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Brownfield Bootcamp wants Canadian cities to share remediation game plans   Brownfield Bootcamp wants Canadian cities to share remediation game plans Log In or Subscribe to View Article
5/24/2013 | Full Story

COLUMN: A world without packaging waste seems like a galaxy far away COLUMN: A world without packaging waste seems like a galaxy far away Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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CP Rail oil spill under investigation in Saskatchewan Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Supreme Court ruling sets precedent for taxes on clean-up obligations Log In or Subscribe to View Article
A new Supreme Court of Canada ruling on deforestation could have wide-reaching implications for the tax treatment of oil and gas companies’ clean-up obligations.
5/24/2013 | Full Story

Alberta energy regulators rewarding firms for over-investing in operations, warns report Log In or Subscribe to View Article
The way that government agencies regulate the rate-of-return model for Canada’s pipelines unnecessarily increases costs for both utilities and customers, warns a new report from the University of Calgary’s School of Public...
5/24/2013 | Full Story

Calgary researcher measures groundwater sustainability in new study Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Holmes Hydro Project didn't circumvent environmental assessment, BC court rules Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Controversial BC coal project missing key elements in enviro assessment application Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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House Passes Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Bill; Obama Administration to Release Public Comments Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Biorem reports third consecutive quarter with positive EBITDA Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Summer means a spike in chemical injuries to kids Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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CO2 Solutions renews carbon capture deal with Codexis Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Messe Frankfurt acquires Watertech, increases trade fair presence Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Fumes from industrial plastic plant blaze lead to quarantine Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Carpet Recycling UK wins resource award Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Keller promoted to president of CK Technologies Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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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
5/21/2013 | Full Story

Envirogen Technologies releases new Sustainable Emissions Control technology Log In or Subscribe to View Article
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Bill 37 tabled in Quebec to ban St. Lawrence fracking ahead of study Log In or Subscribe to View Article
5/17/2013 | Full Story

Alberta's new energy regulator draws activists' ire as implementation looms 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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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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Brownfield Bootcamp wants Canadian cities to share remediation game plans Log In or Subscribe to View Article
When Nanaimo, British Columbia officials spent $3.4 million on a 26.7-acre property from Canadian Pacific Rail in March of 2013, they had their eyes set on a federal fund that could offset most of the brownfield’s redevelopment costs....
5/24/2013 | Full Story

Supreme Court ruling sets precedent for taxes on clean-up obligations Log In or Subscribe to View Article
A new Supreme Court of Canada ruling on deforestation could have wide-reaching implications for the tax treatment of oil and gas companies’ clean-up obligations.
5/24/2013 | Full Story

Alberta energy regulators rewarding firms for over-investing in operations, warns report Log In or Subscribe to View Article
The way that government agencies regulate the rate-of-return model for Canada’s pipelines unnecessarily increases costs for both utilities and customers, warns a new report from the University of Calgary’s School of Public...
5/24/2013 | Full Story

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

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