What is "storage"?
A recent Alberta case casts some light on the meaning of waste “storage”. Custom Environmental Services (CESL) sorts and recycles contaminated material, including PCBs. PCB material is brought to the CESL, sorted, cleaned, perhaps processed and placed in containers. Once a truckl…
View the post titled What is "storage"?Ontario joins Western Climate Initiative
Ontario has joined the Western Climate Initiative, North America’s largest green partnership, just in time for its third major Stakeholder Workshop. Most Canadian provinces are now Partners or Observers in the WCI, with the notable exceptions of Alberta and the Atlantic provinces. In f…
View the post titled Ontario joins Western Climate InitiativeMore on Drugs in Drinking Water
Are tiny levels of drugs in bottled or tap water a health risk? We just don't know.
View the post titled More on Drugs in Drinking WaterBerendsen wins costs too
In February, we told you about the landmark decision in Berendsen v. Ontario, a precedent-setting case holding the Ontario government liable for contamination of a dairy farm by road waste. On July 11, Berendsen’s victory became doubly sweet when Judge Seppi awarded them $655,000 in le…
View the post titled Berendsen wins costs tooStrong Interest in Green Shift
A wide cross section of knowledgeable people showed strong interest this week in the Liberal proposal to start shifting federal taxes from income to carbon pollution. Representatives of business, NGOs, universities, environmental consultants and the legal bar gathered on short notice to ques…
View the post titled Strong Interest in Green ShiftTransit EA
Ontario has pushed through a regulation that gives residents no say in the type or location of most future transit projects. Ontario regulation 231/08, which came into effect June 24, exempts virtually all transit projects from conventional environmental assessment. Instead, major transit pr…
View the post titled Transit EAFederal Court of Appeal narrows CEAA
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the federal government’s narrow interpretation of its Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (“CEAA”). In Red Chris Development Co. Ltd. versus Miningwatch Canada, Miningwatch tried, unsuccessfully, to compel the federal government to c…
View the post titled Federal Court of Appeal narrows CEAALafarge to appeal landmark decision
Lafarge announced today that it will seek leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal from the June 18 decision of the Divisional Court. (See https://www.siskinds.com/2008/06/19/lafarge-victory/). Lafarge points out that the court’s ruling would discourage alternative energy investments in …
View the post titled Lafarge to appeal landmark decisionWe're Bullfrog Powered!
One of the advantages of our new location is that we now have control over our energy use. We are proud to announce that we are now Bullfrog powered! And did you know that we have an office bicycle, CFLs and a hybrid car? Also, we have been honoured again by the Practical Law Company,...
View the post titled We're Bullfrog Powered!Dianne's OMEX lecture
The Ontario Municipal Insurance Exchange has been kind enough to post their video of Dianne’s recent lecture on climate change. Enjoy!
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