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  • Monday, February 1, 2010
    Comments of West Coast Environmental Law on Metro Vancouver 2040 Shaping Our Future
    West Coast Environmental Law
    2010
    Regional Growth Strategy; Metro Vancouver; Sustainabiltiy; Land Use Designations; Sustainable Economy; Transportation; Complete Communities;

    Today West Coast provided comments on Metro Vancouver’s latest draft of a new Regional Growth Strategy (RGS), entitled Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future ( November 2009 draft)...

  • Thursday, January 28, 2010
    A New Climate for Conservation - Nature, Carbon and Climate Change in British Columbia - Full Report
    2010
    Forests; Climate Change; Carbon; Nature; Biodiversity; Ecosystem Services; Tenure

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  • Monday, January 11, 2010
    Emerging Solutions for Clean Green Power in BC
    West Coast Environmental Law
    2010
    Dialogues For Legal Innovation, Clean, Green, Power, IPP, Energy

    Transparency, collaboration, public participation and better planning are key to developing broadly acceptable laws and policies for renewable electricity generation in British Columbia, including...

  • Monday, December 21, 2009
    Dialogues for Legal Innovation - Emerging Solutions for Clean Green Power
    West Coast Environmental Law
    2009
    IPP, Energy, Dialogue Forum,

    West Coast Environmental Law is pleased to present the first in a series of dialogues for legal innovation designed to engage thought-leaders and decision-makers in achieving law reform that...

  • Thursday, December 17, 2009
    Recommendations For Responsible Clean Electricity Development In BC
    2009
    Clean Electricity; Climate Change; BC Hydro; Energy Conservation; Land and Water Licensing

    Many British Columbians — including those deeply concerned about climate change — harbour concerns about how renewable electricity is currently planned, promoted and developed in BC....

  • Tuesday, December 15, 2009
    Improving Opportunities for Public in Crown Land Tenure and Water Licence Approval Process for IPPs
    West Coast Environmental Law
    2009
    IPPs; Indepenent Power Producers; Crown Land Tenure; Water Licence; Public Participation; Run of River

    This backgrounder identifies weaknesses in the current provincial process for reviewing applications for Crown land tenure and water licences for run-of-river electrical generation projects, which...

  • Thursday, December 10, 2009
    Toward a Planned Approach To IPP Projects In BC - Strategic Environmental Assessment
    West Coast Environmental Law
    2009
    IPP; EA; Strategic Environmental Assessment; Independent Power Producers

    This backgrounder examines the principles that inform a strategic environmental assessment and the way in which such assessments are implemented, with a focus on adopting a ‘more planned...

  • Wednesday, December 9, 2009
    On The Ground
    Gage, Andrew
    2009
    EDRF, Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund

    For the past 20 years the West Coast Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund (EDRF) has provided legal support to British Columbians seeking to protect their environment. During this period this...

  • Monday, November 2, 2009
    Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline – Risks for Downstream Communities and Fisheries
    West Coast Environmental Law
    2009
    Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, Kitimat; Communities; Fisheries; Pipelines; Tankers;

    The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline: Risks for Downstream Communities and Fisheries focuses on the potential impacts of the pipeline on First Nations and other communities...

  • Thursday, October 15, 2009
    Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline – Getting the Decision Right
    West Coast Environmental Law
    2009
    Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline;

    The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline: Getting the Decision Right analyzes limitations of the proposed review process for the project and proposes solutions.

    The proposed Enbridge...