News & Announcements

Aug
03
2011

Alberta Utilities Commission faces court challenge over approval of Milner coal plant expansion

Failure to hold public hearing, expedited approval sparks lawsuit

Pembina Institute
Ecojustice

CALGARY — Ecojustice and the Pembina Institute are taking the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to court over its decision to grant Maxim Power Corp.’s coal plant expansion interim approval without a public hearing.

As the AUC itself made clear, the expedited approval was given in a blatant attempt to beat the federal government’s deadline for new greenhouse gas regulations. Read More

Source: Ecojustice
Pembina Institute
Ecojustice
Climate Change
Environmental Law & Policy
Coal
Electricity Generation & Transmission
Aug
03
2011

Federal Court overturns Minister’s decision not to recommend emergency protection for caribou

Pembina Institute
Alberta Wilderness Association
Ecojustice

EDMONTON — The federal Environment Minister’s “out of the blue” decision not to recommend emergency protection for woodland caribou in northeastern Alberta ignored scientific evidence and must be set aside, the Federal Court said late yesterday.

Environment Minister Peter Kent must now reconsider the government’s position on emergency protections for the caribou.

The Federal Court recognized that scientific evidence indicates the caribou face threats to their survival. Read More

Source: Ecojustice
Alberta Wilderness Association
Pembina Institute
Ecojustice
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Oil Sands
Aug
03
2011

World Water Monitoring Day

Water Environment Federation
International Water Association

Greetings,

Members of the Alberta Environmental Network might be interested to learn about an international public education and outreach program organized annually by the Water Environment Federation and International Water Association.  The program is called World Water Monitoring Day, and it encourages people all around the world to get more personally connected to their local waterways through basic water quality monitoring.

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Fresh Water
Water & Watershed Management
Water Quality
Water Use, Scarcity & Conservation
News & Announcements
Jul
27
2011

North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper's Swim Guide

Looking for a great Alberta beach this long weekend? There’s an app for that!

North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper

Edmonton, AB – Summer is half over and we all need some sun, sand and swimming. Thanks to North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper, finding your perfect beach just got easier.

This week, Riverkeeper launches the Swim Guide in Alberta, a brand new – and completely free – smartphone app and website. Swim Guide helps you locate your closest, cleanest beach, get directions, report pollution, view photos, determine if the water is safe for swimming, and share the whole adventure with friends and family on your social networks. Read More

North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper
Fresh Water
Outdoor Recreation
Jul
21
2011

Eco monitoring plan a non-plan says Sierra Club Canada

Sierra Club Canada

The 'environmental monitoring' plan for the Tar Sands announced today by the federal government is actually a non-plan says Sierra Club Canada. Delay, delay, delay would be a more apt assessment of the federal government’s announcement.

Monitoring is fine but the real question is limiting pollution and addressing climate change. Sierra Club Canada has no confidence the federal and Alberta governments will actually do that. There is a long history of allowing the oil companies to do what they want. Read More

Source: Sierra Club Prairie
Sierra Club of Canada
Oil Sands
Environmental Assessment
Jul
21
2011

Drilling Down: Groundwater Risks Imposed by In Situ Oil Sands Development

Groundwater monitoring and management steps laid out by Alberta ENGO

Water Matters

"Groundwater is a key turning point for the future of oil sands development and environmental management," says William Donahue, Ph.D., science advisor to Water Matters, an Alberta-based water-policy think-tank, "Unlike many surface water issues where provincial and federal governments have been playing catch up in their monitoring and assessment efforts, there is an opportunity to get ahead of the curve on groundwater protection, and that's what our recommendations are all about." Drilling Down: Groundwater Risks Imposed by In Situ Oil Sands Development, released today by Water Matters, provides clear, achievable recommendations for improving groundwater management, assessment and monitoring in the oil sands region. Read More

Source: Water Matters
Water Matters
Oil Sands
Groundwater
Jul
21
2011

Pembina reacts to outcome of energy ministers' meeting in Kananaskis

Pembina Institute

KANANASKIS — Ed Whittingham, executive director of the Pembina Institute, made the following comments in response to the communiqué and action plan on developing a national energy framework released at the conclusion of the Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference in Kananaskis, Alberta: Read More

Source: Pembina Institute
Pembina Institute
Energy
Environmental Law & Policy
Jul
14
2011

Is natural gas a climate change solution for Canada?

New report finds numerous problems with push to expand natural gas production

Pembina Institute
David Suzuki Foundation

OTTAWA — Some common government and industry assumptions about the role of natural gas in combating climate change do not hold up to scrutiny, according to an in-depth study released today by the David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute. Read More

Source: Pembina Institute
Pembina Institute
Climate Change
Energy
Conventional Oil & Gas

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