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	<title>OHS Insider &#187; environment</title>
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		<title>ON Court Awards $36 Million in Environmental Class Action Lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suppose your company spills chemicals, pollutes the air or engages in some other environmental offence that allegedly harms a lot of people. They may try to band together and sue it in what’s called a “class action,” which is a kind of lawsuit designed to ...


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<li><a href='http://www.ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/liability/government-agencies-ordered-to-hand-over-investigation-documents-for-use-in-civil-lawsuit' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Government Agencies Ordered to Hand Over Investigation Documents for Use in Civil Lawsuit'>Government Agencies Ordered to Hand Over Investigation Documents for Use in Civil Lawsuit</a></li>
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		<title>Gulf Oil Spill: Protecting Workers During the Cleanup</title>
		<link>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/gulf-oil-spill-protecting-workers-during-the-cleanup</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Do Diligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster_Accident]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The focus in coverage of the ongoing Gulf oil spill has justifiably been the environmental impact of this disaster and its effect on the industries that depend on the sea. But let’s not forget that this incident began as a safety incident when the drilling ...


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		<title>No Heroes Emerge in Gulf Oil Spill So Far</title>
		<link>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/no-heroes-emerge-in-gulf-oil-spill-so-far</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/no-heroes-emerge-in-gulf-oil-spill-so-far#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Do Diligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil spill]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been nearly 60 days since an explosion on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico caused an oil spill that’s now the biggest environmental disaster in US history. And during these two months, no heroes have emerged. Not one man or woman ...


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<li><a href='http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/the-bp-oil-spill-sars-government-accountability' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The BP Oil Spill, SARS &#038; Government Accountability'>The BP Oil Spill, SARS &#038; Government Accountability</a></li>
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		<title>Holding Poor Environmental Records Against Companies</title>
		<link>http://www.ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/environmental-compliance/holding-poor-environmental-records-against-companies</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/environmental-compliance/holding-poor-environmental-records-against-companies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Do Diligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On May 17, the Ontario government introduced Bill 68, the Open for Business Act, 2010, which is designed to streamline government services and cut so-called “red tape.” One of the environmental highlights of this Bill is proposed amendments to the Ontario Environmental Protection Act (EPA) ...


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		<title>Environmental Risk Management in Companies Worldwide</title>
		<link>http://www.ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/environmental-compliance/environmental-risk-management-in-companies-worldwide</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/environmental-compliance/environmental-risk-management-in-companies-worldwide#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Do Diligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many safety coordinators are responsible for their companies’ OHS and EHS programs. This arrangement makes sense because there’s a lot of overlap between safety and environmental compliance. So today we’re going to discuss a survey of CEOs worldwide on their approach to environmental risk management.
Economist ...


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		<title>Making ‘Green’ Jobs Safer for Workers</title>
		<link>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/making-%e2%80%98green%e2%80%99-jobs-safer-for-workers</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/making-%e2%80%98green%e2%80%99-jobs-safer-for-workers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Do Diligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more consumers are demanding environmentally friendly products or products made using sustainable materials and processes. This increase in demand for “green” products and services has also lead to an increase in green jobs. But are jobs that are better for the environment safe ...


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		<title>Ontario ‘Toxics’ Act and Regulation Take Effect</title>
		<link>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/ontario-%e2%80%98toxics%e2%80%99-act-and-regulation-take-effect</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/ontario-%e2%80%98toxics%e2%80%99-act-and-regulation-take-effect#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazardous chemicals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Various hazardous substances pose a threat to human health and safety as well as the environment. So in June 2009, the Ontario government passed the Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 to reduce the use and creation of so-called “toxics.” The government also released a regulation to ...


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		<title>Ontario Court Limits Liability for Historic Pollution</title>
		<link>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/ontario-court-limits-liability-for-historic-pollution</link>
		<comments>http://www.ohsinsider.com/do-diligence/ontario-court-limits-liability-for-historic-pollution#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contamination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many safety coordinators are responsible for both their companies’ OHS and EHS programs. This arrangement makes sense as there’s a lot of overlap between safety and environmental compliance. So today we’re going to look at a recent case in the environmental compliance area.
What We Know ...


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