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Environmental, Energy and Resources Law - Jan, 2011
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| Alberta Environment has announced that it has laid charges against Statoil Canada Ltd under the Water Act.
The 19 separate charges relate to allegations by Alberta Environment that, during 2008 [read more]Thursday, 10 February 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| he Ontario Minister of Energy has directed the Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") to undertake a pilot program to sell, track and audit a limited number of environmental attributes ("EA") [read more]Thursday, 10 February 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario Minister of Energy has directed the Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") to undertake a pilot program to sell, track and audit a limited number of environmental attributes ("EA") [read more]Thursday, 10 February 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| Having previously decided to exclude commercial aggregators from the microFIT program, the OPA announced on February 1 that it will be introducing a new stream in the Feed-in Tariff ("FIT") [read more]Thursday, 10 February 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| There has been plenty of discussion and opinion in the media over the last day regarding the possible effects of the announced London Stock Exchange - Toronto Stock Exchange merger. Some of that discussion [read more]Wednesday, 9 February 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| The TSX has proposed amendments to Section 319 of the Company Manual which would create a new subcategory of minimum listing requirements for oil & gas development stage companies.
The TSX [read more]Monday, 7 February 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced on Friday that it had issued a transport license and certificate to Bruce Power Inc. for the shipment of 16 decommissioned steam generators from the [read more]Monday, 7 February 2011 | Michael Styczen, P.Eng |
| The Ontario Ministry of the Environment will beging charging fees to process applications for Renewable Energy Approvals under the Environmental Protection Act as of March 15, 2011. The details of [read more]Friday, 4 February 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| Capital Power must continue offsetting the emissions of its Genesee 3 coal plant to levels equivalent to those from a natural gas combined cycle power plant. The Alberta Utilities Commission ("AUC" [read more]Monday, 31 January 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| On Monday January 24th, 2011, a panel of Ontario Divisional Court Judges began hearing the case of Hanna v. Minister of the Environment, a legal challenge to the Green Energy Act regulations that [read more]Wednesday, 26 January 2011 | Andrew Lord |
| The BC Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands has recently released its draft Proposed (Zero Net Deforestation) Implementation Plan which provides objectives, guiding principles and actions to meet [read more]Tuesday, 18 January 2011 | Angeline S.B. Nyce, R.P.F. |
| The Climate Action Secretariat of the Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Pacific Carbon Trust, the Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands and the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and [read more]Friday, 14 January 2011 | Angeline S.B. Nyce, R.P.F. |
| Having received Royal Assent October 25, 2010, the Open for Business Act (the "Act") makes several amendments to the Environmental Protection Act (the "EPA"), the Ontario Water [read more]Wednesday, 8 December 2010 | Sarah Robicheau |
| ubmitted by Sarah Robicheau, Student-at-Law
A proposed Energy-from-Waste facility received Environmental Assessment Act environmental assessment ("EA") approval earlier this month. This [read more]Friday, 26 November 2010 |
| Submitted by Sarah Robicheau, Student-at-Law
On November 23rd, the Ontario legislature passed the Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act (the "Act").
The Act has two key [read more]Thursday, 25 November 2010 |
| Bill C-300 (the "Bill"), titled An Act Respecting Corporate Accountability for the Activities of Mining, Oil or Gas in Developing Countries, was defeated in the House of Commons on October [read more]Monday, 1 November 2010 |
| Yesterdays cabinet changes separated the policy and administration, research and revenue portfolio of three former ministries (responsible for forests and range; energy, mines and petroleum resources; [read more]Tuesday, 26 October 2010 | Angeline S.B. Nyce, R.P.F. |
| The Ontario government is once again thinking about its long term plans for electricity supply in the province. Continuing a strategy that began with the suspension of the 2007 Integrated Power System [read more]Tuesday, 21 September 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Davis LLP is attending this year's edition of the World Energy Congress (WEC 2010), taking place in Montreal from September 12 to September 16. This major global energy gathering held internationally [read more]Sunday, 12 September 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| As Davis LLP had previously reported, British Columbia's recently enacted Clean Energy Act (the "Act") has set the stage to adopt a Feed-In Tariff program meant to foster the development [read more]Tuesday, 7 September 2010 |
| The Ontario Power Authority announced today that it has finalized a new price category for ground-mounted solar photovoltaic projects under the microFIT program. In what will no doubt be a controversial [read more]Friday, 13 August 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Plutonic Power Corporation (TSX: PCC) and GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), today announced today that their Toba Montrose General Partnership ("TMGP") has commenced [read more]Monday, 9 August 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| As announced late last month, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment is soliciting feedback on a discussion paper regarding the proposed Renewable Energy Approval ("REA") requirements for [read more]Tuesday, 6 July 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") has proposed a new price of 58.8 ¢/kWh for ground mounted solar photovoltaic systems under 10 kW under the microFIT program. The new price is substantially [read more]Tuesday, 6 July 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| BC's Clean Energy Act received royal assent on June 3, 2010. As previously reported, the Clean Energy Act revamps the province's energy laws to achieve a long list of objectives, including [read more]Monday, 7 June 2010 |
| The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today released its report entitled International Energy Outlook 2010 (IEO2010). The report consists of the latest edition of the agency's long-term assessment [read more]Tuesday, 25 May 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| The Ontario government, through the Ontario Power Authority, recently launched the long-awaited Aboriginal Energy Partnerships Program ("AEPP") and the Community Energy Partnerships Program [read more]Tuesday, 18 May 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| On April 28, the government of British Columbia announced the introduction of a new Clean Energy Act. According to the press release, the Clean Energy Act "sets the foundation for a new future [read more]Tuesday, 4 May 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Ontario Energy and Infrastructure Minister Brad Duguid and Ontario Power Authority CEO Colin Andersen announced today that the OPA has offered 184 large scale Feed-in Tariff contracts totalling 2,500 [read more]Thursday, 8 April 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Talisman Energy Inc., Canada's No. 5 independent oil exploration company, announced today that it had agreements to sell properties in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario to unnamed buyers through [read more]Wednesday, 7 April 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Sea Breeze Power Corp. announced that is has received a 20 year Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA") offer from British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority ("BC Hydro") for power produced [read more]Wednesday, 7 April 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| The $200 million project, which remains subject to regulatory approval from the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, is targeting an in-service date of late 2012. The development entails an investment [read more]Monday, 5 April 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Québec's Minister of Finance, Raymond Bachand, today tabled the province's 2010-2011 Budget. Among the measures that should be of interest to those in the energy world are the following:
S [read more]Tuesday, 30 March 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| BC Hydro announced it has selected 19 projects for an award of an electricity purchase agreement in its Clean Power Call: 14 run-of-river hydro and 5 wind projects representing around 900 MW of capacity [read more]Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
| Québec Premier Jean Charest and Vermont Governor Jim Douglas today jointly announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a 26-year power supply and purchase agreement.
Hydro-Qu& [read more]Thursday, 11 March 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| The province of Quebec's Statistical Institute ("QSI") today released its 2009 analysis of mining sector data which confirms that notwithstanding diminished investment, the sector remained [read more]Thursday, 11 March 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Further to our posting this morning about Loblaw's, the Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") offered a total of 510 Feed-in Tariff ("FIT") contracts today. In its press release, [read more]Wednesday, 10 March 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario Power Authority ("OPA") awarded its first 100 Feed-in Tariff ("FIT") contracts to Loblaw's this morning. More announcements are expected today and in the coming [read more]Wednesday, 10 March 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Ontario has been praised internationally for its renewable energy Feed-in Tariff ("FIT"), the first of its kind in North America. If commentators have one reservation, however, it is about [read more]Thursday, 4 March 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Steven Blaney, Member of Parliament for Lévis-Bellechasse, today announced that the Government of Canada's ecoENERGY for Biofuels program will provide funding of up to $79.75 million over [read more]Tuesday, 2 March 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| SDTC now accepting statements of interest for next round of SD Tech Fund funding
Sustainable Technology Development Canada ("SDTC") will be accepting Statements of Interest [read more]Wednesday, 24 February 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| As the U.S. continues to reveal incentives to spur a nuclear renaissance south of the border, officials in Ontario attempt to extend the life of existing reactors. The two sets of policies reveal [read more]Thursday, 18 February 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Submitted by Grant Boyle
On February 9th BC delivered its Speech from the Throneand continued its rhetorical push to promote renewable energy in the province. Two interesting developments to watch [read more]Wednesday, 10 February 2010 |
| The Toronto Star is reporting that Danish wind turbine giant Vestas may be considering establishing manufacturing facilities in Ontario. Vestas representatives are rumoured to have scouted Hamilton, [read more]Tuesday, 9 February 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has issued a comprehensive guide to navigating the provincial approval process for renewable energy projects. The guide is intended to help project proponents [read more]Thursday, 28 January 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| he Government of Québec yesterday took a concrete step in its plan to develop the province's vast resources situated North of the 49th parallel by holding the first meeting of the Partners' [read more]Wednesday, 27 January 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| The details are out. Premier Dalton McGuinty announced today that he has signed an agreement with a consortium led by Samsung C&T Corporation and the Korea Electric Power Corporation that will [read more]Thursday, 21 January 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| Premiers Shawn Graham and Jean Charest today announced the conclusion of negotiations on an energy agreement between the provinces of New Brunswick and Québec. This concludes the discussions [read more]Wednesday, 20 January 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Ontario Premier McGuinty is expected to announce a huge renewable power deal with Koren industrial giant Samsung tomorrow. The deal would see Samsung make substantial investments in the renewable power [read more]Wednesday, 20 January 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| As you hopefully already know, Davis LLP maintains a number of blogs of interest to the Canadian legal and business communities. In the past, we have provided extensive coverage of developments regarding [read more]Wednesday, 20 January 2010 |
| Today, First Nations communities and organizations, the mineral exploration and mining industry and educational and government partners announced the formation of a minerals and mining specific Aboriginal [read more]Tuesday, 19 January 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| The BC government has officially embarked on a process of modernizing the provincial Water Act. The existing Act was brought into force in 1909 and is the primary legislation in BC's water governance [read more]Thursday, 14 January 2010 | Angeline S.B. Nyce, R.P.F. |
| "Canada's ecoENERGY Investment in Renewables Pays Off for Taxpayers," declares a new study released by GE Energy Financial Services this week. The study urges the federal government [read more]Thursday, 14 January 2010 | Andrew Lord |
| The Minister of Forests has announced that he intends to introduce two significant changes to forest tenure to provide tenure holders incentive to harvest all the timber in a cutblock: (1) receiving [read more]Wednesday, 13 January 2010 | Angeline S.B. Nyce, R.P.F. |
| On December 31, 2009 the Alberta Utilities Commission ("AUC") gave Greengate Power Corporation ("Greengate") approval to construct and operate its Halkirk I Wind Project pursuant [read more]Tuesday, 12 January 2010 | Stephan Trudeau |
| Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Lisa Raitt and British Columbia Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the [read more]Monday, 9 November 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
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The Government of Alberta recently announced its support for the development, by Davis client the Otoka Energy Corporation, of the first of its kind waste-to-energy production facility, [read more]Monday, 19 October 2009 |
| Almost one year ago, British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell announced that the Province would start the environmental assessment process and First Nations consultation on the Northwest Transmission [read more]Thursday, 17 September 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| On August 31, 2009, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) released its annual Facts and Figures 2009 publication. The document's release coincides with the 66th annual Mines Ministers meeting [read more]Monday, 31 August 2009 | Stephan Trudeau |
| The Province of Nova Scotia has recently passed legislation which will apply to Nova Scotia Power Inc. (the company that provides 97 percent of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity [read more]Friday, 21 August 2009 | Rachel Hamilton |
| As previously noted in our blog, Bill 36, the Alberta Land Stewardship Act, received its third reading on June 2, 2009 and Royal Assent on June 4, 2009. The Act will come into force on Proclamation, [read more]Thursday, 11 June 2009 | Colin Lipsett |
| The Alberta Government's Provincial Energy Strategy, unveiled on December 11, 2008, charts the future of Alberta's global role in energy conservation and production. The Provincial Energy [read more]Thursday, 4 June 2009 | Rachel Hamilton |
| Today, Alberta becomes the first jurisdiction in North America to further encourage the recycling of milk and dairy containers through a deposit on containers. (See our blog)
And Alberta continues [read more]Monday, 1 June 2009 | Debbie Dresen |
| As a result of guilty pleas entered in Alberta and British Columbia on Monday, CN will pay a total of $1.8 million, much of which will directly benefit environmental organizations in those provinces [read more]Wednesday, 27 May 2009 |
| Edmonton is one step closer to having the world's first industrial-scale facility for producing advanced biofuels from municipal solid waste. On April 21, 2009, Alberta Environment issued the [read more]Thursday, 21 May 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| In less than 2 weeks Albertans will be paying refundable deposits and non-refundable container recycling fees on milk and other dairy containers as part of an effort to increase recovery rates for [read more]Wednesday, 20 May 2009 | Debbie Dresen |
| On April 27, 2009, the Honourable Ted Morton, Minister of Sustainable Resource Development, tabled Bill 36, the Alberta Land Stewardship Act ("ALSA"). This proposed legislation passed second [read more]Friday, 15 May 2009 | Colin Lipsett |
| Ontario's Environment Minister has approved the Ontario Tire Stewardship's February plan for used tire collection and processing, six years after the filing of Regulation 84/03, designating [read more]Monday, 27 April 2009 | Debbie Dresen |
| Alberta Environment has announced that its climate change program has resulted in a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 6.5 million tonnes. Credited with this change is Alberta's Climate [read more]Wednesday, 22 April 2009 | Colin Lipsett |
| The 2009 G8 Summit will be held on the island of La Maddalena, Italy from July 8 to 10. In the months leading up to the Summit, the host country has organized a series of ministerial meetings, including [read more]Tuesday, 21 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| British Columbia announced that it is making $1.8 million available through the Brownfield Renewal Funding Program to stimulate development of Brownfields in the Province.
Brownfields are lands [read more]Friday, 17 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| We have blogged today about the how the Alberta Government has budgeted for Climate Change in its newly released 2009 Budget.
We thought that it might be useful to outline some of the other goals [read more]Wednesday, 8 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The Alberta Government announced its 2009 Budget yesterday. Reading through the many pages of the document, it is clear that climate change is a priority for both the Department of Energy and for [read more]Wednesday, 8 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
| The Minister of the Environment, Jim Prentice, issued a statement on March 31, 2009 regarding the release of the audit by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development on the Air [read more]Friday, 3 April 2009 | Rachel Hamilton |
| On March 31, 2009, Ontario Electronic Stewardship announced details of announced details of a program to divert an additional 160,000 tonnes of waste electronics from landfills.
The industry-developed [read more]Friday, 3 April 2009 |
| Canada's Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, announced today that the government will introduce new regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the automotive sector. The new regulations, [read more]Wednesday, 1 April 2009 | Jennifer Cleall |
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