The Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act: Transparency of the environmental management of the offshore oil and gas industry

• Main Authors: Fraser, Gail S., Ellis, Joanne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Newfoundland; Canada
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308-597X(08)00126-7

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