Tag: hearing

Syncrude ducks the issue

Syncrude ducks the issue   The prosecution has delivered its closing arguments in the ‘ducks in tailings pond’ case of...

Greenhouse Gas Roundup Part II: Agriculture
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   Last week, when local...

ELC Comments on Bill C-9 (Jobs and Economic Growth Act)

ELC Comments on Bill C-9 (Jobs and Economic Growth Act)   Click here to read the ELC’s letter to Stephen...

Who gives a dam about hydro in Alberta?

Who gives a dam about hydroelectric in Alberta?   Recently the provincial government directed the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to...

Water transfers require due process

Water transfers require due process     MEDIA RELEASE   Edmonton, AB, 21 April 2010 – Last month a public...

Industry and government are slowly defining the duty to consult and accommodate First Nations

Industry and government are slowly defining the duty to consult and accommodate First Nations   April 19, 2010 Published in...

View or download materials from April 14th Greenhouse Gas Roundup Part II Webinar

View or download materials from April 14th Greenhouse Gas Roundup Part II Webinar   If you’re like many Albertans, you’re...

The scales of just-fish: are letters of advice crappie ways to minnow-mize harm? The case of Cassiar Watch

The scales of just-fish: are letters of advice crappie ways to minnow-mize harm? The case of Cassiar Watch   The...

Now you CEAA- it, now you don’t

Now you CEAA- it, now you don’t     By Adam Driedzic and Laura Bowman Federal Budget Bill hides major...

Feds ‘gut’ environmental assessments: Changes in budget could mean less scrutiny in oilsands

Feds ‘gut’ environmental assessments: Changes in budget could mean less scrutiny in oilsands   Apr 03, 2010 06:00 am |...

Greenhouse Gas Roundup – Part II: Agriculture (Webinar)

Greenhouse Gas Roundup – Part II: Agriculture (Webinar)   If you’re like many Albertans, you’re probably asking yourself some pretty...

If you’re a News Brief reader, the ELC wants to hear from you!

If you’re a News Brief reader, the ELC wants to hear from you!   The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) is...

The right to water: World water scarcity makes the right to access a key question

The right to water: World water scarcity makes the right to access a key question   Sheryle Carlson VUE Weekly...

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper podcast on environmental prosecutions

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper podcast on environmental prosecutions   Environmental prosecutions are making headlines again as Syncrude finds itself in court...

View or download materials from the March 10th Bill 50 webinar

View or download materials from the March 10th Bill 50 webinar   In late 2009 the Alberta Government passed the...

Electric Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 50)
News Brief takes a short vacation

News Brief takes a short vacation   The ELC will be taking a bit of a break from publishing News...

Syncrude muddies the waters

Syncrude muddies the waters   It’s “like” unconstitutional. On March 1, 2010, trial began for the death of 1,600 ducks...

Alberta Utilities Commission releases Heartland Information Session schedule

Alberta Utilities Commission releases Heartland Information Session schedule   Read the release on the Alberta Utilities Commission website. If you’re...

View or download materials from February 25th Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making in Alberta – Part IV Webinar

View or download materials from February 25th Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making in Alberta – Part IV Webinar   Court:...

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