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Oil Sands Monitoring Program annual report

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Annual report highlighting the accomplishments, activities, and governance of the Oil Sands Monitoring Program. The program funds and undertakes ambient environmental monitoring within the oil... More ≫

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Annual report highlighting the accomplishments, activities, and governance of the Oil Sands Monitoring Program. The program funds and undertakes ambient environmental monitoring within the oil sands region of Alberta to enhance the understanding of the effects of oil sands development and core outcomes.

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Memorandum of Understanding respecting environmental monitoring of oil sands development

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Establishes the mutual intentions of the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada regarding collaboration and accountability for the design and implementation of an integrated... More ≫

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Establishes the mutual intentions of the Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada regarding collaboration and accountability for the design and implementation of an integrated monitoring, evaluation and reporting system that includes the acquisition and reporting of regional data on baseline environmental conditions, tracking of environmental impacts, and assessment of cumulative environmental effects from oil sands development.

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Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program emissions inventory compilation report

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The Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring (JOSM) identified air emissions inventories as critical to obtaining accurate information on what is being emitted to the... More ≫

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The Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring (JOSM) identified air emissions inventories as critical to obtaining accurate information on what is being emitted to the atmosphere from all activities related to oil sands developments. This report details the development and compilation of the JOSM Inventory, including identifying the data sources, compilation procedures, gap analysis, and how priority data gaps were addressed. It also provides summary information on the JOSM Inventory and accompanying database, details the associated emissions processing that was carried out to generate gridded input emissions files for modelling, and outlines the setup of the GEM-MACH modelling system.

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Review of the Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Agency

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The Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Agency was formally launched in April 2014. An early review of the arms-length environmental monitoring agency was requested by the... More ≫

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The Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Agency was formally launched in April 2014. An early review of the arms-length environmental monitoring agency was requested by the Honourable Shannon Phillips, Minister of Environment and Parks. This report provides a summary of the findings of the review and options and recommendations for action.

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A world class environmental monitoring, evaluation and reporting system for Alberta : the report of the Alberta Environmental Monitoring Panel

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This report makes recommendations for the establishment of a world class environmental monitoring, evaluation and reporting system to be managed by Albertans for Alberta. A key recommendation is... More ≫

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This report makes recommendations for the establishment of a world class environmental monitoring, evaluation and reporting system to be managed by Albertans for Alberta. A key recommendation is the creation of the Alberta Environmental Monitoring Commission to operate at arm’s length from government, regulators and those being regulated. The Commission would be responsible for the strategic direction, scientific focus and on-going operation of the proposed environmental monitoring system.non

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