Introduction

In April of 2007 the federal government released a framework for managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada. The framework included as a key element regulated emissions intensity targets for industry as well as a number of flexibility mechanisms that can be used to meet those targets. On March 10th, 2008, the federal government elaborated its plan by providing additional detail on the targets for new units and on the application of the flexibility mechanisms.¹

By NICKI THOMAS, SUN MEDIA, February 21, 2008

In a bid to stop tarsands development, a coalition of diverse interest groups is taking their "No New Approvals" pledge directly to the candidates.

"We'll be ambushing candidates at forums, challenging them to sign their support or say they won't sign on," announced Mike Hudema, climate and energy campaigner with Greenpeace Canada, one of dozens of groups that make up the coalition.

By RENATO GANDIA, SUN MEDIA

Oil and gas development in western Alberta is endangering caribou and wolves, protesters alleged yesterday at a rally in front of the Alberta Sustainable Resource and Development office.

About 20 people armed with placards and leaflets demanded the province impose a moratorium on energy development in the Little Smoky area, where a habitat of caribou is endangered.

Two years ago, the province struck a committee to look into how to protect wildlife habitats in the area.

Gov't urged to control industry to save caribou

Jim Farrell
The Edmonton Journal

Thursday, February 14, 2008

CREDIT: Jim Farrell, Journal Photo
Local ecologist/lawyer Linda Duncan and others stage a protest on Wednesday.
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development should kill oil and gas development in the foothills rather than wolves in order to protect the endangered Little Smoky caribou herd.

That was the message two dozen protestors delivered Wednesday outside the department's Edmonton headquarters.

Targets for greenhouse emission cuts not on for NDP

Jason Markusoff
The Edmonton Journal

Thursday, February 14, 2008

EDMONTON - Alberta's NDP won't follow their political rivals and set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The Liberals say they'll do it in five years while the Tories say they'll accomplish it in 12 years.

"It's so complex and it's so important that to sort of say we would set this cap five years from now or next year and so on, anybody who's talking like that has not really analyzed it," Mason told The Journal's editorial board.

Approval for oilsands project flawed: lawyer Hanneke Brooymans edmontonjournal.com Tuesday, January 15, 2008 EDMONTON - The panel that approved Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands project made three errors, an environmental lawyer told a federal court today. In a report released last February, the federal/provincial joint panel said the open-pit mine project is not likely to result in significant environmental damage.

Joint federal-provincial panel ignored cumulative effects of oilsands projects in accepting Imperial Oil plan, lawyer for group says Hanneke Brooymans The Edmonton Journal Wednesday, January 16, 2008 EDMONTON - The panel that approved Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands project made three errors, an environmental lawyer told a federal court Tuesday. In a report released last February, the federal-provincial joint panel said the open-pit mine project is not likely to result in significant environmental damage.