Feb
07
2011
ENGO comments on ERCB Well-Spacing Framework
The Alberta Wilderness Association and the Environmental Law Centre have posted their comments on the Energy Resources Conservation Board's Read More
Conventional Oil & Gas
Jan
19
2011
Opposition to ERCB Plans to Increase Oil & Gas Well Densities in Alberta
New proposals from Energy Resource Conservation Board (ERCB) to increase well densities throughout Alberta ignore all of the possible negative effcets that more wells and more infrastructure are likely to have on everything from wildlife to native grasslands to groundwater. In a letter to ERCB, dated January 18 2011, Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) details its objections to the drastic proposals.
AWA's comments to ERCB include: Read More
Dec
20
2010
NEB rejects greener energy future for Mackenzie
EDMONTON — The National Energy Board’s approval of the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) flies in the face of the Board’s stated commitment to sustainability and overturns years of study by a review panel, Sierra Club Prairie said today. Read More
Dec
02
2010
NEB should reject unsustainable Mackenzie gas project
Government refusal to implement panel recommendations undermines sustainability
EDMONTON— The National Energy Board should reject the Mackenzie Gas Project given the refusal of governments to implement independent panel recommendations for sustainability, Sierra Club Prairie said.
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02
2010
New Pembina analysis shows Canada falling behind the U.S. on regulating climate pollution
OTTAWA — Detailed analysis released today by the Pembina Institute examines the structure and significance of the Obama Administration's plans to start regulating industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions next month. Despite the Government of Canada's stated intent to harmonize its climate change policies with the U.S., there are currently no proposed Canadian federal regulations to limit GHGs from key industry sectors like the oilsands. Read More
Nov
15
2010
Media Comment: Sierra Club on the approval of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline
Sheila Muxlow, Director of the Sierra Club Prairie has the following comments regarding the Federal and NWT governments approval of the MacKenzie Valley Pipeline with the rejection of recommendations to ensure cumulative effects monitoring throughout the project development and to ensure end use of natural gas does serve as an energy source which contributes to more fossil fuel development - like projects in the Alberta tar sands. Read More
Sep
09
2010
Greenpeace report challenges Canada’s need for dirty, risky fossil fuels
TORONTO — Greenpeace today released a comprehensive analysis of Canada’s energy potential that challenges the need for dirty oil from the tar sands and shows that Canada can create tens of thousands of green jobs, while providing over 90 per cent of the country’s electricity and heating needs from renewable sources by 2050. Read More
Jun
10
2010
Grizzly Bear Protection Missing from Latest ERCB Decision
The latest decision by Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) perpetuates the conditions that are threatening Alberta’s grizzly bear population, says Alberta’s environmental organizations. Read More
Jun
10
2010
Business as Usual as ERCB OKs Kananaskis Sour Gas Pipeline
A twenty-month-long hearing process held by the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) into a major new sour gas development proposal in Kananaskis Country resulted in little more than a rubber stamp, and business as usual. ERCB’s June 6 Decision 2010-022 gives the go-ahead for Petro Canada (now Suncor) to drill 11 new sour gas wells, and build a 37-kilometer pipeline through land recently recognized by the Alberta government as Nationally Significant. Approval comes despite considerable opposition to the proposal from local landowners, environmentalists and First Nations. Read More
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