Whoβs responsible for reducing local air pollution?
Air pollution is wide-spread across Ontario, coming from many sources and moving with large air masses from one region to the next. Itβs resulting in health effects, including cancer and respiratory illnesses like asthma. Β Last year, more than 5000 premature deaths were attributed to poor air quality, in Ontario alone, and there were almost...
Continue reading the post titled Whoβs responsible for reducing local air pollution?Who is responsible for fixing lead-contaminated drinking water?
Recent attention to lead-contaminated drinking water has many Ontarians questioning the safety of the water in their own homes. So, how do you know if thereβs lead in your drinking water? How much lead is unsafe? And, who is responsible for fixing the problem? The most likely source of lead in drinking water is plumbing...
Continue reading the post titled Who is responsible for fixing lead-contaminated drinking water?What are uninsured, unidentified and underinsured motorist claims?
I. Third-Party Liability Coverage: Who pays for damages if I am injured, but it is not my fault? In Ontario, if you are injured in a motor vehicle accident you may commence a lawsuit against an at-fault driver to compensate for your injuries and losses.Β Usually, the at-fault driver’s own insurance company will cover the defence...
Continue reading the post titled What are uninsured, unidentified and underinsured motorist claims?Feds to regulate municipal wastewater
Environment Canada has released 74 pages of proposed regulations on municipal sewage treatment.Β Once in force, these regulations will set standards forΒ effluent and reporting from about 4000 municipal wastewater facilities, and will considerably tighten discharge standards for many of these plants. Last year, the Canadian Council of Minister of the Environment endorsed aΒ Canada-wide Strategy for the...
Continue reading the post titled Feds to regulate municipal wastewaterCan we still eat fish?
Can a responsible person still eat fish?
Continue reading the post titled Can we still eat fish?Risk Assessments- old numbers or new?
This Technical Update will likely invalidate most risk assessments already submitted to the MOE.
Continue reading the post titled Risk Assessments- old numbers or new?Electricity conservation getting serious
Ontarioβs landmark Green Energy Act (GEA) was passed a year ago, on May 14, 2009, to bring us major changes in energy conservation and renewable energy. Big subsidies have ramped up renewable energy generation, through the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) and microFIT programs. Now itβs time for energy conservation. All Ontario electric utilities must now implement...
Continue reading the post titled Electricity conservation getting seriousEnvironment or economy?
The Conference Board of Canada predicts that investments in technology to prevent and adapt to climate change will have major economic benefits.Β The report,Β The Economic and Employment Impacts of Climate-Related Technology Investments concludesΒ that climate-friendly technology investments can contribute to both economic and employment growth over the next five years. Β This supports the economic argument for initiatives...
Continue reading the post titled Environment or economy?Who’s got BPA, and so what?
What are Canadians made of? Not snakes and snails and puppy-dog tails, or even sugar and spice, as the childrenβs rhyme goes.Β Try lead and bisphenol-A (BPA).
Continue reading the post titled Who’s got BPA, and so what?Tax incentives for brownfields
Ontario municipalities have demonstrated their commitment to brownfield redevelopment by investing in a wide variety of incentive programs for contaminated sites that include Community Improvement Plans (CIPs). Now, there is aΒ consolidated source for locating active municipal brownfields financial incentive programs.
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