Lake Superior News is please to welcome  Environmental Law Specialist Dianne Saxe, PhD  as a  columnist for Lake Supeiror News.

She will personal, practical, expert advice and representation from one of Canada's leading environmental lawyers and her team. Relied upon by businesses, corporate counsel and general practitioners. Dianne Saxe has three times been named one of the world's leading Environmental Lawyers, and is recognized by both Lexpert and Martindale-Hubbell as one of Toronto's best. As a result, we are the only Canadian environmental firm honoured to be a member of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms.

 

 

Dianne Saxe, PhD in Law
Environmental Law Specialist

 

 How Canadian is our food?

THUNDER BAY, ON -- November 18,  2008 --- There are lots of reasons to buy Canadian food - to support local farmers and landscapes, to keep money in our economy and to be more sure of food safety. For those who want to reduce our ecological and carbon footprints, one of our most powerful options is to eat local, unprocessed food. The current North American food industry is astonishingly dependent on cheap petroleum, and much less efficient in its use of oil than our grandparents were. In 1940, 10 calories of fossil-fuel produced 23 calories of food. Now, due to food processing, packaging and transportation, the same amount of fossil-fuel produces only 1 calorie of supermarket food.  read more....>

 

 Bottoms Up! What's in your glass?

THUNDER BAY, ON July 17, 2008 - Cheers! It's time to regulate the drugs in that glass (or bottle) of water
This spring, the Associated Press reported that trace amounts of drugs had been found in drinking water in American cities.  (see http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-03-09-water_N.htm)  This set off a flurry of water testing.  read more.....>

Environmental Reporting and Disclosure Bylaws:
 Worth considering for your community?

THUNDER BAY, ON. March 18, 2008 ~ Each day, the average adult breathes between 15,000 and 20,000 litres of air. Do we need to know more about what's in it?.

The Ontario and federal governments currently track some emissions of potentially dangerous air pollutants, but only major emissions from large sources in Canada.  These large businesses report emissions above a certain threshold to the National Pollution Release Inventory (NPRI).  read more....>

Is it better to pay taxes on income or on pollution?

TORONTO ~ February 29, 2008 ~ For forty years, Canadian environmental law has tried to defeat economics. That is, we have forbidden people and businesses from doing things that save them money, and commanded them to do things that cost money. In the circumstances, it's amazing that we've accomplished so much: air is cleaner, rivers are healthier, smokestacks no longer belch choking smoke. But the urgency of climate change is just more proof that we must do more, and quickly. And for this, we need better tools.  read more....>