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Published Feb 1, 2010

By Karen Campbell

In the wake of the release of its report, Opening the Door for Oil Sands Expansion: The Hidden Environmental Impacts of the Enbridge Gateway Pipeline, the Pembina Institute wrote this letter to Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, and Peter Sylvester, president of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. In the letter, Pembina calls on the government to amend the terms of reference for the environmental assessment to include the upstream impacts of the proposed pipeline.

Published Dec 1, 2009

By Terra Simieritsch, Simon Dyer, Water Matters

This document provides background information about tailings and about Directive 074: Tailings Performance Criteria and Requirements for Oil Sands Mining Schemes.

Tailings Plan Review

An Assessment of Oil Sands Company Submissions for Compliance with ERCB Directive 074

Published Dec 1, 2009

By Terra Simieritsch, Simon Dyer, Water Matters

A comprehensive review conducted by the Pembina Institute and Water Matters found that only two oil sands operations reported they would meet new rules to reduce toxic tailings.

Making It Real Checklist

Benchmarks for Implementing Alberta's Land-Use Framework

Published Dec 3, 2008

By Steve Kennett, Richard Schneider (CPAWS)

This report is a response to the final version of the Alberta Land-use Framework. It recommends that the Government of Alberta take actions in six key areas to translate the LUF’s policy direction into meaningful change on the ground.

Making It Real

Implementing Alberta's Land-Use Framework

Published Oct 17, 2008

By Steve Kennett, Richard Schneider (CPAWS)

In this report, the Pembina Institute and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society recommend specific actions for the Government of Alberta to take in six key areas to translate the Land-Use Framework’s policy direction into meaningful change on the ground.