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Canada: Towards Sustainable Mining
Since 2004, members of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) have been required to implement MAC’s Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative. This initiative requires member companies to implement...
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Canada: Ontario Feed-In Tariff for Micro-fit Generation
The Ontario Power Authority is introducing a new Feed-In Tariff for commercial aggregators, called the CFIT (commercial feed-in-tariff) Program. The program is intended for micro-fit generation...
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Canada: New Clean Energy Programs in Ontario
The Ontario Power Authority is developing two new Clean Energy Standard Offer Programs, one for natural gas-fired combined heat and power (CHPSOP), the other for energy recovery (ERSOP) from...
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Canada’s Election: The Impact on Canada’s Environmental Policy
Electoral Surprise The surprising thing about Canada’s May 2, 2011 federal election is not so much that the Canadian electorate returned a majority at last for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s minority...
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Canada: New Regulations for the Coal-Fired Electricity Sector
From Environment Canada. Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent announced in August that the Canadian government is moving forward with regulations for the coal-fired electricity sector. “Our...
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Overview of Canadian Environmental Law
Canadian law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP has issued Blakes Guide to Environmental Law in Canada, an introductory summary of the principal laws and regulations of Canadian environmental law....
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Oil Sands: Overview of Environmental Law for Alberta, Canada
Canadian law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP has issued a summary of environmental law that applies to projects in the Alberta, Canada oil sands in western Canada. Description of the Alberta Oil...
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Canada: Audit Report Criticizes Transport Canada and National Energy Board
According to an audit report released by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada in December 2011, Transport Canada has not designed and implemented the management practices needed to effectively...
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Ontario: Storm Clouds Brew for Wind and Solar
Ontario’s ambitious renewable energy program is under attack from all sides. In December 2011, the Auditor General criticized the province’s Feed-in Tariff (FIT) rates for renewable energy as being...
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Canada: Environmental Implications of the New Federal Budget
After a marathon session in the lower chamber of Canada’s federal parliament, the Conservative government majority prevailed and its federal Budget Bill C-38 (Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity...
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