Author

Mary Griffiths - Senior Policy Analyst, Pembina Institute

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Mary joined the Pembina Institute in May 2000. She has been the lead researcher and author of several Pembina Institute publications and commissioned reports, covering landowner rights, coalbed methane development, the use of water by the oil industry and carbon capture and storage. Mary works on air quality issues as a member of the Board of Directors of the West Central Airshed Society and with a sub-committee of the Clean Air Strategic Alliance. She also contributes to evaluations of the environmental impact of energy projects, including oil sands developments and coal-fired power plants, and serves on several government advisory committees.

In 2002, Mary received a Canadian Environment Award for her work on clean air issues. She is also the recipient of a 2005 Alberta Centennial Medal. Mary holds a BA and PhD in Geography from the University of Exeter, UK (1969), where she also taught for four years.

Publications

• May 1, 2006 Troubled Waters, Troubling Trends (Summary Report)
• May 1, 2006 Troubled Waters, Troubling Trends (Full Report)
• Nov 22, 2005 Carbon Capture and Storage — The Pembina Institute's Position
• Nov 22, 2005 Carbon Capture and Storage: An Arrow in the Quiver or a Silver Bullet to Combat Climate Change — A Canadian Primer
• Nov 1, 2004 When the Oilpatch Comes to Your Backyard: A Citizens' Guide, 2nd Edition
• Jul 1, 2004 When the Government is the Landlord
• Jun 1, 2003 Unconventional Gas: The Environmental Challenges of Coalbed Methane Development in Alberta (Full Report)
• Apr 1, 2003 Oil and Troubled Waters
• Jan 1, 2002 Municipal and Hazardous Waste: GPI Technical Report
• Jan 1, 2002 Energy Use Intensity, GHG and Air Quality: GPI Technical Report
• Sep 1, 2001 Water Resource and Quality: GPI Technical Report
• Sep 1, 2001 Wetlands and Peatlands: GPI Technical Report
• Sep 1, 2001 Agriculture: GPI Technical Report
• Sep 1, 2001 Parks and Wilderness: GPI Technical Report
• Sep 1, 2001 Fish and Wildlife: GPI Technical Report