¶ Published Tuesday, May 5th In Miscellaneous - No Comments »
Last week, Justin Lacey from Vancouver based sustainable development maketing firm iWalkSoftly interviewed me. The interview is now up on his blog, hopefully it gives a good overview of the motivation and ideas behind Nimonik. Justin is a great guy who is just getting his company off the ground. If you need help with your sustainable development initiatives and are in British Columbia, be sure to give him a call.
¶ Published Saturday, May 2nd In Environment - No Comments »
Ontario’s Bill 150, the Green Energy and Economy Act is scheduled for a third reading at the end of May, and is almost certain to be passed into law. The bill has been the subject of a fair bit of public debate, as it went before Committee consultations in last few weeks. In the process, Ontario Energy Minister George Smitherman announced a series of amendments to Bill 150. For one, he has backed down from a plan to require energy audits for all house purchases. Instead home buyers will be able to waive their right to the $300 audit, providedRead the Rest…
¶ Published Friday, May 1st In Environment - No Comments »
It’s not often that a private member’s bill gets passed into law without government support. A little unexpectedly, Liberal MP John McKay‘s Bill C-300 on corporate accountability in developing countries passed 2nd reading last week. It is now before the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee, which is dominated by the opposition, so things are looking promising. The Bill aims to ensure that federally supported oil & gas and mining companies respect international environmental best practices and human rights standards. If passed, expect Ottawa to create “corporate accountability” guidelines that meet those standards so that it can hold mining andRead the Rest…
