Category Archives: Environmental

The Nothing that is: The leading environmental law case of the past decade

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Shaun Fluker

PDF version: The Nothing that is: The leading environmental law case of the past decade The most important judicial decision in environmental law from Alberta courts (or the Supreme Court of Canada for that matter) during the last decade is precisely … Continue reading →

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Love is in the air at the Energy Resources Conservation Board: A comment on the Petro-Canada Sullivan Field Application

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Shaun Fluker

Cases Considered: Big Loop Cattle Co. v. Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board), 2009 ABCA 301; Big Loop Cattle Co. v. Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board), 2009 ABCA 302; Petro-Canada Sullivan Field Proceeding PDF Version: Love is in the air at the … Continue reading →

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R. v. Syncrude Canada: The Case of The 500 (or was that 1600) Dead Ducks

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Shaun Fluker

PDF Version:  R. v. Syncrude Canada: The Case of The 500 (or was that 1600) Dead Ducks In a Provincial Court appearance on September 14, 2009, Syncrude Canada pled not guilty to charges laid by Alberta Environment and Environment Canada … Continue reading →

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Is SARA growing teeth?

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Nigel Bankes

Cases Considered: Alberta Wilderness Association v Canada (Minister of the Environment), 2009 FC 710 PDF Version: Is SARA growing teeth? One of the purposes of endangered species legislation is “to provide for the recovery of wildlife species that are extirpated, … Continue reading →

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Lame duck constitutional arguments: a new twist on Syncrude’s Tailings Pond Debacle

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Jocelyn Stacey

PDF version: Lame duck constitutional arguments: a new twist on Syncrude’s Tailings Pond Debacle The dead duck saga continues. In a previous post on ABlawg (R. v. Syncrude Canada: The Case of The 500 Dead Ducks), Shaun Fluker left off … Continue reading →

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