In a decision providing ammunition for public interest groups denied an opportunity to intervene before a regulator, the Alberta Court of Appeal denied leave to Pembina on the issue of whether the Alberta Utilities Commission made various errors in approving a power plant. This blog entry, however, will address only the fact that Pembina was… → Read More
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Subscribe to Energy RSS FeedSCC to Determine Whether an Order to Clean is a Claim under the CCAA
Posted in Bankruptcy & Debt, Constitutional, EnergyOn November 16, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case challenging the constitutionality and applicability of several sections of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) to provincial environmental statutes. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador (the “Province”) compels AbitibiBowater Inc. to clean up industrial sites that the company once owned and operated… → Read More
Litigating In the Dark: Providing Information to Interveners
Posted in Administrative, EnergyTaylor Processing Inc. applied for various approvals from the Energy Resources Conservation Board to operate a co-stream project at its Harmattan plant. Inter Pipeline Fund and BP Canada Energy Company were interveners. Both the Fund and BP opposed Taylor’s application. The Board gave conditional approval to Taylor’s project. This appeal will determine whether the Board… → Read More
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