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22 Jun Rio + 20 = 1867? Canada’s interesting math

Posted at 10:37h in Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Water by Jason Unger 1 Comment

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On the verge of the end of Rio +20 and the passage of the federal budget bill (C-38), I felt it worthwhile to do some math. Rio +20 is intended to move “sustainable development” into 2012 and beyond. Yet, Canada has just referred its sweeping...

19 Jul Buffalo Lake Integrated Shoreland Management Plan: A model for lake management?

Posted at 14:48h in Land Use, Water by Jason Unger 1 Comment

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The Government of Alberta recently published the Buffalo Lake Integrated Shoreland Management Plan (BLISMP) with the view of managing current and future pressures on Buffalo Lake and its ecology. One might first wonder, when did the Government of Alberta start publishing Shoreland Management Plans? The...

04 Apr Grass, sky, gone.

Posted at 14:21h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Public Participation, Species at Risk by lauracbowman 0 Comments

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[caption id="attachment_886" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sprague's Pipit (Wildearth Guardians) "][/caption] 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 and in Canada. Many grassland species are endangered under the...

13 Jan We need an independent environmental protection and monitoring agency with teeth

Posted at 13:28h in Energy, Environmental Assessment, Pollution & Emissions, Species at Risk, Water by Leah Orr 0 Comments

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By Laura Bowman Staff Counsel Given all of the recent reports on the Oilsands released late last year, including the Royal Society report (RSC), the Liberal report, the NDP report, the report released through the Pembina Institute on behalf of various environmental groups, and the most recent...

10 Dec Killer whale judgment released – Canada still has responsible government

Posted at 14:30h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Species at Risk, Water by lauracbowman 1 Comment

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David Suzuki Foundation et al. v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Minister of the Environment) 2010 FC 1233 The Federal Court released a very important decision earlier this week on the Northern and Southern Resident Killer Whales and the protection of their habitat under...

22 Jan Alberta’s Woodland Caribou – Can laws alone protect species at risk?

Posted at 10:01h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Environmental Law Centre 9 Comments

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In the wake of two major species at risk victories in the Federal Court of Canada in 2009 it is time to re-examine how well Canada is implementing the Species At Risk Act and how well Alberta is utilizing the Wildlife Act in the...

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22 Jun Rio + 20 = 1867? Canada’s interesting math

19 Jul Buffalo Lake Integrated Shoreland Management Plan: A model for lake management?

04 Apr Grass, sky, gone.

13 Jan We need an independent environmental protection and monitoring agency with teeth

10 Dec Killer whale judgment released – Canada still has responsible government

22 Jan Alberta’s Woodland Caribou – Can laws alone protect species at risk?