And in the U.S..
Three and four decades ago, Canada was an environmental leader. Now, in many ways, we just follow the US. On climate change, in particular, the Harper government has promised to do little until the US adopts its own climate bill. It is therefore particularly disappointing that last week cong…
Continue reading the post titled And in the U.S..Don't touch that shoreline
Cottagers frequently want to “clean up” their shoreline, but this is usually illegal without a permit. A father and son were each charged with altering their shoreline and removing vegetation without a permit, contrary to the Saskatchewan Environment Management and Protection Act, 2002.
Continue reading the post titled Don't touch that shorelineWatch us re BP
Watch a short video interview with Dianne on the BP oil spill. Thank you to Jonathan Brun at Nimonik for making and posting these videos.
Continue reading the post titled Watch us re BPEco fee reset
Ontario takes a second stab at funding household hazardous waste collection.
Continue reading the post titled Eco fee resetGHG reductions: are we getting better?
The federal government has quietly admitted that its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction efforts are having little effect. The Harper Conservatives won’t comply with the action plan portion of the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act, 2007 , but they do file the reports to Parliament that…
Continue reading the post titled GHG reductions: are we getting better?BP and bad regulators: Minerals Management Service
One of the biggest scandals surrounding the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the incompetence and worse of its regulator, the Minerals Management Service. Can pro-energy regulators also protect the environment? It seems unlikely.
Continue reading the post titled BP and bad regulators: Minerals Management ServiceWindshare
Congratulations to Dianne on becoming President of Windshare, Canada’s first wind energy cooperative. Together with Toronto Hydro, Windshare owns and operates the highly visible turbine at the Toronto waterfront that has done so much to build support for wind energy in Ontario. Wind en…
Continue reading the post titled WindshareAir pollution class action against the tar sands?
The successful class action by Port Colborne residents, Smith v. Inco, has opened the door to a similar class action against the tar sands. In Inco, nickel particles were emitted from the refinery for 80 years. There was no proof that Inco ever operated illegally or negligently, or failed …
Continue reading the post titled Air pollution class action against the tar sands?First, do no harm: controlled burns and sea turtles
A coalition of animal protection and conservation groups filed a lawsuit on June 30 to stop BP from conducting “controlled burns” of spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico. They allege that protected and endangered sea turtles were being incinerated alive.,
Continue reading the post titled First, do no harm: controlled burns and sea turtlesLimitations: why not too late to sue for contamination?
No one can count any longer on the limitation period having run for any of it.
Continue reading the post titled Limitations: why not too late to sue for contamination?