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...
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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...
11 Feb ELC Comments on proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Study List Regulations related to ski area developments in national parks.
ELC Comments on proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Study List Regulations related to ski area developments in national parks Click here to read ELC Comments on proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Study List...
04 Feb ELC Comments on Bulletin 2010-39 “Province-Wide Framework for Well Spacing for Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas”
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...
06 Jan The false promise of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan
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...
10 Dec Killer whale judgment released – Canada still has responsible government
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...
29 Nov Update: Irrigation District allowed to sell its water
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...
26 Nov The cumulative impacts of liquor stores and oilsands
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...
12 Nov ELC Comments on Bill 29, Alberta Parks Act
ELC Comments on Bill 29, Alberta Parks Act 11/12/2010 Click here to read the ELC Comments on Bill 29, Alberta Parks Act. You can read the ELC's original comments (on the proposed legislation) by clicking here. ABOUT...
01 Nov Synergy 2010 Conference follow Up
Synergy 2010 Conference follow Up 11/1/2010 Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel at the ELC, recently presented at the Synergy Alberta 2010 Conference in Red Deer. His session, “Access to Information in Alberta,” brought...
21 Oct International Year of Biodiversity closes on a depressing note
International Year of Biodiversity closes on a depressing note 10/21/2010 The 193 UN parties to the 1993 Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) are meeting in Japan this month, including Canada. This coincides with...