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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...

03 May Spring Update on the Municipal Government Act Review

Posted at 19:49h in Municipal Government Act, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Spring Update on the Municipal Government Act Review As indicated in previous posts on this blog, the Alberta government has been actively reviewing the Municipal Government Act (MGA). In their recent...

02 Feb NEB begins cross-country consultation on pipeline safety

Posted at 10:57h in Land Use, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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NEB begins cross-country consultation on pipeline safety The National Energy Board (the “NEB”) recently began its public engagement initiative relating to pipeline safety [the information about the cross-country engagement initiative in...

04 Oct Pembina ruling shines spotlight on need for reform

Posted at 09:27h in Environmental Assessment, Public Participation by Cindy Chiasson 5 Comments

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Pembina ruling shines spotlight on need for reform This week, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench issued a ruling on public engagement in environmental decision-making in Pembina Institute v. Alberta (Environment...

01 Mar Filling in the gaps – more reasons to speak up about Alberta’s new energy regulator

Posted at 13:43h in Energy, Land Use, Public Participation by Cindy Chiasson 0 Comments

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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 the Responsible Energy Development...

25 Feb Another government consultation? Why Albertans need to speak up about the new energy regulator.

Posted at 14:30h in Energy, Land Use, Public Participation by Cindy Chiasson 2 Comments

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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 energy regulator, just before the...

13 Nov Who needs science when we have propaganda?

Posted at 12:47h in Environmental Assessment, Public Participation by Brenda Heelan Powell 2 Comments

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Who needs science when we have propaganda? A recent news report indicates that the federal government intends to spend $4 million to promote its environmental protection record. In light of recent...

17 Feb The times, are they a-changin’? Standing and the ERCB

Posted at 11:14h in Energy, Public Participation by Cindy Chiasson 3 Comments

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The times, are they a-changin'? Standing and the ERCB For many years, one of the most troublesome points in environmental law in Alberta has been the very narrow scope of standing,...

24 Jan Pipelines and participation: Radical rhetoric, planning and public interest

Posted at 15:38h in Public Participation by Jason Unger 1 Comment

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Pipelines and participation: Radical rhetoric, planning and public interest There has been significant ink devoted to the recent pipeline proposals in the United States and Canada linking oilsands production to world...

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19 Dec Help us get it right in 2012: A note to our friends

Posted at 15:16h in Climate and Energy by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 0 Comments

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Help us get it right in 2012: A note to our friends 2012 will be a significant year for our environment. Political change is in the wind, a provincial election is coming,...

15 Apr What’s standing and why should you care?

Posted at 10:11h in Public Participation by Leah Orr 0 Comments

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What's standing and why should you care? When the lawyers were figuring out a theme for this issue of News Brief, I couldn’t bring myself to tell them I didn’t know...

14 Jul Feds gut environmental assessment (again). Public in the dark (again).

Posted at 09:39h in Public Participation by Leah Orr 0 Comments

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Feds gut environmental assessment (again). Public in the dark (again). By Adam Driedzic Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre You don’t have to be an environmentalist to be concerned with this one. For the second...

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

03 May Spring Update on the Municipal Government Act Review

02 Feb NEB begins cross-country consultation on pipeline safety

04 Oct Pembina ruling shines spotlight on need for reform

01 Mar Filling in the gaps – more reasons to speak up about Alberta’s new energy regulator

25 Feb Another government consultation? Why Albertans need to speak up about the new energy regulator.

13 Nov Who needs science when we have propaganda?

17 Feb The times, are they a-changin’? Standing and the ERCB

24 Jan Pipelines and participation: Radical rhetoric, planning and public interest

19 Dec Help us get it right in 2012: A note to our friends

15 Apr What’s standing and why should you care?

14 Jul Feds gut environmental assessment (again). Public in the dark (again).