Groundwater

Remediation

Jan

31

2019

SCC decision on abandoned oil wells a victory for environment and public but problems remain, Ecojustice says

CALGARY – The Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells must come before the interests of creditors after a company has gone bankrupt. Ecojustice lawyer Barry Robinson issued the following statement in response:

“The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that bankruptcy trustees must put the environment first. This is a win for the environment and good news for landowners and Albertans. Read More

Source: Ecojustice

Environmental Law & Policy

Economics

Conventional Oil & Gas

Land Management & Stewardship

Hazardous Waste

Remediation

Feb

27

2019

Forum: Groundwater — Our Hidden Water Resource

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance

Feb 27 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm

Green Pump

From the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance:

After our last educational forum, we asked you what topics we should focus on next, and groundwater was one of the top three requests. So, our first NSWA forum of 2019 will be held on Wednesday, February 27 at Clymont Hall in Parkland County and the topic is “Groundwater – Our Hidden Water Resource”. Read More

Source: Eventbrite

Location

Clymont Community Hall

1- 51423 Highway 60

T7Y 1C3 Spruce Grove , AB

See map: Google Maps

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance

Oct

18

2018

Canada must assess toxicity of tailings pond chemicals, enviro groups argue

Keepers of the Athabasca

Environmental Defence

CALGARY – Environmental groups say the Government of Canada is failing to meet its legal responsibilities by exempting tailings pond chemicals from a recent screening assessment.

In a comment letter sent to Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada on behalf of Environmental Defence and Keepers of the Athabasca on Oct. 17, Ecojustice lawyers called on the government to reconsider naphthenic acids from oil sands process-affected water in assessing whether these chemicals should be regulated under law. Read More

Source: Ecojustice

Alberta Wilderness Association

Keepers of the Athabasca

May

17

2016

Gravel Mining Puts Water at Risk

Alberta’s gravel mining policy significantly erodes environmental protection by allowing gravel mining to occur in the 1:100 year floodplain of rivers. Documents obtained by private citizens in a Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) request reveal that Alberta’s internal sand and gravel mining policy was developed and approved in 2011 in a secretive process that ignored expert scientific advice and excluded the public. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Alberta Wilderness Association

Central Athabasca Stewardship Society

Water & Watershed Management

Feb

09

2016

Alberta ENGOs Strategic Engagement with Alberta Energy Regulator

Alberta Energy Regulator

Initiative:

Alberta ENGOs Strategic Engagement with Alberta Energy Regulator

Position:

Up to twelve (12) Alberta ENGOs

Application Deadline:

12 Feb 2016

The AER is single regulator of energy development in Alberta—from application and exploration, to construction and development, to abandonment, reclamation, and remediation. This responsibility includes environmental elements related to energy development that were previously held by Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD). Read More

Climate Change

Biodiversity and Wildlife

Atmosphere

Land Management & Stewardship

Energy

Conventional Oil & Gas

Coal

Oil Sands

Source: The Pembina Institute

Mar

27

2014

Be part of building the North Saskatchewan Regional Plan

Government of Alberta

Initiative:

North Saskatchewan Regional Plan

Position:

Regional Advisory Council Member

Application Deadline:

23 Apr 2014

Pembina reacts to CNRL’s application to resume oilsands operations while bitumen continues to leak near Cold Lake, Alberta

The Pembina Institute

Erin Flanagan, Analyst at the Pembina Institute, made the following comments today in response to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.’s (CNRL) application to resume steaming operations near areas experiencing on-going bitumen-emulsion releases:

“CNRL should not be allowed to increase high pressure cyclic steam stimulation (HPCSS) in proximity to the areas impacted by blowouts in 2013 until the Alberta Energy Regulator investigation is complete, the results have been made public and interested parties have had an opportunity to comment on recommendations arising from the investigation. It is premature to debate additional production until this report is complete and has been subject to public review.
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Pembina Institute