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¶ Published Friday, January 29th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
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, [...]
¶ Published Wednesday, December 2nd at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
George Monbiot breaks his self-imposed ban on flying and lands in Toronto to witness the “astonishing spectacle of a beautiful, cultured nation turning itself into a corrupt petrostate.”
¶ Published Friday, November 27th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
The United States throws out 40% of their food (article). With the world under greater and greater ecological pressure, many parties state the obvious: efficiency improvements are the low hanging fruit. Lowering your house temperature in the winter, raising it in the summer, buying a fuel-efficient car or changing your light bulbs saves a great [...]
¶ Published Wednesday, October 28th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Design & Features ∞ No Comments »
Some of our potential clients do not require detailed guidance text on legislation – they already understand the basics, they simply want updates on environmental legislation. They want to know what is changing, when, how and why. We have always offered updates as part of our various services, but now we are pleased to offer [...]
¶ Published Thursday, October 8th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
Doing something small for the environment, like turning off lights in unused rooms, also results in big savings for organisations. By Isaac Rudik at Compliance Solutions Canada – A Nimonik affiliate
A colleague recently replaced all of the incandescent bulbs throughout his small-to-midsized company with compact fluorescent lights, and removed one-quarter of the fluorescent tubes from [...]
¶ Published Thursday, July 16th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
Not exactly hot of the press news anymore, but here’s my rundown on the Supreme Court decision in St. Lawrence Cement Inc. v. Barrette.
¶ Published Thursday, July 16th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
This week, Wal-Mart had a “sustainability meeting” and announced new questionnaires to assess the environmental footprint of their suppliers. The data will eventually be converted into green labels for products that will indicate the environmental impact. Other retailers are likely to follow, in fact Wal-Mart has invited Costco, Target and Tesco to join on this [...]
¶ Published Monday, May 25th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment, Miscellaneous ∞ No Comments »
With the economy in the doldrums, many people in the environmental field are scrambling to find work. Though I do not have any concrete figures, it is no suprise that consulting contracts, particularly sustainability related, have dried up dramatically. Companies have put new and expansion projects on hold, and this has in turn removed demand [...]
¶ Published Monday, April 27th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment ∞ No Comments »
Twice last week, the Federal Court of Canada told the Harper government to do its job.
First it was the repatriation of Omar Khadr. Then it ordered the Federal government to include in the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) the publication of all mining pollution data, going back to 2006.
The NPRI details all the industrial [...]
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