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Continue reading the post titled More about OakvillePaul Ekins and green taxes
Prof John Ekins told a packed house today that wetern economies have to improve the productivity of carbon by a factor of 10 by mid century. Every knowledgeable person knows that depends on pricing carbon. Prof Ekins cites numerous studies that green tax shifts can also produce the necessay carbon reductions with higher employment and...
Continue reading the post titled Paul Ekins and green taxesNew brownfields rules
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has quietly adopted sweeping changes to the regulation of brownfields and other contaminated sites. Some of the changes were extensively reviewed with stakeholders during the past three years; others were surprises: See the 87 pages of Regulation 511/09 at http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/english/elaws_regs_040153_e.htm. The most important change will be the new standards...
Continue reading the post titled New brownfields rulesUnderstanding Environmental Regulation Structure in Canada
In this blog post Paula reviews the statutory regime in Ontario and outlines strict liability offences and its impact on companies. Understanding your environmental obligations and responsibilities can be a confusing and a daunting task.Β There are multiple government departments involved with overlapping jurisdictions and each having its own set of laws, regulations, policies, directives and...
Continue reading the post titled Understanding Environmental Regulation Structure in CanadaNon-competition clauses can be more damaging than just being unreliable
Over the last decade or so, Canadian courts have become increasingly unwilling to enforce non-competition clauses in employment contracts, except in limited exceptional circumstances. Despite this, some employers continue to keep them included in their contracts of employment either because they are using template contracts that have not received timely legal updating, or feel that...
Continue reading the post titled Non-competition clauses can be more damaging than just being unreliableDoes your home renovation make you a βconstructorβ? Believe me, you need to know!
How often have you undertaken a home renovation project yourself?Β You might have hired out the more skilled aspects β maybe an electrician, a plumber, or a drywall taper (we all know βa guyβ, donβt we?).Β Youβre perfectly capable of overseeing the project generally; thereβs no need to hire a general contractor just to finish a basement...
Continue reading the post titled Does your home renovation make you a βconstructorβ? Believe me, you need to know!Renewable energy approvals amendments
As a key pillar in supporting the development ofΒ Ontarioβs green economy, theΒ OntarioΒ government made O.Reg.359/09 (Renewable Energy Approvals) under theΒ Environmental Protection Act, which came in to force on September 24, 2009. This regulation offers a hopefully one-window approach to regulating renewable energy generation facilities. The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) is proposing to amend O.Reg.359/09 to...
Continue reading the post titled Renewable energy approvals amendmentsContaminated sites: which cleanup standards?
More stringent cleanup standards for contaminated sites will come into effect July 1, 2011, under 2009 amendments to Regulation 153/04. Β Some property owners with ongoing cleanups may prefer to use the old numbers, i.e. the βMarch 9, 2004 Soil, Ground Water and Sediment Standardsβ (β2004 standardsβ) to obtain a record of site condition after July...
Continue reading the post titled Contaminated sites: which cleanup standards?Toxic toys update
The US Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ) and the Teamsters Office of Consumer Affairs released its report, theΒ National Commission of Inquiry into Toxic Toys, on November 18.Β While this report relates to toys for sale in the US, consumers should be aware of these chemical additives that might be in toys that end up...
Continue reading the post titled Toxic toys updateInnovative thinking about water?
Diane Cunningham, director of the Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management at the Richard Ivey School of Business organized another great forum last month on innovation for Canadian environmental Β issues. This year’s forum was on Water Innovation; the keynote address and panelist presentations are posted atΒ http://www.ivey.uwo.ca/lawrencecentre/water-innovation-2011/default.htm. This is exactly the sort of thing that...
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