¶ Published Tuesday, September 22nd In Legal Issues, Video - No Comments »
We just put together a short video that tries to explain the new remediation certificates in Alberta, please leave your comment bellow. Much more information on the new requirements is available at www.nimonikapp.ca
¶ Published Monday, September 14th In Legal Issues - No Comments »
In Canada, the government has copyright over its publications, paid for with your money. The copyright extends to laws, regulations, and other documents. A copyright makes it difficult for companies and non-profit organizations to reproduce government information without their explicit permission. This slows innovation, reduces transparency and adds bureaucracy. As part of the ongoing copyright, intellectual property and information technology consultations in Ottawa, Crown Copyright is being discussed. It is very, very important for the future of Canadians and their government that the Federal government change the existing structure. Please take 1 minute of your time to sign the petitionRead the Rest…
¶ Published Wednesday, September 9th In Environment, Legal Issues - No Comments »
Dianne Saxe just blogged on an alarming tactic at the MOE in Ontario. Supposedly the ministry finds interesting ways to “prove” a facility is over the emissions thresholds, forcing the company to spend money on complex monitoring programs. The claim is quite something, I highly recommend you take a look at her post.
¶ Published Tuesday, September 8th In Legal Issues, Video - No Comments »
We just put together a short video on the toxic substances act in Ontario, its overlap with federal legisation, purpose and potential holes.
¶ Published Friday, September 4th In Environment, Legal Issues - No Comments »
A bill moving through Parliament in Ottawa will push fines for not recycling up steeply, a lot of money to pay for not recycling a $1 newspaper. By Isaac Rudik at Compliance Solutions Canada – a Nimonik affiliate Blue bins and boxes are so common around workplaces that people don’t even notice them anymore; they’re part of the industrial landscape. But while most employees may be in the habit of tossing a soda can or old newspaper in the container, not as many businesses are as diligent about recycling. That may be about to change because the price for notRead the Rest…
¶ Published Wednesday, September 2nd In Legal Issues, Video - No Comments »
We just put together a short, 3 minute video, on the new environmental enforcement act. Of course there is much more detail on our main website, www.nimonikapp.ca, but this video should give you a quick introduction to the new act.
¶ Published Tuesday, August 11th In Environment, Legal Issues - No Comments »
Alberta’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation is soliciting proposals to get funding for projects that aim to reduce GHG emissions. The CCEMC, an independent not-for profit organization, gets money from the Alberta government and industry to be used for the purposes of a management fund, set up under the Climate Change and Emissions Management Act. It now has up to $120 million for project funding and sent out a call for proposals last week. The 2009 Call for Proposals Guide can be found here. The CCEMC’s website is also up and running. For more details about the CallRead the Rest…
¶ Published Friday, July 3rd In Legal Issues, Miscellaneous - No Comments »
At Nimonik, we are trying to change an established market – never an easy chore. Notably, we are trying to pull companies away from using excel spreadsheets to manage legal obligations and get them to use an online tool that is always up to date, always accessible and collaborative by definition. Sounds obvious, right? But, people know excel and email. Our job is to convince them of the merits of the change, no easy task, but once the ball gets rolling, industry tends to follow quickly. People dislike change because implicit in any change is a critique of how theyRead the Rest…
¶ Published Thursday, July 2nd In Environment, Legal Issues - No Comments »
Obama has continued his drive to undo 8 years of Bush. He has just reversed an order by Bush, signed 4 days before leaving office, that absolved Oil & Gas refineries from reducing carcinogenic air emissions. This is likely only the beginning of a wave of environmental regulations in the US, that will inevitably be emulated by Canada as various programs come into effect. Though Obama has stated that the Tar Sands are an important part of the US energy mix, he will be pushing Canada to clamp down on the current free for all in Alberta. In all likelihood,Read the Rest…
¶ Published Monday, June 22nd In Legal Issues - No Comments »
Following regulations when something is first installed may no longer be adequate because a company grows, employing more people, or the regulations are tougher yet the business doesn’t keep up-to-date. The result can be a shockingly expensive work order – and an even more expensive fine. – By Isaac Rudik at Compliance Solutions Canada While the news media likes to portray companies who get fined for violating health and safety rules as cold-hearted, money grubbing, villains, the truth often is very different. In fact, each year many businesses believe they are doing everything correctly, working hard and spending money toRead the Rest…
¶ Published Friday, May 29th In Environment, Legal Issues - No Comments »
On May 27, 2009, Ontario’s first Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Bill 185 was introduced. If passed, this Bill will allow Ontario to develop a cap-and-trade system, and integrate it with the other systems being developed in other Canadian jurisdictions and the United States, as Ontario is member of the Western Climate Initiative. This Bill will amend the Environmental Protection Act to allow Ontario to distribute GHG allowances. Specific regulations will also be adopted consequently. A discussion paper is now available. Comments may be submitted until July 26, 2009. The cap-and-trade system is expected to be implemented by 2012. For moreRead the Rest…
¶ Published Wednesday, May 27th In Environment, Legal Issues - No Comments »
Chevron, your friendly oil giant, is being pursued by farmers in Equator for dumping millions of tons of waste into their beautiful waters – causing cancer, pollution and misery. As you might expect, Chevron denies the charges and is mounting a PR campaign. Article here (francais) Large shareholders must get involved on issues of this magnitude. In fact, the California Pension Fund, a very large Chevron shareholder, is pushing increased transparency about their activities. We have started to see pension and sovereign wealth funds applying sustainability and environmental criteria to their investment decisions; demands will only increase. Ultimately, bad environmentalRead the Rest…
¶ Published Tuesday, May 26th In Legal Issues - No Comments »
A really interesting article in the New York Times outlines how the side of a legal battle that receives more questions during a case tends to lose. Despite the lack of scientific studies, this is idea quite interesting. As you might recall from your university days, correlation is not causality. Logically, the weaker side of an argument should receive more questions and usually one would expect the weaker argument to lose. So, does receiving more questions simply prove you are the weaker side? In which case, the quantity of questions is a good prediction of who will lose, but notRead the Rest…
¶ Published Wednesday, May 20th In Environment, Legal Issues - 1 Comment »
Written by Isaac Rudik at Compliance Solutions Canada – A top quality provider of complaince solutions Many industries use potential soil contaminants in a wide range of manufacturing processes. Yet prevention is relatively easy, doesn’t require major investment and can be averted with properly trained personnel using the right equipment. Admittedly, it is an extreme example but last July’s discovery of a small amount of loose yellow uranium in the soil under Cameco’s uranium hexafluoride conversion plant near Toronto added another chapter to an ongoing story. Cameco admitted at a public hearing in April that a leak from its plantRead the Rest…
¶ Published Tuesday, May 12th In Environment, Legal Issues - 1 Comment »
The Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs du Québec presented today Bill 42 (in French only) on climate change, which would amend the Environment Quality Act. Once adopted, the Government of Quebec will have the powers necessary for its participation in the cap and trade of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) system, in partnership with the Canadian provinces and the Member States of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI). Specifically, the Government will: * establish reduction targets and emission caps, * require reports of all GHG emissions covered by the joint program of the WCI, * set upRead the Rest…
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