ELC Comments on Bulletin 2010-39 "Province-Wide Framework for Well Spacing for Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas" Click here to read ELC Comments on Bulletin 2010-39 "Province-Wide Framework for Well Spacing for...
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...
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...
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...
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. (On occasion I read comments...
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...
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...
ELC Submission to the AUC Re: Regulatory Process for Hydroelectic Power Generation Development 7/14/2010 Click here to read ELC Submission to the AUC Re: Regulatory Process for Hydroelectic Power Generation Development. ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL...
ELC Supplemental Submission to the AUC Re: “The Precautionary Principle in Regulatory Process for Hydroelectic Power Generation Development” 6/29/2010 Click here to read the ELC's Supplemental Submission to the AUC Re: “The Precautionary...
Nuclear Energy Regulation (Slides) 5/4/2010 The Government of Alberta recently stated that it will consider nuclear development proposals. If a proposal is made in Alberta, what can your community expect to happen?...