Beament Green sponsored water.ca in an interview with Canada’s Minister of the Environment, Peter Kent. Beament Green also provided comments with respect to the Harper Government’s track record on a few environmental issues. The interview may be accessed at www.water.ca
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Beament Green sponsors interview with Canada’s Minister of the Environment
Thursday, September 15th, 2011 by Michael HebertMinistry of the Environment publishes Guide to Completing Phase I ESAs
Thursday, September 15th, 2011 by Michael HebertThe Ministry of the Environment has published a Guide to Completing a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment under Ontario Regulation 153/04 and a Guide to Completing a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment under Ontario Regulation 153/04. These documents will be of great assistance to qualified persons in understanding the new Phase I and II ESA requirements for the purpose of filing a record of site condition. These documents are available for review on the Ministry’s website at http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/subject/brownfields/STDPROD_087096.html
CBA adopts resolution urging comprehensive national climate change law
Thursday, September 15th, 2011 by Michael HebertThe Canadian Bar Association at its annual meeting in Halifax has adopted climate change resolution urging Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments to take immediate steps to develop and implement a comprehensive national climate change law including mandatory greenhouse gas emission reductions and carbon pricing. Michael Hebert of Beament Green was involved in the committee that drafted the resolution that was successfully adopted by the Canadian Bar Association. The resolution may be found on the Canadian Bar Association website as Resolution 11-05-A.
New Compendium of Ontario Municipal Brownfields Financial Incentive Programs
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011 by Michael HebertMany Ontario municipalities have demonstrated a keen commitment to Brownfield redevelopment by a wide variety of incentive programs available in their municipalities. Until now, there has been no consolidated source for locating active municipal financial incentive programs. Ontario staff has compiled, in conjunction with the municipalities, a compendium of municipal improvement plans. Read the rest of this entry »
Summary Report from UNFCCC
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011 by Michael HebertMichael Hebert has prepared and filed on behalf of the Canadian Bar Association and the Ontario Bar Association reports on his attendance at the the 16th Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meetings in November and December, 2010, in Cancun, Mexico. Copies of these reports may be found at the Canadian Bar Association site and the Ontario Bar Association site.
Report #5 from UNFCCC / COP 16
Monday, December 13th, 2010 by Michael HebertSuccessful conclusion to COP 16
Report #4 from UNFCCC / COP 16
Thursday, December 9th, 2010 by Michael HebertBeament Green partner Michael Hebert is at UNFCCC / COP 16 in Cancun, Mexcio. Below is his fourth report from that conference. Read the rest of this entry »
Report #3 from UNFCCC / COP 16
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 by Michael HebertSaturday saw the beginning of a somewhat quieter day with discussions centered around methodologies to involve private funding in financing climate change since governments and public organizations clearly lack funds (estimated to be $100 billion per year by 2020) to accomplish GHG reductions on their own. Read the rest of this entry »
Report #2 from UNFCCC / COP 16
Sunday, December 5th, 2010 by Michael HebertIn the second in the series, Beament Green partner Michael Hebert reports from UNFCCC / COP 16 from Cancun, Mexico. Read the rest of this entry »
Report #1 from UNFCCC / COP 16
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 by Michael HebertBeament Green’s Michael Hebert is one of the Canadian Bar Association’s delegates attending the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico. What follows it the first of his dispatches.
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