Assessing medical malpractice damages and Family Law Act damages
This article about damages for Family Law Act (FLA) claimants is part of a series of articles that discuss the types of damages that may be claimed in a medical negligence case. It is important to note, however, that each case is unique, and the damages claimed will differ between individuals. The assessment of damages...
Continue reading the post titled Assessing medical malpractice damages and Family Law Act damagesReinventing Fire: Amory Lovins
Reinventing Fire is Amory Lovins’ new TED talk on a smart 50 year energy plan. He shows how the US (and Canada) can choose to save $5 trillion, improve national security, increase jobs, reduce carbon emissions, and stop subsidizing its enemies by getting off oil and coal. How? Conserve, and switch to renewables, on a...
Continue reading the post titled Reinventing Fire: Amory LovinsEnergy plan consultation ends this week
The government’s long-term energy plan, which is proposed to set energy policy until 2030, is open for public input only until January 7, 2011. The overriding issue is whether the public will support higher energy costs now for a greener, more reliable future. You can submit your comments online
Continue reading the post titled Energy plan consultation ends this weekAir CAMM to improve?
The Ministry of the Environment is working hard to improve the newish air pollution regulation O.Reg. 419/05. The original concept, that a five-year phase in period would result in businesses inventing pollution control technology, usually has not worked. As major businesses get close to the February 1, 2013 deadline, they are digging in their heels....
Continue reading the post titled Air CAMM to improve?Michaud v Sun Corp
Michaud v. Sun Corp. is a civil action that has been commenced in the Ontario Superior Court by a neighbour of the Kent Breeze Wind Farm. Unlike the Hanna and Erickson cases, which unsuccessfully attempted to prevent the permitting of wind projects, the Michaud case seeks damages and an injunction now that the wind farm...
Continue reading the post titled Michaud v Sun CorpClass actions for historic contamination
Class actions for historic contamination: Sydney Tar Ponds and Smith v. Inco The class action by neighbours of the notorious tar ponds in Sydney, Nova Scotia, is going ahead, although neighbours of Inco’s Port Colborne plant have lost theirs.
Continue reading the post titled Class actions for historic contaminationA reader writes about environmental management systems
Dear Dianne Saxe, I read some of your postings this am. I cannot help but think that if robust, credible and reliable EMS (aligned to ISO 14001) were more wide spread that some of these challenges could have been avoided. Not only would they have avoided the environmental damage, but the financial costs would have...
Continue reading the post titled A reader writes about environmental management systemsOntario to give municipalities more control of siting large wind projects
Ontario will increase local control over future renewable energy projects, as previously promised by Premier Wynne.
Continue reading the post titled Ontario to give municipalities more control of siting large wind projectsWhat will it take for facts to overcome fear about wind turbines?
People who actually live with and host wind turbines on their properties are rarely heard in the emotional debate on wind farms and health. Australian filmmaker and researcher Neil Barrett is giving this critical group a voice in his excellent short film, The way the wind blows. Evidence around the world has shown that those...
Continue reading the post titled What will it take for facts to overcome fear about wind turbines?Why are so many environmental lawyers women?
Someone asked me again today: why are so many environmental lawyers women? In fact, why are so many environmental professionals women? The answer has been the same throughout my 35 year career – for women, on average, doing good is more important and money / status are less important than they are for men. There...
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