Building energy audits
One feature of the Green Energy Act will be the compulsory disclosure of energy performance information when buildings are sold. This is already an established practice in Europe, since the 2002 Directive of the European Parliament on the energy performance of buildings. “Efficient, hi…
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For no obvious reason, Toronto industries will now have three layers of overlapping regulation of their use of toxic substances: federal, provincial and municipal.
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Due to climate change, spring on the prairies will come faster and warmer, causing a higher percentage of snow melt in a shorter period of time.
View the post titled Manitoba flood of the century, againOfficial copy of OBA submission
At popular request, oba_bill150_greenenergyact_mar09 is an official copy of the Ontario Bar Association’s submission on the Green Energy Act. We will be speaking to the legislative committee on the submission April 20.
View the post titled Official copy of OBA submissionSpecies at Risk
The Environmental Commissioner, Gord Miller, has released a special report on Species at Risk. It’s an excellent, thorough and balanced report, with a comprehensive overview of the challenges ahead. He gives the province fair credit for adopting the Species at Risk Act, 2007, but notes the h…
View the post titled Species at RiskBill 167, Toxics Reduction Act
The Toxics Reduction Act, which received first reading yesterday, will require industry to measure and report on their use and release of toxic substances, and plan how to reduce them.
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Proposed changes would make it easier for condominium corporations to invest in energy conservation and renewable energy.
View the post titled Green energy and the Condominium ActPreparing to be an expert witness
Experts need formal training on how to interact with the justice system.
View the post titled Preparing to be an expert witnessOBA comment on the Green Energy Act
As Public Affairs for the Environmental Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association, I had the privilege of organizing and editing the OBA’s comments on the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, Bill 150. On the whole, we strongly support the Bill, but have pointed out a number of areas …
View the post titled OBA comment on the Green Energy ActBurnaby Oil Spill
What caused the great Burnaby oil spill of July 24, 2007, when a sewer contractor sliced into a pipeline, creating a geyser of oil? The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its report, revealing the classic elements common to major spills:
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