23 Mar World Water Day: Celebrating a public resource, now about those laws…
World Water Day: Celebrating a public resource, now about those laws… When my three year old and six month old see water they vibrate with excitement and...
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22 Mar Our Liquid Assets: Moving Alberta’s laws toward treating water as a public resource
Our Liquid Assets: Moving Alberta’s laws toward treating water as a public resource Water is essential to all aspects of our society and is often undervalued. As...
22 Mar View or download slides from The Responsible Energy Development Act: A New World for Energy & Environment Regulation in Alberta?
View or download slides from The Responsible Energy Development Act: A New World for Energy & Environment Regulation in Alberta? Wondering where the Responsible Energy Development Act came from,...
15 Mar Reclaiming Tomorrow Today: Regulatory timing for abandonment and reclamation of well sites in Alberta
Reclaiming Tomorrow Today: Regulatory timing for abandonment and reclamation of well sites in Alberta Tens of thousands of oil and gas wells sit unproductively on the landscape,...
01 Mar The difference a year makes: Changes to Canadian federal environmental assessment law in 2012
The difference a year makes: Changes to Canadian federal environmental assessment law in 2012 Published in Law Now, March/April 2013 By Brenda Heelan Powell, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre In 2012,...
01 Mar Filling in the gaps – more reasons to speak up about Alberta’s new energy regulator
Filling in the gaps – more reasons to speak up about Alberta’s new energy regulator Alberta Energy is now half-way through its consultation workshops on regulations under...
28 Feb Environment or economy? The divergent perceptions of the purpose of environmental assessments
Environment or economy? The divergent perceptions of the purpose of environmental assessments This blog was triggered by a recent media report that a mining company in BC was planning...
25 Feb Another government consultation? Why Albertans need to speak up about the new energy regulator.
Another government consultation? Why Albertans need to speak up about the new energy regulator. Many of you may have missed the most recent news about Alberta’s single...
25 Feb ELC Comments on South Saskatchewan Regional Plan: Feedback on the Advice of the Regional Advisory Council
ELC Comments on South Saskatchewan Regional Plan: Feedback on the Advice of the Regional Advisory Council Click here to read ELC Comments on South Saskatchewan Regional Plan: Feedback...
12 Feb Is federal environmental protection keeping pace with resource development?
Is federal environmental protection keeping pace with resource development? The answer seems to be NO. The most recent Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (the...
30 Jan What would a good environmental assessment law look like? (Video)
What would a good environmental assessment law look like? (Video) Federal omnibus budget bills passed in 2012 brought dramatic changes to environmental regulation, particularly in the...
29 Jan The story of Caribou policy in action, or is that inaction
The story of Caribou policy in action, or is that inaction A recent story of a road being built in the Little Smokey Caribou range reflects the provincial...