Posts Tagged ‘canada’
Environmental updates are tricky thing – they come from gazettes, council minutes and other locations, not to mention the various level of governments. Nimonik, through NimonikApp.ca, offers all of its Canadian Federal Environmental Updates free of charge, take a look at some recent ones below. We also offer updates for all the provinces, territories and many municipalities for a low annual fee.
Our preliminary review of environmental fines in Canada is now avaialble. We have contacted all the provinces asking them to detail environmental fines imposed on businesses in their respective jurisdictions. To better understand and manage your environmental, health, and safety obligations - contact us today.
Please download the report here.
We have previously discussed the potential damage of the oil sands to the local ecosystem, but it is now becoming clearer that the pollution in the Athabasca river is rising. Fish are no longer safe to eat; as such, communities that used to live off the local land are in danger. Diane Saxe gives a very good run-down of a new study by David Shindler that clearly identifies abnormally high levels of heavy metals in the river and fish.
The question becomes, why is neither the Federal or Provincial government doing anything about this? In a couple of weeks, we will be publishing a report with all the environmental penalties in Canada, without spoiling the ending, there aren’t many.
The full study by David Shindler is found here.
As a special offer, we are posting all of our environmental guidance text in all of the jursidictions available to non-members. This is a temporary offer for one week, please let us know what you think and feel free to sign-up for an account. Here are our topics and sub-topics:
Click here to access all of the topics listed below.
Air Emissions
Prohibitions and Approvals
Ambient Air Quality Standards
Air Emissions Standards
Combustion Emissions Standards
Monitoring and Reporting
Vehicle Emissions
Other Requirements
Approvals, Authorizations or Permits
Approvals, Authorizations or Permits
Contaminated Sites
New contamination
Investigation of suspected contamination
Registration of sites
Site remediation
Buying or selling a site
Emergency Situations
Emergencies
Environmental Impact Assessments
Fuel Transfers
Handling
Fuel Containers Shipping & Receiving
Bulk Transfer Shipping & Receiving
Accidental Release
General Waste Management and Stewardship
General Waste Management and Stewardship
Greenhouse Gases and Pollution Inventories
Halocarbons
Common Requirements
Accidental Release
Refrigeration, Cooling Systems
Solvents Containing Halocarbons
Fire Extinguishing Systems
Hazardous Material Management
Storage
Hazardous Waste Management
Storage
Disposal
Generator Registration / Approval
PCB Management
Continued Use of PCB Equipment
Release of PCBs
Storage of Waste PCBs
Shipment and Disposal of PCBs
Export of PCB Wastes
Pesticide Management
Classification
Accidental Release
Purchase, Use, Disposal, and Shipment
Petroleum Products Storage Tanks
Approvals to Own/Operate
Storage Tank Installation
Storage Tank Maintenance
Storage Tank Inspections
Storage Tank Decommissioning
Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Shipments by Land
Shipments by Air
Shipments by Water
Accidental Release during Transport
Security and safety requirements
Transportation of Hazardous Wastes
Shipments by Land
Shipments by Air
Shipments over Water
Used Oil Management
Classification and Registration
Use of Used Oils
Used Oil Storage
Used Oil Disposal
Used Oil Shipments
Accidental Release of Used Oil
Wastewater Discharges
Administrative Requirements
Initial Installation
Discharges to a Storm Sewer
Discharges to a Non-Storm Sewer
Discharges to an Open Watercourse
Accidental Releases to a Sewer
Other Regulatory Requirements and Guidelines
Canada drops from 12th in 2008 to 43rd out of 163 countries, according to the 2010 Environmental Performance Index (EPI). The EPI relies on 25 performance indicators covering both environmental public health and ecosystem vitality.
It’s worth noting that Canada fares quite well on some indicators — in forestry and agricultural practices, notably. Surprisingly, considering our reputation as one of the worst water wasters in the world, Canada also nears the top in water. Sure we have access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. But our generous endowments in water ought not excuse us from more responsible conservation practices.
Less surprisingly, albeit a bit depressingly, we rank 151st on GHG emissions per capita. We also stink at fisheries protection (125 out 127).
For a breakdown of country profiles, click here.
