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Public Consultation: Pierre River Mine & Jackpine Mine Expansion Revised JRP Agreements

Organization: 
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Initiative: 
Pierre River Mine & Jackpine Mine Expansion Projects Public Consultation on Revised Joint Review Panel Agreements
Deadline: 
24 Feb 2012 (All day)

 

On January 30, 2012, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) released for public comment two agreements with Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) for the environmental assessment of two oil sands projects in northern Alberta. Read more »

Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Posted February 2, 2012 by AEN

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Poisoning Canada's water

Avaaz
Jul 6 2011 - 9:00am - Jul 10 2011 - 5:00pm

An American hedge fund is about to break ground on a massive mining project that could poison a million people's drinking water and the headwaters for five major rivers, would create an open pit deeper than Niagara Falls and decimate thousands of acres of lush farmland -- and we have 4 days to stop them.
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Poisoning Canada's water

Posted July 7, 2011 by Anonymous

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Groups launch mapping tool to show Minister Kent need to stop new tar sands mine

Sierra Club Prairie
Greenpeace Canada
Rainforest Action Network
Indigenous Environmental Network
19 Jan 2011

EDMONTON — Environmental groups today launched a new online mapping tool to give new federal Environment Minister Peter Kent a sense of the size and scale of the tar sands by overlaying a map of the mining projects over his home riding to drive home the message that allowing the approval of a new open-pit tar sands mine in Alberta is an irresponsible first move as environment minister. Read more »

Source: Sierra Club Prairie

Posted January 20, 2011 by AEN

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Green groups create huge visual to give Albertans a look at tailings cost of Total approval

Sierra Club Prairie
Greenpeace Canada
Rainforest Action Network
6 Oct 2010

Edmonton — The steps of the Provincial legislature were transformed today in an attempt to give Albertans an idea of the amount of tailings, French tar sands giant Total, will create in Alberta if Total’s new mine site is approved. Representative from Greenpeace, the Rainforest Action Network and Sierra Club Prairie set-up 60, 200 litre rain barrels which is what Total will dump into Alberta’s eco-system every 30 seconds with this project. Read more »

Link: Green groups create huge visual to give Albertans a look at tailings cost of Total approval

Posted October 6, 2010 by AEN

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National pollutant data finally released, sort of

Following the recent release of new mining pollution data — compelled by a lawsuit by MiningWatch Canada & Great Lakes United — the Environmental Law Centre's Laura Bowman posts on the "sorry state of access to pollution data in Canada":

The question remains, does anyone even know the environmental impact from spills and routine releases from industry and municipalities in Canada? Is it even possible for anyone to find out if there are reporting and access to information barriers?

Link: National pollutant data finally released, sort of (ELC)

Posted August 16, 2010 by AEN

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Incomplete reporting still reveals mining companies’ toxic threat

Environmental groups worry some of Canada’s mines are dragging feet on federal order to report toxic mining waste

Ecojustice
MiningWatch Canada
Great Lakes United
10 Aug 2010

TORONTO – New data released Friday in response to a lawsuit won last year by Ecojustice, on behalf of Great Lakes United and MiningWatch Canada, is beginning to shine a light on the toxic legacy of Canada’s mining and tar sands industries.

Unfortunately, despite a lawsuit and a government order to report pollutant releases, some facilities have failed to comply. Read more »

Link: ncomplete reporting still reveals mining companies’ toxic threat (Ecojustice)

Posted August 10, 2010 by AEN

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First-ever Oil Sands Mine Environmental Report Card Reveals Weak Environmental Performance

Jan 10, 2008

Today, Pembina Institute and WWF-Canada released Under-Mining The Environment, The Oil Sands Report Card — the most comprehensive comparative assessment of 10 of Alberta's operating, approved or applied for oil sands mines. The mines, for the most part, get a failing grade. Read more »

Posted January 10, 2008 by Anonymous

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Short Course in Stable Gas Isotopes in Groundwater

Location:
Edmonton

Description:
From: Mary Griffiths, Pembina InstituteThe following course may be of interest to some people living in rural Alberta.Dr. Karlis Muehlenbachs at the University of Alberta, who does isotopic analysis on gas from water samples taken under Alberta Environment's baseline water well testing program and for complaint investigations, has arranged for a short course on isotopic analysis. It will be given by an international expert, as described below. Read more »

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