15 Oct Water markets and winning the lottery
Water markets and winning the lottery 10/15/2010 As it is Blog Action Day regarding water…What is the “water lottery”? It’s a phrase I will use to describe the current system in which senior...
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14 Oct What lies beneath? Accessing environmental information on real estate (Slides)
What lies beneath? Accessing environmental information on real estate (Slides) 10/14/2010 "I would never have bought if I knew...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
03 Jun Bill C-311 the Climate Change Accountability Act: action or aspiration?
Bill C-311 the Climate Change Accountability Act: action or aspiration? 6/3/2010 On May 5, 2010 federal Parliament narrowly passed the opposition-driven Climate Change Accountability Act. The event garnered little press attention –...
04 May Navigable waters protection update
Navigable waters protection update 5/4/2010 A few months ago we posted about the Ministerial Order under the federal Navigable Waters Protection Act – ("Are Canadian Waterways Subject to Public Rights”) where we noted that this...
01 May Update on federal Environmental Bill of Rights
Update on federal Environmental Bill of Rights 5/1/2010 On Thursday, May 6th, a private members’ bill, C-469, An Act to establish a Canadian Environmental of Rights, will have its first hour of debate in...
27 Apr Alberta Auditor General looks at managing Alberta’s water supply – compliance, wetland policy under scrutiny
Alberta Auditor General looks at managing Alberta’s water supply – compliance, wetland policy under scrutiny 4/27/2010 Last week, when local media were distracted with cell phone driving proposals, the Auditor General of...
16 Apr Greenhouse Gas Roundup Part II (Slides and video)
Greenhouse Gas Roundup Part II (Slides and video) 4/16/2010 If you’re like many Albertans, you’re probably asking yourself some pretty important questions about climate change. The most overdue questions may be about...