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Bill 37 tabled in Quebec to ban St. Lawrence fracking ahead of study Bill 37 tabled in Quebec to ban St. Lawrence fracking ahead of study Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Alberta's new energy regulator draws activists' ire as implementation looms Alberta's new energy regulator draws activists' ire as implementation looms Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Carpet Recycling UK wins resource award Log In or Subscribe to View Article
Carpet Recycling UK’s significant achievements in finding new uses for waste carpet and exceeding targets have won the company the Landfill Diversion Strategy category of the Resource Revolution Awards 2013.
5/21/2013 | Full Story

Keller promoted to president of CK Technologies Log In or Subscribe to View Article
Cascade Engineering has announced the promotion of Christina Keller to President of CK Technologies (CKT), a key Cascade business unit specialized in innovative technologies for the commercial truck and bus industry. 
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Shanks posts 'resilient' year-end results Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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BC firm leading the way in fuel cell tech for buses Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Envirogen Technologies releases new Sustainable Emissions Control technology Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Vancouver firm leading the way in European fuel cell technology for public transit Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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New $19M Alberta facility will turn carbon emissions into feed, fuel, fertilizer Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Toronto firm unveils underwater energy storage technology in cleantech venture deal Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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CO2 levels surpass 400 ppm milestone for first time on record, researchers say Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Framework set to save Experimental Lakes Area through policy institute Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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DHS Data Show Much Faster Pace For Approvals of Site Security Plans Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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5-day course on Biosafety and Biocontainment for BSL-3 lab workers Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Up to 100 acetylene cylinders explode at West Virginia Plant Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Ontario Toxic Substance Reduction Planner Training sessions Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Inspectors find leak at Entergy nuclear plant Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Pure Technologies Ltd. posts 'strong' Q1 for 2013 Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Toxic waste sites linked to lead levels, impaired development in children Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Waste 2 Product and Energy Conference just 2 weeks away! Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Dempsey named as new AMERIPEN exec director Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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WCA Waste Corporation acquires Automated Waste Services Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Eco-fees: to see or not to see, that is the question
In most of Canada, eco-fees, the funding mechanism for extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs, are matters of barely passing interest to governments and consumers. That’s not the case in Ontario, though, where for...
4/30/2013 | Full Story

Visible versus price-included eco-fees
The vast majority of EPR regulations in Canada are silent on the issue of visible versus price-included eco-fees. Where they are silent, manufacturers and brand owners have generally shown a preference for visible fees collected at the point of...
4/30/2013 | Full Story

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Convictions

NB fishery fined $500,000 under Fisheries Act for illegal pesticide use
On April 26, 2013, New Brunswick-based Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd. pled guilty to the illegal use of the agricultural pesticide cypermethrin, which killed a number of lobsters when it was used in fish-bearing waters.
5/3/2013 | Full Story

CRS Specialties Inc, supervisor fined total of $59,000 after co-op student burned while welding Log In or Subscribe to View Article
CRS Specialties Inc. in Welland, Ontario was fined $55,000 and its supervisor, Chad Corriveau, $4,000, after a student on a co-operative education placement was burned while welding.
4/30/2013 | Full Story

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EcoLog seminar explores risky business of environmental consulting and how to avoid litigation
As a room full of environmental consultants listened to experts at EcoLog Legislation’s Environmental Liability Seminar in Toronto, the resounding message was that sooner or later a consultant will be sued, it’s simply a question of...
4/12/2013 | Full Story

Environmentalists, mining companies await federal tailings pond ruling in Newfoundland Log In or Subscribe to View Article
Following a February 2013 court hearing in Newfoundland, an East Coast environmental group is concerned that in the weeks or months to come — while it waits for the judge’s ruling — mining companies will continue to exploit a...
3/8/2013 | Full Story

Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon Log In or Subscribe to View Article
On December 27, 2012, the Yukon Court of Appeal (YKCA) released its reasons in Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon.1 The YKCA allowed the Ross River Dena Council’s appeal and modified the declarations granted by Veale J. of the...
1/31/2013 | Full Story

Nova Scotia gov't says Cape Breton fracking ban won't stick
Nova Scotia’s provincial government says despite the fact that a Cape Breton county is considering a municipal bylaw to ban hydraulic fracking, it will be the province who has the final say.  
1/25/2013 | Full Story

Toronto bag ban reversed on heels of lawsuits Log In or Subscribe to View Article
After more than a year of widely-covered controversy over Toronto’s plastic bag ban, city council quietly changed its course after receiving legal advice and voted against the pending bylaw.
11/30/2012 | Full Story

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Case Studies

Vancouver firm leading the way in European fuel cell technology for public transit Log In or Subscribe to View Article
By 2014, a British Columbia (B.C.) firm says it will be responsible for 80 per cent of public transit bus fuel cells used in Europe.
5/17/2013 | Full Story

US LEEDing the way, while Canada ranks sixth in world for green buildings Log In or Subscribe to View Article
When it comes to which country is leading the way in LEED-certified projects — primarily green buildings — it’s not exactly a close race.
5/10/2013 | Full Story

Is Europe really the world's recycling celebrity? Log In or Subscribe to View Article
For years, Canadian recycling activists have positioned western European countries, and Germany in particular, as the poster children for the most advanced recycling in the world.
5/3/2013 | Full Story

CEO conference panel shares visions for a safer Canadian workplace Log In or Subscribe to View Article
Greg Nordal says he likes to walk his offices as if he was a safety inspector looking for hazards. He calls it walking the talk.              
5/3/2013 | Full Story

Ontario court dismisses claim that wind project proposal hurt property values
A civil lawsuit that claimed wpd Canada Corporation’s Fairview Wind Project proposal damaged property values in the Collingwood area has been dismissed by an Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
5/3/2013 | Full Story

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