Comments on: Air pollution class action against the tar sands? http://envirolaw.com/class-action-tar-sands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=class-action-tar-sands News and analysis (not advice) by a top Ontario environmental lawyer Fri, 18 May 2012 00:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Luttes autochtones internationales de Juillet 2010 « KKKanada http://envirolaw.com/class-action-tar-sands/comment-page-1/#comment-1762 Luttes autochtones internationales de Juillet 2010 « KKKanada Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:31:51 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=3188#comment-1762 [...] cruciale avait été ouverte par la Cour Supérieure d’Ontario, qui donne la possibilité d’un recours collectif contre les sables bitumineux. Le 6 juillet, la Cour remit son jugement sur l’affaire Smith contre Inco Limited; la toute [...] [...] cruciale avait été ouverte par la Cour Supérieure d’Ontario, qui donne la possibilité d’un recours collectif contre les sables bitumineux. Le 6 juillet, la Cour remit son jugement sur l’affaire Smith contre Inco Limited; la toute [...]

]]> By: Underreported Struggles #40, July 2010 | Intercontinental Cry http://envirolaw.com/class-action-tar-sands/comment-page-1/#comment-1629 Underreported Struggles #40, July 2010 | Intercontinental Cry Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:42:10 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=3188#comment-1629 [...] a vital door was opened by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice that gives way for a possible class action lawsuit against the tar sands. On July 6, the Court handed down its decision on Smith v. Inco Ltd., the very first court decision [...] [...] a vital door was opened by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice that gives way for a possible class action lawsuit against the tar sands. On July 6, the Court handed down its decision on Smith v. Inco Ltd., the very first court decision [...]

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]]> By: Adam Driedzic http://envirolaw.com/class-action-tar-sands/comment-page-1/#comment-1590 Adam Driedzic Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:05:40 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=3188#comment-1590 Fascinating, thanks. I had been wondering how the private law might serve a broader environmental protection purpose when heath claims continue to be frustrated by causation issues. If a class action based on property damage was to be certified against the oil sands, it could trigger public participation in the permitting of future facilities. Currently the Alberta regulatory boards only provide intervenor standing to the "directly affected". This narrow test often requires proving a "potential" effect on property rights. A certified class action could provide evidence of potential effects. That the Inco case recognized airborne effects is crucial because the oil sands are on public lands far from population centers. Fascinating, thanks. I had been wondering how the private law might serve a broader environmental protection purpose when heath claims continue to be frustrated by causation issues.

If a class action based on property damage was to be certified against the oil sands, it could trigger public participation in the permitting of future facilities. Currently the Alberta regulatory boards only provide intervenor standing to the "directly affected". This narrow test often requires proving a "potential" effect on property rights. A certified class action could provide evidence of potential effects. That the Inco case recognized airborne effects is crucial because the oil sands are on public lands far from population centers.

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