Archive for August, 2008:

Industry Associations & Environmental Concerns

¶ Published Wednesday, August 20th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Announcements, Environment, MiscellaneousNo Comments »

We are actively looking to partner with industry associations. In our experience, companies in similar industries (and who are often part of an association) share the same environmental concerns and are impacted by the same regulations – so why not share the burden? 
The system can be modified to suit association needs, companies can leave comments [...]

Less is More in Environmental Legislation

¶ Published Friday, August 15th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment, Legal IssuesNo Comments »

At NIMONIK, we believe that less is more. Some “information sources” bombard you with more information that you can possibly handle: news items, legislative updates, products, court rulings… These online tools should filter information and provide you with the essentials, not add more emails to your inbox.
Here we want you to get the straight facts [...]

B.C. Establishes a Cap-and-Trade System for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

¶ Published Tuesday, August 12th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment, Legal IssuesNo Comments »

Here is a recent update our members received with regards to British Columbia’s first take at carbon credits.
On May 28th, the B.C. government introduced a key component of its plan to reduce greehouse gas emissions by one-third by the year 2020.  Bill 18 establishes a framework for a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions; however, [...]

In praise of plain language

¶ Published Thursday, August 7th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Design & FeaturesNo Comments »

Why are our laws and regulations so unreadable? Mostly because the way lawmakers write has little to do with everyday language. Instead they tend to favour an archaic and convoluted writing style known as legalese. Making matters worse, our legal obligations vary from one province (or territory) to the next, and legal compliance is further [...]

Sneak Peak of NIMONIK 2.0

¶ Published Wednesday, August 6th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Announcements, Design & FeaturesNo Comments »

We are working hard at NIMONIK to bring you a completely new platform. As described in a previous post, we are moving towards a much more interactive system with a cleaner interface. We decided to give you a sneak peak at NIMONIK 2.0, which should be launched towards the beginning of October.
Some of the new [...]