¶ Published Friday, July 30th In Environment - No Comments »
On July 27th, the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) released details of its strategy to reduce regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. The WCI is a regional collaboration among seven American states and four Canadian provinces (Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba) to fight climate change and global warming. The document that was made public is billed as a roadmap to assist WCI members (known as partner jurisdictions) in developing and implementing regulations. The program start date is set for January 1, 2012. The first stage of the program will target generators emitting moreRead the Rest…
¶ Published Tuesday, May 4th In Environment, Video - No Comments »
I recently had a chance to interview Ryan Penn, President of Thindesk, a company that offers IT solutions that help you reduce your energy costs. Their solutions offshore the computer power to servers and you only have clients sitting on your desk. Though energy savings are a big attraction, the reduced maintenance required is even more impressive. By sending maintenance off-site and to a centralized systems, the environmental impact is further reduced. Take a look at the video to get more info on their system and how it might help you. More information on the ThinDesk platform and how itRead the Rest…
¶ Published Thursday, February 26th In Environment - No Comments »
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about how one should never let a good crisis go to waste. Moving right along, Ontario appears to be following that advice seriously. On Monday the Ontario government released its proposed Green Energy Act, a sweeping bill that would amend 15 existing provincial statutes. The new Act is incentive-based and would, among other things, encourage renewable energy projects, promote energy efficiency programs, and build a smart grid, which in turn would present opportunities to develop new technologies. Through the initiative, the McGuinty government hopes to create some 50,000 jobs. Environmentalists, so far seem happyRead the Rest…
¶ Published Monday, December 29th In Legal Issues, Miscellaneous - No Comments »
Predictions are a fool’s game, especially in the wake of such an unpredictable year, but here’s one. Ontario is faced with a major decision in 2009: Who will build its next generation of nuclear plants? Two bidders — AREVA (France), and Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. — are still in the race. One could expect Ontario to favour AECL, which has been trying to line up customers for a new CANDU reactor, and is promotting job creation as an added benefit. But the design has yet to be approved by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and foreign competition — fromRead the Rest…
¶ Published Monday, December 15th In Legal Issues - No Comments »
Obama is going to shake things up. When it comes to the environment, he has made it clear he will be focusing on the low lying fruit first – energy efficiency. Last week, he announced the appointment of Steven Chu, a nobel winning physicist and crusader of energy efficiency. This sets the tone for the next 4 years. Canadian manufacturing, which exports 66% of its goods to the US, is irrevocably tied to American regulation. As was seen last year with the REACH legislation for chemicals in electronic products in the EU zone, regulations outside your jurisdiction can have a major impact on your business.Read the Rest…
¶ Published Tuesday, September 23rd In Environment, Legal Issues - No Comments »
Interesting incentive for building owners to install geothermal systems at their facilities. The province announced a new geothermal program to reduce greenhouse gases. Commercial building owners are eligible to receive up to 10 per cent of the value of their installed systems. Building owners who install district geothermal service systems are eligible to up to $150,000. More information inside nimonik.
