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	<title><![CDATA[Davis LLP - Environmental, Energy and Resources Law]]> </title>
	<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/blog/environmental-energy-and-resources-law</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Stay informed on the latest business and legal developments with Davis LLP&#39;s Environmental, Energy and Resources Law blog.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Memorable Evening with Erin Brockovich at the 2013 Environmental Defence Gala]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/erin-brockovich-at-2013-environmental-defence-gala/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/erin-brockovich-at-2013-environmental-defence-gala/</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:45:00 PDT</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday March 21, Davis LLP sponsored a table at the Environmental Defence Gala at the Eglinton Grand in Toronto. The keynote speaker was Erin Brockovich. We hosted a number of clients who are involved in leading community activism work &ndash; responding to quarry, wind farm, and urban development applications &ndash; including representatives of Friends of Rural Communities and the Environment (FORCE), Citizens Alliance United for a Sustainable Environment (CAUSE), Conserve Our Rural Environment (CORE), and the Teddington Park Residents Association. <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/erin-brockovich-at-2013-environmental-defence-gala/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[BC and Canada Sign Memorandum of Understanding on the Substitution of Environmental Assessments]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/bc-and-canada-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-on-the-substitution-of-environmental-assessments/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/bc-and-canada-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-on-the-substitution-of-environmental-assessments/</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The BC Environmental Assessment&nbsp;Office&nbsp;(BC EAO) and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) announced today that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the &quot;MOU&quot;)&nbsp;on the substitution of environmental assessments for single projects and for classes of designated projects, and the coordination of Aboriginal consultation on such projects.&nbsp;Substitution means the substitution of the provincial process for&nbsp;the federal process&nbsp;while still requiring two separate decisions by the BC&nbsp;Minister of Environment and the Federal Minister of Environment. It does not&nbsp;involve the implemetation of an&nbsp;equivalent process. <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/bc-and-canada-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-on-the-substitution-of-environmental-assessments/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Crown Oil and Gas Leases as Intangible Personal Property]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/crown-oil-and-gas-leases-as-intangible-personal-property/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/crown-oil-and-gas-leases-as-intangible-personal-property/</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:42:00 PDT</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent Alberta Court of Queen&#39;s Bench decision has confirmed that a Crown oil and gas lease may be considered&nbsp;intangible personal&nbsp;property to which the Personal Property Security Act applies.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/crown-oil-and-gas-leases-as-intangible-personal-property/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alberta ERCB Increases Security for Abandonment and Reclamation Obligations]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/alberta-ercb-increases-security-for-abandonment-and-reclamation-obligations/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/alberta-ercb-increases-security-for-abandonment-and-reclamation-obligations/</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:55:00 PDT</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The ERCB announced on March 12 that it was revising Directive 6 and Directive 11 (the Licensee Liability Rating program) to increase the amount of security required to be posted by operators of oil and gas wells, facilities and pipelines. <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/alberta-ercb-increases-security-for-abandonment-and-reclamation-obligations/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Federal Emissions Limits for Oil and Gas Sector Expected Mid-Year]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/federal-emissions-limits-for-oil-and-gas-sector-expected-mid-year/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/federal-emissions-limits-for-oil-and-gas-sector-expected-mid-year/</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:41:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent, speaking before a House of Commons Committee this week, stated that he now expects that emissions regulations for the oil and gas industry will be coming out mid-year. <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/federal-emissions-limits-for-oil-and-gas-sector-expected-mid-year/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Federal Emissions Standards for Heavy Trucks]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/new-federal-standards-for-heavy-trucks/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/new-federal-standards-for-heavy-trucks/</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:30:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Department this week announced new fuel economy standards for heavy on-road vehicles.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/new-federal-standards-for-heavy-trucks/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Province Consults on Responsible Energy Development Act Regulations]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/province-consults-on-responsible-energy-development-act-regulations/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/province-consults-on-responsible-energy-development-act-regulations/</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:42:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The Province of Alberta is seeking the input of the public in&nbsp;putting together the regulations which will govern the new Alberta Energy Regulator. <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/province-consults-on-responsible-energy-development-act-regulations/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ontario Court of Appeal Clarifies, Muddles OH&#38;S Definition of &#34;Workplace&#34;]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/ontario-court-of-appeal-clarifies-muddles-ohands-definition-of-workplace/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/ontario-court-of-appeal-clarifies-muddles-ohands-definition-of-workplace/</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:30:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ontario Court of Appeal this week clarified and narrowed the definition of &quot;workplace&quot; under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. &nbsp;At the same time, the reasons in the case may result in even more uncertainty about when an accident or injury to a person who is not a worker must be reported.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/ontario-court-of-appeal-clarifies-muddles-ohands-definition-of-workplace/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[NEB Rejects Toll Design for Komie North Pipeline]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/neb-rejects-toll-design-for-komie-north-pipeline/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/neb-rejects-toll-design-for-komie-north-pipeline/</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:37:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Energy Board, in&nbsp;a decision released on January 30, rejected NovaGas&#39;s proposed toll design for a proposed pipeline in the Komie North area of the Horn River play in northeastern British Columbia. <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/neb-rejects-toll-design-for-komie-north-pipeline/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alberta Moves to Stabilize Retail Electricity Prices]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/alberta-moves-to-stabilize-retail-electricity-prices/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/alberta-moves-to-stabilize-retail-electricity-prices/</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:02:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The Alberta government has released the long-awaited Retail Market Review Committee&nbsp;report. In&nbsp;conjunction with the release of the report, the government has&nbsp;announced a number of measures aimed at stabilizing and controlling prices in the retail sector, primarily as it relates to the Regulated Rate Option (RRO). <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/alberta-moves-to-stabilize-retail-electricity-prices/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oilsands Firm Fined Record $1.5 million for Worker Deaths]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/oilsands-firm-fined-record-15-million-for-worker-deaths/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/oilsands-firm-fined-record-15-million-for-worker-deaths/</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:08:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Sinopec Shanghai Engineering Co. Ltd., a member of the Sinopec group of companies, was fined $1.5 million this week after it pleaded guilty in Provincial Court to three charges under the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act. &nbsp; <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/oilsands-firm-fined-record-15-million-for-worker-deaths/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sunshine Oil Sands and the New SOE Guidelines]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/sunshine-oil-sands-and-the-new-soe-guidelines/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/sunshine-oil-sands-and-the-new-soe-guidelines/</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:23:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunshine Oil Sands of Calgary has announced that it has entered into a &quot;co-operation deal&quot; with a subsidiary of state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp.&nbsp;&nbsp;The two&nbsp;companies&nbsp;have agreed that they will &quot;amicably negotiate and communicate with each other in respect of cooperation in developing multiple thermal fluid oilsands exploration technology in Canada and, if acceptable, sign a cooperation agreement under which COSL will conduct thermal fluid tests within the oilsands areas of the Company in order to confirm the feasibility of multiple thermal fluid techniques and other relevant technologies with respect to oilsands exploration.&quot; <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/sunshine-oil-sands-and-the-new-soe-guidelines/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Can water itself be a pollutant?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/can-water-itself-be-a-pollutant/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/can-water-itself-be-a-pollutant/</guid>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:46:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[We have&nbsp;previously looked at the question of whether rock debris flying through the air could be considered a &quot;contaminant&quot; having an &quot;adverse effect&quot; on the environment.&nbsp; The Ontario Court of Appeal has said &quot;yes&quot; and the Supreme Court of Canada will hear that appeal this year. <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/can-water-itself-be-a-pollutant/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Renewable content requirement for home heating oil to be scrapped]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/climate-change-law-practice-group/renewable-content-requirement-for-home-heating-oil-to-be-scrapped/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/climate-change-law-practice-group/renewable-content-requirement-for-home-heating-oil-to-be-scrapped/</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:23:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[As we have previously reported, the federal Renewable Fuels Regulation requires that fuels sold in Canada contain a minimum amount of renewable content:&nbsp; generally, 2% for diesel and home heating oil, and 5% for gasoline. <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/climate-change-law-practice-group/renewable-content-requirement-for-home-heating-oil-to-be-scrapped/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Federal Budget Implementation Bill C-45 Passed by the Senate - New Act Receives Royal Assent]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/federal-budget-implementation-bill-c-45-passed-by-the-senate/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/federal-budget-implementation-bill-c-45-passed-by-the-senate/</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:43:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The Senate voted 50-27 this morning to pass the second omnibus budget (implementation) Bill C-45.&nbsp; The&nbsp;bill, now the&nbsp;Jobs and Growth Act, 2012 c.31 received royal assent shortly thereafter. <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/federal-budget-implementation-bill-c-45-passed-by-the-senate/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CNOOC-Nexen and Petronas-Progress deals approved; new rules for State-Owned Enterprises]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/cnooc-nexen-and-petronas-progress-deals-approved-new-rules-for-state-owned-enterprises/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/cnooc-nexen-and-petronas-progress-deals-approved-new-rules-for-state-owned-enterprises/</guid>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:59:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The Canadian Federal government approved the $15b takeover of Nexen by CNOOC and the $5.9b takeover of Progress Energy by Petronas on Friday. &nbsp; <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/cnooc-nexen-and-petronas-progress-deals-approved-new-rules-for-state-owned-enterprises/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Federal Budget Bill C-45 Passes in the House of Commons]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/second-of-two-omnibus-federal-budget-bills-passes-effects-amendments-to-navigable-waters-act-and-fisheries-act/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/second-of-two-omnibus-federal-budget-bills-passes-effects-amendments-to-navigable-waters-act-and-fisheries-act/</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:14:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Further to Davis LLP&#39;s earlier blog, the&nbsp;second of two omnibus federal budget bills&nbsp;has&nbsp;undergone its&nbsp;&nbsp;third parliamentary reading and was passed in the House of Commons on December 5, 2012 and is now before the Senate.&nbsp;Described by&nbsp;Government as an implementation tool, the Bill (C-45),&nbsp;will&nbsp;amend and repeal&nbsp;parts of&nbsp;various enactments to further the key initiatives of&nbsp;Canada&#39;s Economic Action Plan 2012&nbsp;(the &quot;Action Plan&quot;).&nbsp;In particular the initative&nbsp;to complete the&nbsp;regulatory regime&nbsp;required for&nbsp;Responsible Resource Development defined as&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;the Government of Canada&rsquo;s plan to create jobs, growth, and long-term prosperity for all Canadians by streamlining the review process for major resource projects&quot;&nbsp;and further described&nbsp;here.&nbsp;Responsible Resource Development is one of several categories proposed in the&nbsp;Action Plan&nbsp;designed to <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/second-of-two-omnibus-federal-budget-bills-passes-effects-amendments-to-navigable-waters-act-and-fisheries-act/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[BC&#39;s New Democratic Party Positioning for Extension of Moratorium on Coalbed Methane Extraction]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/bcs-new-democratic-party-positioning-for-extension-of-moratorium-on-coalbed-methane-extraction/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/bcs-new-democratic-party-positioning-for-extension-of-moratorium-on-coalbed-methane-extraction/</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:17:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[In a news release issued on Friday, the&nbsp;NDP&nbsp;leadership&nbsp;called for an extension of the moratorium on coalbed methane extraction in the Sacred Headwaters in northern British Columbia, citing its potential to harm&nbsp;the region&#39;s major rivers.&nbsp;The moratorium put in place in 2008, expires this month.&nbsp; To read a copy of the news release click here. <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/bcs-new-democratic-party-positioning-for-extension-of-moratorium-on-coalbed-methane-extraction/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Federal Minister of Industry Announces Clarifications to Foreign Investment Review Process and Revises Guidelines on State-Owned Enterprises]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/federal-minister-of-industry-announces-clarifications-to-foreign-investment-review-process-and-releases-guidelines-on-st/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/federal-minister-of-industry-announces-clarifications-to-foreign-investment-review-process-and-releases-guidelines-on-st/</guid>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:26:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada announced last week that it would clarify the process for reviewing proposed investments by foreign SOEs&nbsp;in order to determine whether they are likely to provide a net benefit to Canada. While transactions will continue to be reviewed on a case by case basis, Canada has taken the position that &quot;Investments by foreign SOEs to acquire control of Canadian oil sands business will, going forward, be found to be of net benefit on an exceptional basis only.&quot; <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/federal-minister-of-industry-announces-clarifications-to-foreign-investment-review-process-and-releases-guidelines-on-st/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Public Consultation Begins on BC&#39;s Land Based Spill Preparedness and Response Regime]]></title>
		<link>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/public-consultation-on-bcs-land-based-spill-preparedness-and-response-regime-/</link>
		<guid>http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/public-consultation-on-bcs-land-based-spill-preparedness-and-response-regime-/</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 06:12:00 PST</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently the BC Ministry of Environment released an intentions paper for consulting on three aspects of BC&#39;s land based spill preparedness and response regime which can be found here. The deadline for submitting commnets on the intentions paper is February 15, 2013. <a href="http://www.davis.ca/en/entry/environmental-energy-and-resources-law/public-consultation-on-bcs-land-based-spill-preparedness-and-response-regime-/">[More…]</a>]]></description>
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