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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Implementation of Watershed Plans: Approaches, issues and recommendations (Slides) 10/28/2010 Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils (WPACs) are at various stages of creating and implementing water and watershed management plans. There are numerous...
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...
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...
Scratching the surface of water quality guidelines: From agriculture to oilsands 10/8/2010 In the wake of James Cameron’s visit, and with the knowledge that the next Avatar installment is to take place...
ELC Statement of Concern regarding the Water Act licenced allocation transfer application between Legacy Oil + Gas Inc and the Town of Okotoks 9/7/2010 Click here to read ELC Statement of Concern regarding...