Category Archives: Environmental

Shell Jackpine JRP Report: Would the Real “Adaptive Management” Please Stand Up?

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Martin Olszynski

PDF version: Shell Jackpine JRP Report: Would the Real “Adaptive Management” Please Stand Up? Decision commented on: Shell Canada Energy, Jackpine Mine Expansion Project, Application to Amend Approval 9756, 2013 ABAER 011/Decision 2013-011 (CEAA, 2012). On July 9, 2013, the … Continue reading →

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Justice for the Blanding’s Turtle at the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Shaun Fluker

PDF version: Justice for the Blanding’s Turtle at the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal Case commented on: Prince Edward (County) v Ontario (Ministry of the Environment), [2013] OERTD No 40. Sometimes an exploration into what is missing will reveal more than … Continue reading →

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The Petition of the Arctic Athabaskan Peoples to the Inter American Commission on Human Rights

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Verónica de la Rosa Jaimes

By: Verónica de la Rosa Jaimes PDF Version: The Petition of the Arctic Athabaskan Peoples to the Inter American Commission on Human Rights Matter Commented On: Petition to the Inter American Commission on Human Rights seeking relief from violations of the … Continue reading →

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Obama Climate Change Speech Sets New Standard for Keystone Pipeline Debate

Posted on July 15, 2013 by James Coleman

By: James Coleman PDF Version: Obama Climate Change Speech Sets New Standard for Keystone Pipeline Debate Speech Commented On: Remarks by President Obama on Climate Change, http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/25/remarks-president-climate-change On June 25, President Obama unveiled a Climate Action Plan in a speech … Continue reading →

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Raising Questions About the Use of an Offset For Compliance with Carbon Emission Reduction Obligations

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Raising Questions About the Use of an Offset For Compliance with Carbon Emission Reduction Obligations Case Commented On: Citizen’s Climate Lobby and Our Children’s Earth Foundation v California Air Resources Board (Superior Court of California, County of … Continue reading →

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