Pembina reacts to Government of Alberta decision to provide bonus credits for carbon capture and storage offsets

CALGARY — The Pembina Institute's Chris Severson-Baker made the following statement in response to today's announcement of bonus credits in the province's offset system for select carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects: Read More

Woodland caribou battle goes to Federal Court

EDMONTON — Environmental groups are in Federal Court today to fight for immediate protection of caribou habitat facing unchecked oilsands development in northeastern Alberta.

Ecojustice, on behalf of the Pembina Institute and Alberta Wilderness Association, is seeking a court order to force Environment Minister Peter Kent to recommend emergency protection of critical habitat for threatened caribou herds in northeastern Alberta. Read More

Shell Canada FuellingChange™

Deadline: 
31 Jul 2011

FuellingChange (FC) is a new and exciting program from Shell Canada. This new program empowers Canadians to make a difference by supporting projects through a voting system. Canadians will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite projects from three areas – Land, Air and Water. The projects with the most votes at the end of each cycle in each category will receive grants in the amounts of $25,000, $50,000 or $100,000.

Call for applicants

We are now accepting applications for the next cycle. Application deadline is July 31, 2011. Read More

Webinar: Nuclear Power - How is it regulated?

Jul 4 2011 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Are you wondering how nuclear power facilities are regulated in Canada? Are you confused about how provincial and federal environmental laws apply to nuclear power facilities? 

Join Laura Bowman, Staff Counsel, for a discussion of how nuclear power facilities are regulated in Canada and how Alberta and Saskatchewan laws may be applied to nuclear power proposals.

This is a free webinar, funded by the Alberta and Saskatchewan Law Foundations. Read More

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