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Curing Environmental Dis-IntegrationA Prescription for Integrating the Government of Alberta's Strategic Initiatives

Published: Apr 16, 2008

This report discusses how the government has advanced numerous strategic initiatives in relative isolation from one another. It concludes that multiple strategies that individually address air, land, water and the activities that affect them will ultimately prove unsuccessful unless they are integrated through a common, legislated regional planning process.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Energy Watch, Oil Sands


Alberta by Design ChecklistEvaluating Alberta's Land-Use Framework

Published: Apr 7, 2008

This checklist by the Pembina Institute and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is a tool to accompany our companion report entitled Alberta by Design: Blueprint for an Effective Land-Use Framework which contains details and regional case studies on the issue of land use in Alberta.

The Government of Alberta initiated the development of the Alberta Land-Use Framework in response to the acknowledged need for a new approach to managing land use. This checklist presents the core principles and a list of the key elements that can be used to objectively assess the Alberta government's Land-Use Framework once it is released.

Publication Type: Briefing Notes, Summaries & Fact Sheets

Topic Area: Energy Watch, Oil Sands


Getting Tough on Urban SprawlSolutions to meet Ontario climate change targets

Published: Mar 19, 2008

This report, the sixth in a series of Ontario progress reports stresses the need for Ontario to integrate its fairly ambitious climate change targets into planning policy. Ontario has shown leadership in its land use planning policy and its stated commitments to addressing climate change, but problems and shortcomings in its approach may keep Ontario from meeting its own goals.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Ontario Electricity


Polling Alberta's Politicians on Oil SandsResults of the Alberta 2008 election all-candidate oil sands survey

Published: Feb 26, 2008

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Energy Watch, Oil Sands


Published: Feb 21, 2008

This report by the Pembina Institute and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) proposes a blueprint for improving Albertans' quality of life and ensuring environmental sustainability.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Energy Watch, Oil Sands


Published: Feb 12, 2008

This letter was submitted to the federal Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty, to urge him to include several key climate change and clean energy measures in the 2008 Budget. The measures include:

  • establishing an adequate price on greenhouse gas emissions (carbon pricing) and
  • ensuring renewable energy and energy efficiency become a primary focus of Canada's long term energy supply and demand strategy.

Publication Type: Letters & Formal Submissions, Presentations

Topic Area: Ontario Electricity



Under-Mining the EnvironmentThe oil sands report card

Published: Jan 10, 2008

This Pembina Institute and WWF-Canada report is the most comprehensive comparative assessment of 10 of Alberta's operating, approved or applied for oil sands mines. The first of its kind, this report finds that for the most part oil sands mines get a failing grade.

Oil sands mines were ranked on 20 different environmental indicators in five categories: environmental management, land impacts, air pollution, water use, and management of greenhouse gases.

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Energy Watch, Oil Sands


Published: Jan 10, 2008

This fact sheet summarizes the key points from the Pembina Institute and WWF-Canada report Under-Mining the Oil Sands. The full report is the most comprehensive comparative assessment of 10 of Alberta's operating, approved or applied for oil sands mines. The first of its kind, this report finds that for the most part oil sands mines get a failing grade.

Oil sands mines were ranked on 20 different environmental indicators in five categories: environmental management, land impacts, air pollution, water use, and management of greenhouse gases.

Publication Type: Briefing Notes, Summaries & Fact Sheets

Topic Area: Energy Watch, Oil Sands


A Checklist for Alberta's Climate Change PlanWhat to Look for in a Comprehensive Action Plan for Alberta

Published: Jan 7, 2008

Publication Type: Reports, Backgrounders & Position Papers

Topic Area: Energy Watch



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