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Feb
11
2005

Draft Ambient Air Quality Objective for Carbon Disulphide Posted for Comment

Ambient Air Quality Objectives are developed under section 14(1) of the
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA).

Alberta Environment has posted the draft ambient air quality objective for
carbon disulphide for public consultation for 60 days. Comments, questions or
suggestions regarding the content of these ambient air quality objectives can
be emailed or forwarded to:

Environmental Policy Branch
Alberta Environment
4th Floor, Oxbridge Place
9820 106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J6
[email protected]

The proposed objective can be downloaded from: Read more about Draft Ambient Air Quality Objective for Carbon Disulphide Posted for Comment

Feb
09
2005

Conservationists Expect Improved Support and Action For Caribou

Alberta Wilderness
Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Edmonton Chapter

News Release: February 9, 2005

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Edmonton Chapter (CPAWS) and
Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) are becoming increasingly alarmed about
the future of caribou in Alberta. Lack of policy and commitment from
government and industry continues to jeopardize these endangered animals and
their habitat.

"There is a complete failure to address and manage industrial activity
within caribou ranges," says Lara Smandych, AWA Conservation Biologist. "The
decline of caribou in Alberta indicates that resource management is not
sustainable. If caribou are in trouble, it is likely other species are also
at risk. Immediate action is needed to improve their situation." Read more about Conservationists Expect Improved Support and Action For Caribou

Feb
09
2005

Suncor Needs To Know Your Concerns About Alberta's Little Smoky Caribou

Alberta Wilderness
Association

Action Alert: February 8, 2005

The remaining 80 individual caribou of the Little Smoky herd are being
threatened by industrial development. Despite the numerous requests made by
Environmental Non-government Organizations (ENGO) groups to Suncor and
ConocoPhillips to re-route their pipeline and defer activity within the home
range of the herd, pipeline construction is well underway, putting these
animals at risk. Your letters of concern are greatly needed to protect the
Little Smoky caribou herd from this industrial development. Read more about Suncor Needs To Know Your Concerns About Alberta's Little Smoky Caribou

Feb
03
2005

Alberta Government Fails Our Grizzly Bears Again

Alberta Wilderness
Association

News Release: February 2, 2005

The Alberta government yesterday announced that it will go ahead with this
year's spring grizzly bear hunt, despite overwhelming scientific evidence
that Alberta's grizzlies are in serious trouble. Alberta Wilderness
Association (AWA) is one of a number of environmental organisations in
agreement with government scientists and committees who have consistently
recommended suspending the hunt.

"Scientists now agree that Alberta's grizzly bear population stands at
less than 700 bears," says AWA Conservation Specialist, Nigel Douglas. "The
government's own Grizzly Bear Recovery Team has called for a postponement to
the hunt. Its Endangered Species Conservation Committee has recommended
listing the grizzly as a "threatened" species which would lead to an
automatic suspension of the hunt. To continue to kill threatened grizzly
bears is obtuse in the extreme." Read more about Alberta Government Fails Our Grizzly Bears Again

Jan
25
2005

ERSC Environmental News Volume 5 Issue 1 Now Online

Visit http://www.ualberta.ca/ERSC/news.htm
to read articles written by Graduate Students about their Environmental
Research.

Articles include:

  • Polar Bears: Walking on thin ice, by Emily Parks
  • What do we really know about tree competition?, by Erin Fraser
  • Studying Species using Faeces: Non-invasive wolf research in the
    Canadian Rockies, by Conrad Thiessen
  • Brown trees in green-tree retention, by Kevin Bladon

Comments, suggestions may be sent to [email protected] Read more about ERSC Environmental News Volume 5 Issue 1 Now Online

Jan
25
2005

New Publication - Enforcing Environmental Law: A Guide to Private Prosecution

Enforcing Environmental Law: A Guide to Private Prosecution, Second
Edition
By James S. Mallet

December, 2004

ISBN 0-921503-78-4

$34.95 + GST

Canadian law allows any citizen to lay charges against a polluter or other
environmental offender where there is evidence of an offence. Enforcing
Environmental Law: A Guide to Private Prosecution, 2nd edition will help
readers determine when private prosecution is the right tool to address
environmental harm, and provides a step-by-step guide to the process, from
laying charges through trial and appeal. In some cases Alternative tools are
more effective, and these are explained. The book also provides guidance on
building a case and finding assistance, and includes a proposal for law and
policy reform. Read more about New Publication - Enforcing Environmental Law: A Guide to Private Prosecution

Jan
20
2005

Help Suspend This Year's Grizzly Bear Hunt

Alberta Wilderness Association

In the next few days, David Coutts, the new Minister for
Sustainable Resource Development (SRD), will decide
whether to continue with Alberta's spring grizzly bear
hunt this year. AWA is optimistic that, if the Minister
hears from enough people now, he will act to suspend
the grizzly hunt, as recommended by government
scientists for the past three years.

Background

In recent years, the evidence has become more and
more solid that Alberta's grizzly bear population is not
healthy enough to support a hunt. In 2002, the Read more about Help Suspend This Year's Grizzly Bear Hunt

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