Climate change, KPIA and the rule of law
When abroad, I have often bragged about Canada’s legal system, how competent and respected are our courts and how no one is above the law. But this boast has taken a blow in the area of climate change and the Kyoto Protocol.
View the post titled Climate change, KPIA and the rule of lawMore Olympic nuisance lawsuits
Olympic nuisance claims have now spread past transit. Last year, Susan Heyes was awarded $600,000 for the disruption she suffered during construction of the Canada Line. (The decision is under appeal.) Other businesses in the area have launched a class action seeking similar redress. Now Mar…
View the post titled More Olympic nuisance lawsuitsWhy do new fuel tanks leak?
New fuel tanks leak because our safety standards are too lax, according to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. In Muskoka Fuels v Hassan Steel Fabricators, the plaintiff petroleum distributor purchased a fuel tank manufactured by Hassan. Diesel oil leaked from the tank into a bog less th…
View the post titled Why do new fuel tanks leak?Regional official plans and the ANS
These kinds of errors can make a Record of Site Condition contain "false or misleading" information or certification.
View the post titled Regional official plans and the ANSRenewable energy FIT contracts rolling out
The Ontario Power Authority has just announced the first group of contracts to buy renewable energy electricity at premium Feed in Tariff (FIT) prices, under the Green Energy Act. These contracts have been awarded for projects that do not require upgrades to the electrical transmission and d…
View the post titled Renewable energy FIT contracts rolling outEnvironmental insurance getting cheaper?
Last week, insurance representatives told the Ontario Bar Association that environmental cleanup insurance has become much less expensive, perhaps 1 cent per square foot per year for large property portfolios. The available coverages have also expanded. This is good news. Environmental insur…
View the post titled Environmental insurance getting cheaper?Making parent companies pay: a sting in the tail of approval reform
This should add some surprising complications to a wide variety of transactions.
View the post titled Making parent companies pay: a sting in the tail of approval reformSustainable events – real or greenwashing?
Canadian pride in our “green Olympics” is about to be translated into a standard for sustainable events: Z2010. The Canadian Standards Association worked unofficially with VANOC’s Corporate Sustainability Office to develop the standard in record time, and to learn from its …
View the post titled Sustainable events – real or greenwashing?Environmental Assessment: Worth the cost?
The main finding of this study is that the lengthy time frames and higher costs to comply with the Municipal Class EA process are not providing additional environmental or other benefits.
View the post titled Environmental Assessment: Worth the cost?Renewable energy guidance
Need a renewable energy approval under the Environmental Protection Act for a wind, solar or biomass project? Six new draft technical guidance documents have been released for three months’ public comment, to May 30, 2010. See EBR Registry Number 010-9235. Applicants should follow the…
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