show. This is the story of two St. Paul...
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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 options are? On September 22nd Laura...
09 Sep Investors seek full disclosure on oil sands investments
Investors seek full disclosure on oil sands investments 9/9/2010 Published in Alberta Oil Magazine, September 2010 By Laura Bowman, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre In the wake of Syncrude Canada’s conviction for the death of...
02 Sep Thinking outside the (single-use) bag: How Fort Mac’s ban came to be
Thinking outside the (single-use) bag: How Fort Mac’s ban came to be 9/2/2010 Sean Graham is the driving force behind the Single-Use Bag Bylaw that came into effect in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo...
01 Sep Seeking the Right Balance: Financial Security for Conservation and Reclamation of Alberta’s Oil Sands Mines
Seeking the Right Balance: Financial Security for Conservation and Reclamation of Alberta's Oil Sands Mines 9/1/2010 Seeking the Right Balance provides readers with a legal review and analysis of Alberta’s reclamation security program...
13 Aug National pollutant data finally released, sort of
National pollutant data finally released, sort of 8/13/2010 In 2009 MiningWatch Canada won a federal court case launched in 2007 regarding whether or not mining companies had to report the pollution they released into...
06 Aug The rivers be dammed, or is that damned?
The rivers be dammed, or is that damned? 8/6/2010 If we are serious about aquatic ecosystem health in the South Saskatchewan River Basin (SSRB) we have to really start talking about two...
20 Jul Accountable for what?
Accountable for what? 7/20/2010 When we talk about accountability we are, by necessity, drawn into the world of law. The word “accountable”, meaning “responsible; answerable” (Black’s Law dictionary 9th ed.), evokes the...
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 history has shown...
07 Jul Alberta’s declining grizzly bears, how low can we aim for species protection?
Alberta’s declining grizzly bears, how low can we aim for species protection? 7/7/2010 It took eight years and a lot of public pressure from the time the Alberta Endangered Species Conservation Committee...
22 Jun Environmental Rights: Bill C-469 moves forward
Environmental Rights: Bill C-469 moves forward 6/22/2010 Federal Bill C-469, the Private Members’ proposal for a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights, has passed second reading in the House of Commons and will be considered by the...
21 Jun Canadian government decides that your sewage doesn’t stink for up to 30 years from now
Canadian government decides that your sewage doesn’t stink for up to 30 years from now 6/21/2010 Last week, the Canadian Press reported the results of a two-year long information request regarding a database held...