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08 May Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC’s Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion

Posted at 22:15h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Fisheries, Pollution & Emissions, Water by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC's Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion “For too long Alberta has been forced to accept drastically reduced prices for our iconic fish-flavoured flat-cakes due...

14 Feb Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same

Posted at 21:00h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same The Government of Canada’s promise to review the 2012 changes to various federal environmental laws has now...

22 Dec A Solstice Jingle

Posted at 19:11h in Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Pollution & Emissions by Jason Unger 1 Comment

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A Solstice Jingle A light-hearted look back at 2015 is in order. (This time to “Jingle Bells” – nice and short to keep with solstice. This blog may be the counter...

26 Jan NEW at the ELC! Environmental Site Assessment Repository Search Service

Posted at 14:13h in Climate and Energy by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 0 Comments

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Environmental Site Assessment Repository Search Service We are very pleased to announce a new Environmental Law Centre service! The Environmental Site Assessment Repository Search is a search of Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development's...

14 Jan Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency seeks comments on its Cumulative Effects Guideline

Posted at 10:03h in Environmental Assessment by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency seeks comments on its Cumulative Effects Guideline Following significant changes to the federal environmental assessment regime, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEA Agency) continues to revisit its...

01 Oct Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions

Posted at 09:24h in Environmental Assessment, Pollution & Emissions by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions In recent months, there have been several interesting environmental law decisions issued by the Federal Court of Canada. In both Greenpeace Canada...

24 Jun Cabinet approves the Northern Gateway project

Posted at 08:50h in Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Land Use by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Cabinet approves the Northern Gateway project Late last year, the National Energy Board (NEB) released its decision on the Northern Gateway Project and recommended approval of the project subject to 209...

21 Jan An overview of the Northern Gateway decision report

Posted at 13:53h in Energy, Environmental Assessment, Species at Risk by Brenda Heelan Powell 3 Comments

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An overview of the Northern Gateway decision report The proposed Northern Gateway Project (the “Project”) consists of two pipelines and a marine terminal. The pipelines are anticipated to follow a 1...

11 Nov An update on amendments to federal environmental assessment laws

Posted at 12:09h in Environmental Assessment by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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An update on amendments to federal environmental assessment laws Following public consultation on proposed amendments earlier this year, the federal government recently passed amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities (RDPA). The...

02 May More changes to federal environmental assessment laws on the horizon

Posted at 09:15h in Environmental Assessment by Brenda Heelan Powell 7 Comments

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More changes to federal environmental assessment laws on the horizon The federal government has recently proposed amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities (RDPA) which are central to the operation of...

28 Feb Environment or economy? The divergent perceptions of the purpose of environmental assessments

Posted at 16:07h in Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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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 to sue...

06 Nov Back on the omnibus with Bill C-45: Another omnibus budget bill drives more change to federal environmental law

Posted at 11:55h in Water by Brenda Heelan Powell 3 Comments

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Back on the omnibus with Bill C-45: Another omnibus budget bill drives more change to federal environmental law As you may recall, in late April 2012, the federal government introduced Bill...

environmental assessment Tag

08 May Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC’s Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion

14 Feb Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same

22 Dec A Solstice Jingle

26 Jan NEW at the ELC! Environmental Site Assessment Repository Search Service

14 Jan Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency seeks comments on its Cumulative Effects Guideline

01 Oct Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions

24 Jun Cabinet approves the Northern Gateway project

21 Jan An overview of the Northern Gateway decision report

11 Nov An update on amendments to federal environmental assessment laws

02 May More changes to federal environmental assessment laws on the horizon

28 Feb Environment or economy? The divergent perceptions of the purpose of environmental assessments

06 Nov Back on the omnibus with Bill C-45: Another omnibus budget bill drives more change to federal environmental law