The Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act: Transparency of the environmental management of the offshore oil and gas industry
This paper considers the overall outcome of a "public environmental audit" of the government management of the oil and gas offshore industry in eastern Canada. Five requests for data sets were placed using the Access to Information Act; all five requests were denied by the Canada-Newfoundl...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:marpol:v:33:y:2009:i:2:p:312-316 2024-04-14T08:15:03+00:00 The Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act: Transparency of the environmental management of the offshore oil and gas industry Fraser, Gail S. Ellis, Joanne http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308-597X(08)00126-7 unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308-597X(08)00126-7 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:32:15Z This paper considers the overall outcome of a "public environmental audit" of the government management of the oil and gas offshore industry in eastern Canada. Five requests for data sets were placed using the Access to Information Act; all five requests were denied by the Canada-Newfoundland Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board. This lack of access to environmental monitoring data significantly hinders the ability of independent scientific inquiry and/or public involvement in the environmental assessment process. Disclosure Offshore oil and gas industry Environmental policy Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Access to Information Act Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Newfoundland Canada |
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This paper considers the overall outcome of a "public environmental audit" of the government management of the oil and gas offshore industry in eastern Canada. Five requests for data sets were placed using the Access to Information Act; all five requests were denied by the Canada-Newfoundland Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board. This lack of access to environmental monitoring data significantly hinders the ability of independent scientific inquiry and/or public involvement in the environmental assessment process. Disclosure Offshore oil and gas industry Environmental policy Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Access to Information Act |
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Fraser, Gail S. Ellis, Joanne |
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Fraser, Gail S. Ellis, Joanne The Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act: Transparency of the environmental management of the offshore oil and gas industry |
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The Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act: Transparency of the environmental management of the offshore oil and gas industry |
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The Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act: Transparency of the environmental management of the offshore oil and gas industry |
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The Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act: Transparency of the environmental management of the offshore oil and gas industry |
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The Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act: Transparency of the environmental management of the offshore oil and gas industry |
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The Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act: Transparency of the environmental management of the offshore oil and gas industry |
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canada-newfoundland atlantic accord implementation act: transparency of the environmental management of the offshore oil and gas industry |
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