Smart meters and privacy?
Privacy advocates point out the importance of controlling data mining from the stream of power use information collected by smart meters. No one is yet regulating how this data can be used, but perhaps they should be. Another excellent piece of journalism by National Public Radio’s Living on Earth.
Continue reading the post titled Smart meters and privacy?When Is a Layoff Not a Layoff?
Q. When Is a Layoff Not a Layoff? A. When it’s a termination. A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court has given some employers confidence that they will always be allowed to lay off employees provided they follow the requirements of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“the ESA”). Unfortunately, we think that confidence may well...
Continue reading the post titled When Is a Layoff Not a Layoff?St. Lawrence Cement must pay millions for no-fault class-action damages
Dust they are, and unto dust they shall return, yet human beings have difficulty resigning themselves to living in dust.
Continue reading the post titled St. Lawrence Cement must pay millions for no-fault class-action damagesChildren, toxins, energy and renovations
Are you thinking about renovating? As someone now living through a major renovation, I know that it is a big job. There are many complex factors to balance, to get the improvements you want, more or less on time and on budget, and preferably without too many surprises. The last thing you need is something...
Continue reading the post titled Children, toxins, energy and renovationsA new crime: hacking carbon credits
In January, much of the European Union carbon trading system was shut down in response to the theft of carbon credits from a Czech carbon registry. Blackstone Global Ventures announced: Stolen EUA. Yesterday at 12 CET 475 000 allowances were unlawfully removed from our account with the Czech registry (OTE). We are doing our outmost...
Continue reading the post titled A new crime: hacking carbon creditsMore on wind and health
Given the strong interest in wind energy and human health, here is another excellent literature review: Wind Energy March 2010 Pharmacy Practice by Jackie Campbell.
Continue reading the post titled More on wind and healthExport and Import of Hazardous waste
In late December, we were successful in having Environment Canada drop all charges against one of our clients. To the considerable fright of company staff, Environment Canada had executed a very public search warrant, with a huge search team, and had seized boxes of documents. Months later, the company, and its president personally, were charged...
Continue reading the post titled Export and Import of Hazardous wasteNeed environmental motivation? Two good Canadian books to read
Here are two, very different Canadian books I’ve been reading recently on motivation to do something about the shocking, heartrending state of our environment, both of which I heartily recommend.
Continue reading the post titled Need environmental motivation? Two good Canadian books to readCanadian "recyclables" really waste, rot in Philippines
For two years, 50 shipping containers of Canadian garbage have been expensively rotting in the Philippines, at the expense of Filipinos. The containers were shipped as recyclable plastic scrap in 2013, but reportedly contained a mixture of plastics with other household wastes, including adult diapers.
Continue reading the post titled Canadian "recyclables" really waste, rot in PhilippinesKudos to Environmental Commissioner
Our congratulations to Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner for three more excellent reports: 2012/2013 Annual Report: Serving the Public A Review of Ontario’s Weakened Protections for Species at Risk (Special Report, Nov. 2013) Building Momentum:Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report2012 (Volume Two) Like most other folks we know, we struggle to read everything that comes our way, and...
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