NS’s Department of Environment is doing poor job of monitoring compliance
By Mark Sabourin - Nova Scotia’s Department of Environment is doing a poor job of monitoring compliance with the terms and conditions imposed by environmental assessments, says the province’s Auditor General.
Auditor General slams old climate plan, and Manitoba introduces a new one
By Mark Sabourin - The Manitoba government is welcoming an Auditor General’s report that gives the province mostly a failing grade for its performance against climate change objectives.
Is Canada facing a climate change brain drain?
By Mark Sabourin - A detailed analysis of climate change mitigation technology patents registered by Canadian researchers and businesses suggests there is a climate change brain drain underway.
Permit-by-rule: It’s all about the design, says Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
By Mark Sabourin - The introduction of a permit-by-rule system in the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) has greatly improved environmental protection of Ontarians, according to Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Dianne Saxe.
Feds offer a glimpse of proposed impact assessment reforms
By Mark Sabourin - A new discussion paper, “Environmental and Regulatory Reviews”, released by the federal government outlines many of the changes now being considered to reform the environmental impact assessment process.
Canadians have until August 28 to provide the federal government with feedback on its proposed changes to environmental and regulatory ...
Inactive oil and gas wells a potential problem in Alberta, says U of Calgary economist
There are more than 80,000 inactive oil wells in Alberta, and University of Calgary economist Lucija Muehlenbachs says almost all of them will never produce another drop of oil.
