Oil Sands

Jul
03
2019

UNESCO World Heritage Committee decision on Wood Buffalo National Park is a warning to Canada

Indigenous and environmental groups fear for the future of Wood Buffalo National Park as the UNESCO World Heritage Committee echoes warnings of unresolved threats

Mikisew Cree First Nation
CPAWS Northern Alberta
Northwest Territory Métis Nation

On July 3, 2019, representatives from around the world gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 43rd World Heritage Committee meeting and discussed the fate of Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada’s largest national park. The World Heritage Committee called upon Canada to take further actions and warned that if Canada fails to address the threats facing the Park, it could be placed on the List of World Heritage Site in Danger.  Read more about UNESCO World Heritage Committee decision on Wood Buffalo National Park is a warning to Canada

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Oil Sands
Fresh Water
Water & Watershed Management
Jun
28
2019

Output-based carbon pricing system incentivizes innovation, provides certainty for industry

Pembina Institute reacts to the publication of final standards for heavy emitters under the federal pollution pricing plan

Pembina Institute

OTTAWA — Isabelle Turcotte, federal policy director at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the federal government’s announcement about putting a price on pollution for industry: Read more about Output-based carbon pricing system incentivizes innovation, provides certainty for industry

Source: Pembina Institute
Pembina Institute
Climate Change
Energy
Coal
Conventional Oil & Gas
Electricity Generation & Transmission
Oil Sands
Apr
04
2019

Webinar - Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development 2019 Spring Reports

Office of the Auditor General of Canada
Apr 4 2019 - 11:30am

The webinar is an opportunity to ask the Commissioner questions about the findings of her audits of:

Aquatic Invasive Species. This audit focused on whether Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency implemented adequate measures to prevent aquatic invasive species from becoming established in Canadian waters. We examined their activities to prevent introductions, to detect and respond to invasions, and to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. Read more about Webinar - Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development 2019 Spring Reports

Wildlife Protection
Energy
Conventional Oil & Gas
Oil Sands
Fresh Water
Fisheries
Mining
Apr
15
2019

Green Regs and Ham: Coastal Conundrums

Environmental Law Centre
Apr 15 2019 - 7:45am to 9:00am

Coastal environmental concerns are highly relevant to land locked Alberta, but rarely do we discuss them. Join the ELC and our guest speakers to look beyond Alberta’s borders at the conundrums of crude and coastal communities. Up for discussion – the ecological, jurisdictional and legal challenges that arise in relation to what has become a significant and divisive issue: the export of Alberta’s oil and gas. Read more about Green Regs and Ham: Coastal Conundrums

Source: Environmental Law Centre

Location

The Matrix Hotel – Amber Ballroom
10640 100 Ave NW
Edmonton , AB
See map: Google Maps
Environmental Law Centre
Conventional Oil & Gas
Oil Sands
Pipelines
Marine
Feb
22
2019

Cabinet must reject NEB recommendation, shut door on Trans Mountain project: Ecojustice

Ecojustice

VANCOUVER – The National Energy Board (NEB) recommended today that Cabinet approve the Trans Mountain pipeline project, following a review of the project’s marine shipping impacts. Ecojustice lawyer Dyna Tuytel issued the following statement in response:

“The Trans Mountain pipeline project poses an unacceptable risk to endangered orcas, communities, and the climate. Read more about Cabinet must reject NEB recommendation, shut door on Trans Mountain project: Ecojustice

Source: Ecojustice
Ecojustice
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Conventional Oil & Gas
Oil Sands
Pipelines
Marine
Jan
31
2019

Redwater decision reassuring, but we aren’t out of the woods

Pembina Institute reacts to the Supreme Court of Canada’s Redwater decision

Pembina Institute

CALGARY – JODI MCNEILL, analyst at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's Decision on the Redwater legal case:

"The Supreme Court of Canada has prioritized paying clean up costs before creditors when extractive companies go bankrupt. This outcome reinforces the growing understanding that polluters are responsible for their clean up obligations. Read more about Redwater decision reassuring, but we aren’t out of the woods

Source: Pembina Institute
Economics
Conventional Oil & Gas
Oil Sands
Environmental Law & Policy
Fresh Water
Groundwater
Remediation
Jan
31
2019

Statement on the Supreme Court of Canada Ruling on the Alberta Orphan Well Association Appeal

Environmental Defence

Edmonton, Alta. – With its ruling today, the Supreme Court of Canada has rightfully put the health of our environment ahead of banks. Companies cannot shed their environmental liabilities in order to pay banks back first. This ruling is a win for all Canadians, as there are massive outstanding environmental liabilities in many sectors, not just oil and gas. Read more about Statement on the Supreme Court of Canada Ruling on the Alberta Orphan Well Association Appeal

Source: Environmental Defence
Environmental Defence
Economics
Conventional Oil & Gas
Oil Sands
Environmental Law & Policy
Remediation

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