Ecojustice
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4th deadline extension granted to Steve Allan’s Alberta inquiry into oil & gas criticsThe $3.5-million inquiry into foreign funding of oil and gas industry critics was supposed to be done by May 31, but now commissioner Steve Allan has until the end of July.EnvironmentMay 19, 2021
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Coal company asks court to quash order for federal environmental review of Vista mine expansionCoalspur Mines is asking Federal Court to toss out a decision by Canada's environment minister that a proposed Alberta mine expansion get a full federal environmental review.CanadaMay 19, 2021
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Judge dismisses attempt to quash ‘anti Alberta’ activities inquiryJustice Karen Horner says the environmental law firm Ecojustice failed to prove the inquiry was called to intimidate charities that have raised concerns about the industry.EnvironmentMay 14, 2021
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Court told Alberta commissioner should continue inquiry into foreign funding of oil criticsEcojustice asked the judge to shut down the inquiry, which it says was set up to intimidate industry critics, has a predetermined outcome and is outside of Alberta's jurisdiction.CanadaFeb 12, 2021
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Environmental law group challenges Alberta oil inquiry in courtAn environmental law charity is to ask a judge today to shut down Alberta's inquiry into the purported foreign funding of anti-oil campaigns.EnvironmentFeb 11, 2021
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Defence of Alberta oil or attempt to silence dissent? Judge to hear inquiry challengeCourt of Queen's Bench Justice Karen Horner is to hear a challenge from environmental law charity Ecojustice on Thursday and Friday.CanadaFeb 10, 2021
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Alberta government gives another extension to complete report on inquiry into oil and gas criticsBefore the extension, the inquiry into the funding of oil and gas industry critics headed by Steve Allen was to have completed the report by Sunday.CanadaJan 30, 2021
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Will inquiry’s report into Alberta oil and gas critics meet deadline?A spokesman for Alberta's inquiry into the funding of oil and gas industry critics is not confirming whether its report will be handed in by its Sunday deadline.CanadaJan 29, 2021
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Alberta inquiry on oil sector under fire for commissioned reports skeptical of climate changeReports commissioned by an inquiry looking into how critics of Alberta's oil sector are funded are by and large "textbook examples of climate change denialism," says one academic.EnvironmentJan 15, 2021
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Application to pause Alberta inquiry into funding of oil and gas critics tossed by judgeAlberta Energy spokesman Kavi Bal says he was happy to see the court strike down the "nuisance" application.CanadaNov 30, 2020
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