Renner, Hon. Rob (Minister, Dept. of Environment)
Agriculture - Environmental aspects
Water conservation ... RE305
Air quality - Lower Athabasca River region
Cumulative effects thresholds ... RE289-90
Air quality - Monitoring
Cumulative effects management ... RE299 Data interpretation and publication ... RE303 Funding for ... RE288, 303 Impact on industrial development approvals ... RE298-99
Air quality - Monitoring - Industrial Heartland
Alberta Chamber of Resources
Position on Alberta wetlands policy ... RE299-300
Alberta Water Council
Assessment of water for life strategy ... RE305
Bison
Establishment on reclaimed land ... RE302
Bitumen - Export - United States
General remarks ... RE302
Calgary Regional Partnership
General remarks ... RE293
Canada ecoTrust for clean air and climate change (Federal program)
Deferral on ... RE287 Funding for oil sands research ... RE301 General remarks ... RE288
Capital Region Growth Plan: Growing Forward
General remarks ... RE293
Carbon capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage - Environmental aspects
Approval process ... RE303
Carbon levy
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... RE296, 302
Climate Change and Emissions Management Act
General remarks ... RE302
Climate change and emissions management fund
Climate change policy - United States
Impact on Alberta ... RE302
Competitiveness/sustainability , Economic
General remarks ... RE298
Dams
General remarks ... RE305
Data mining
Cross-ministry initiatives re ... RE303
Dept. of Environment
Advertising, funding for ... RE287 Budget 2010, impact of global economic situation on ... RE291 Budget 2010, reduction in ... RE287-88 Business plan ... RE287, 288, 289, 293, 302-03 Consultants, funding for ... RE303 Consultants, use in policy development ... RE288 Contract spending, funding for ... RE287 Cross-ministry initiatives ... RE287 Efficiencies achieved ... RE288 Federal transfers, process for ... RE288-89 Financial statements ... RE290 Grants, funding for ... RE288, 290 Hosting, funding for ... RE287 IT system ... RE287, 302-03 Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... RE287-306 Outreach program, change in strategy ... RE288 Relationships, partnerships, and strategies, funding for ... RE290 Role of ... RE287, 298 Sponsorships, funding for ... RE287 Staff, allocation to land-use framework ... RE292 Staff, funding for ... RE287, 303 Travel, funding for ... RE287
Drought
Impact on industrial development approvals ... RE293
Drugs , Prescription
Annual roundup of expired pharmaceuticals ... RE301
Economy
Impact of climate change policy on ... RE302
Electric power , Coal-produced
Greenhouse gas emissions ... RE301
Energy efficiency
Business rebates, elimination of ... RE288 Consumer rebates, funding for ... RE288 Funding for ... RE287 Legislation and regulations re ... RE302
Energy industry
Approval process for development ... RE291
Energy industry - Competitiveness review
Recommendation to eliminate duplicate services ... RE292
Energy industry - Environmental aspects
Greenhouse gas emissions ... RE301 Nonproducing wells, future use of ... RE293-94
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Data mining ... RE303 Directive 074 on tailings reduction ... RE299 Directive 074 on tailings reduction, Pembina Institute report on ... RE294-95 Environmental policy and strategy, contribution to ... RE292 Industrial applications, approval process ... RE291
Environmental disasters
Emergency preparedness, funding for ... RE294 Response, funding for ... RE288
Environmental protection
Emissions thresholds, Sustainable Resource Development dept. role in development of ... RE290 Funding for ... RE287, 290 Funding for, Auditor General recommendation re ... RE299 Legislation and regulations re ... RE287-88, 289, 292 Performance measures re ... RE291 Performance measures re (assurance), funding for ... RE290 Provincial strategy re ... RE288, 292 Trend analysis, risk-based approach ... RE288
Environmental protection - Cumulative effects approach
Environmental protection - Monitoring
Community-based initiatives ... RE299 Cross-ministry initiatives re ... RE289 Funding for ... RE287, 288, 290, 295 General remarks ... RE300 Requirements under industrial licences ... RE288
Environmental protection - Monitoring - Fort Chipewyan area
Community-based initiatives ... RE299
Estimates of supply , Main - Procedure
Questions asked in debate ... RE288
Government spending
General remarks ... RE288
Greenhouse gas emissions - British Columbia
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cumulative effects approach
Greenhouse gas emissions - Cumulative effects approach - Industrial Heartland
General remarks ... RE289
Greenhouse gas emissions - United States
Carbon credit offsets, harmonization of ... RE302
Groundwater
Impact of allocation of surface water on ... RE304
Groundwater - Industrial Heartland
Environmental aspects of ... RE289
Industrial development
Provincial strategy re ... RE289
Industrial development - Environmental aspects
Approval process ... RE287-89, 290-91, 293, 298-99 Impact of water allocation on ... RE304 Monitoring of ... RE288 Provincial strategy re, prior to land-use framework implementation ... RE293
Industrial development - Lower Athabasca River region
Provincial strategy re ... RE293
Industrial development - Sylvan Lake
General remarks ... RE293
International Panel on Climate Change
Controversy surrounding global warming research ... RE297
International trade - United States
Irrigation
Water shortages, response to ... RE305
Irrigation boards
Response to water shortages ... RE305
Lakes - Monitoring
Reduction in frequency of ... RE288
Land reclamation and remediation
Land reclamation and remediation - Industrial Heartland
General remarks ... RE289
Liberal Opposition
Environmental policy ... RE289
Lower Athabasca regional plan (Land-use framework)
Mining industry
Approval process for development ... RE291
Municipalities
Environmental policies, integration with land-use framework ... RE293 Land-use framework impact ... RE293
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, U.S. agency)
Weather records ... RE297
Natural Resources Conservation Board
Role in approval of development ... RE291
News media
Coverage of Alberta wetlands policy ... RE299-300
Oil and gas well drilling
Oil sands development
Regulations re, public awareness of ... RE301 Research and development ... RE301 In situ production ... RE301
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Approval process ... RE295 Comparison with other sectors ... RE301 Greenhouse gas emissions from ... RE301 Media images of ... RE301 Reclamation of land following ... RE294
Oil sands tailings ponds
Pembina Institute report on ERCB directive re ... RE294-95 Reduction in ... RE299
Pembina Institute
Report on ERCB directive on reduction in tailings ponds ... RE294-95
Population - Alberta
Impact of water management on growth ... RE304
Responsible Actions: A Plan for Alberta's Oil Sands
Rivers
In-stream flow needs, thresholds for ... RE291
Rivers - Monitoring
Reduction in frequency of ... RE288
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Determination of ... RE292
Sand and gravel industry - Red Deer River watershed
General remarks ... RE293
Shorelines - Environmental aspects
Industrial development ... RE293
Social media
Environment dept. use of in outreach program ... RE287
Soil quality - Industrial Heartland
General remarks ... RE289
South Saskatchewan regional plan (Land-use framework)
Special places program
General remarks ... RE292
Speech from the Throne (Alberta)
Environment policy in ... RE299
Tire Recycling Alberta Industry Council
Role in setting of tire recycling fees ... RE300
United Nations
Inquiry into IPCC research ... RE297
United Nations Climate Change Conference (December 2009)
News media coverage of re oil sands ... RE302, 306
University of Alberta
Oil sands research ... RE301 Partnership with Helmholtz research institute ... RE301
University of Calgary
Carbon capture and storage research ... RE296 Oil sands in situ research ... RE301
Wal-Mart
General remarks ... RE301
Waste management
Sanitary landfills, reduction of contamination in ... RE301
Waste management - Edmonton
Waste water
Incorporation of grey water use into building codes ... RE305 Initiatives re, funding for ... RE287 Long-term planning re ... RE305-06
Water
Agricultural use of ... RE305
Water - Industrial Heartland
Environmental aspects of ... RE289
Water - Supply
Impact on industrial development approvals ... RE291 Rainwater collection ... RE305
Water - Supply - Lower Athabasca River region
In-stream flow needs ... RE290
Water management
Conservation practices, comparison with other jurisdictions ... RE305 Consumption and transfer of ... RE304-05 Environmental aspects of ... RE293 Funding for ... RE287, 304-06 Industrial development, relation to ... RE293 Infrastructure needs, funding for ... RE305-06 Licence allocation ... RE293 Licence allocation, provincial strategy re ... RE305 Long-term planning re ... RE305-06
Water management - South Saskatchewan River
Water quality
Data interpretation and reporting ... RE303 Drinking water initiatives, funding for ... RE287 Emission thresholds ... RE291, 298-99 Funding for monitoring ... RE288, 303 Impact on industrial development approvals ... RE291
Water quality - Lower Athabasca River region
Watershed planning and advisory councils
Wetlands
Interim policy ... RE300 Provincial strategy re ... RE299-300 Provincial strategy re, public input on ... RE299
Rockel, Merv (Alberta Federation of Rural Electrification Associations)
Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)
Comparison to automatic meter reading ... RE309 General remarks ... RE307, 310 Hourly reads, cost of ... RE309
Airplanes
Electric meter readings using ... RE309
Alberta Federation of Rural Electrification Associations
Presentation to Standing Committee on Resources and Environment on electric power ... RE307, 309-10
Automatic meter reading (AMR)
General remarks ... RE307 Implementation of ... RE309
Electric meters , Smart
AFREA position on ... RE307
Electric power
Industrial vs. residential consumption ... RE310
Electric power grid , Smart
Other jurisdictions ... RE308
Electric power lines - Construction
AFREA position on ... RE309 Cost of ... RE309 Underground infrastructure ... RE309
Lakeland rural electrification association
Implementation of automatic meter reading ... RE309
Rocky rural electrification association
Implementation of automatic meter reading ... RE309
Rural electrification associations
Purchase by Fortis Alberta ... RE310 Viability of ... RE310
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