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On January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) issued pointed instructions to federal authorities regarding their obligations in conducting federal environmental assessments (EAs) under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA
Readers following renewable power development opportunities for independent power producers ("IPPs") in Western Canada will know that on July 27, 2009, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (the "BCUC") rendered its decision regarding BC Hydro’s 2008 Long Term Acquisition Plan ("LTAP"), finding the LTAP not to be in the public interest
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE), a federal Crown corporation, recently released a report entitled, Achieving 2050: A Carbon Pricing Guide for Canada, concluding that "Canada must act decisively now if we are to achieve our 2050 emission-reduction targets."
Canada is no stranger to the contemporary environmental challenges and scrutiny attracted by industrial processes and facilities in our natural resources and power generation sectors
