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How good is our blog? The best indicator is our CLAWBIE (Canadian legal blog award). But I was also glad to learn more about our Page Rank (PR). Page Rank is Googleβs ranking systemΒ that indicates how authoritative and credible a website is.
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Going for the Green is an Internet TV station devoted to environmental issues, and run by Lynn Johannson. Watch for our featured video there this week:Β http://www.xool.tv/goingforthegreen.
Continue reading the post titled Watch for us on TV this weekGuidance for Environmental Site Assessments
Now that Reg. 153/04 sets strict new standards for Environmental Site Β Assessments of contaminated sites, it is good news that the Ministry of the Environment has finally released its guidance document for performing those ESAs. Although the new rules are only mandatory when seeking a Record of Site Condition, they set an industrywide benchmark for...
Continue reading the post titled Guidance for Environmental Site AssessmentsRenewable Energy Approvals reg amended
Regulation Decision Notice: Proposed Amendments to O.Reg. 359/09 (Renewable Energy Approvals), which can be found here:Β http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTEwMDEy&statusId=MTY3NDU3&language=en As a key pillar in supporting the development ofΒ Ontarioβs green economy, theΒ Ontariogovernment established O. Reg. 359/09 (Renewable Energy Approvals) under theEnvironmental Protection Act, on September 24, 2009. The regulation governs the approach to regulating renewable energy generation facilities based...
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The Ministry of the Environment has amended Ontario Regulation 153/04, under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA), related to brownfields. According to the MOE, the amendments “are technical and are consistent with the policy intent of the existing O. Reg. 153/04, as amended in December 2009. The amendments clarify the intent and scope of certain provisions,...
Continue reading the post titled Brownfield Regulation amendedTransit, loss, and compensation
Our column in today’s award-winning SLAW revisits the Heyes case. “Public works often impose heavy losses on those in private property nearby. Under what circumstances should they be compensated?Β That should have been the question in Heyes v. Vancouver, now Susan Heyes Inc. (Hazel & Co.) v. South Coast B.C. Transportation Authority. Alas, it was...
Continue reading the post titled Transit, loss, and compensationCourt of Appeal Upholds ERT Finding in Blanding’s Turtle Case
On April 20, 2015, the Ontario Court of Appeal restored the finding of the Environmental Review Tribunal (βERTβ) that the proposed Ostrander Point wind farm would result in βserious and irreversibleβ harm to the Blandingβs turtle. The Ostrander Point wind farm project is a nine-turbine 22.5 megawatt wind farm on Crown land in Prince Edward...
Continue reading the post titled Court of Appeal Upholds ERT Finding in Blanding’s Turtle CaseMumbling about climate change
As you’ve probably noticed, no one is talking about climate change in the federal election. The Ontario government is keeping the issue pretty low key too. They quietly released both their annual GHG mitigation report as well as its climate change adaptation plan and strategy with no fanfare last Thursday (just prior to the Easter...
Continue reading the post titled Mumbling about climate changeAmerican energy use in one chart
US energy policy has an outsize effect on Canadian law, regulation and policy. It’s therefore fascinating to see, in a single graph, how muchΒ of what type of energy they use, and how that changes year-over-year.Β Β The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory publishes annual energy flowcharts for the US. You can find a similar diagram for...
Continue reading the post titled American energy use in one chartThe Dollars and Cents of Drinking and Driving
Labour and employment lawyers often write articles at the holiday season about liability for employers arising from their social events at which alcohol is served.Β And many clients seek opinions or draft workplace policies on the issue.Β Whether the employer is seeking to manage this issue for business reasons, ethical reasons, or both, when it communicates with...
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