08 Apr Whyte Avenue fire affects local air quality
Whyte Avenue fire affects local air quality At 4:00am on April 7, 2011, I woke up to smoke pouring through the vent in my bedroom. Was my building on fire? I...
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06 Apr Environmental rights die for election
Environmental rights die for election The upcoming federal election puts an end to lawmaking in progress, including Bill C-469, the Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights. The fact that this Private Members...
04 Apr Grass, sky, gone.
Grass, sky, gone The latest ecosystem status and trends report for Canada, released last fall, indicates rapid decline of native grasslands. Grasslands are among the most endangered ecologies in the world...
21 Mar Seven year review of CEAA: An update
Seven year review of CEAA: An update A comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) was due to be conducted in 2010 (by section 32 of Bill...
15 Mar Can Alberta learn from Fukushima?
Can Alberta learn from Fukushima? Click here to read Can Alberta learn from Fukushima? on the ELC blog. ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has been seeking strong and...
14 Mar Canada Water Week and standing
Canada Water Week and standing To kick off Canada Water Week (the 14th to the 22nd of March) with a legal spin I have borrowed a quote from a case from our southern neighbours in...
11 Mar Turning an oil sands mine into an ATV park
Turning an oil sands mine into an ATV park Published in Alberta Oil Magazine, March 2011 By Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre What shall we do with a mined-out mud bog? Oil sands...
28 Feb Property rights vs. planning shouldn’t be a battle to the death
Property rights vs. planning shouldn’t be a battle to the death What we do with our land is constrained in many ways, whether on our own volition as landowners, through common law...
21 Feb New research on public health implications of coal power
New research on public health implications of coal power New research published in Environmental Health Perspectives this month compares public health gains from electricity consumption versus impacts of high electricity consumption. It suggests coal...
18 Feb “Water worlds” and nutrient management policies
“Water worlds” and nutrient management policies: recent isotope hydrology studies may have significant policy implications Jeffrey McDonell, a hydrologist from Oregon State University and this year’s Birdsall Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer, was recently...
15 Feb Bill C-469, Federal Environmental Bill of Rights report of the Environment committee submitted to the House of Commons
Bill C-469, Federal Environmental Bill of Rights report of the Environment committee submitted to the House of Commons The Report Bill C-469, An Act to establish a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights was submitted to...
14 Feb Fighting gravel applications in Alberta – Guest blog
Fighting gravel applications in Alberta – Guest blog January 20, 2011 was a good day for watersheds; it was the day that we stopped one of the gravel applications from going...