Comments on: Public risk, private profits – why cap liability? http://envirolaw.com/public-risk-private-profits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-risk-private-profits News and analysis (not advice) by a top Ontario environmental lawyer Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Will Amos http://envirolaw.com/public-risk-private-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-1555 Will Amos Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:15:41 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=3137#comment-1555 Diane , Nice piece - you will see that we are on the same wavelength- http://www.ecojustice.ca/media-centre/press-releases/oil-companies-not-citizens-should-cover-spill-damages in particular, see the substantive memo which led to Shawn McCarthy writing a piece in the Globe on Wednesday best Will Diane ,
Nice piece – you will see that we are on the same wavelength- http://www.ecojustice.ca/media-centre/press-releases/oil-companies-not-citizens-should-cover-spill-damages

in particular, see the substantive memo which led to Shawn McCarthy writing a piece in the Globe on Wednesday

best
Will

]]> By: DSS http://envirolaw.com/public-risk-private-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-1550 DSS Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:38:13 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=3137#comment-1550 Thanks, Paul. No, I'm not aware of any reliable statistics in this larger context. Best wishes Dianne Thanks, Paul. No, I'm not aware of any reliable statistics in this larger context.
Best wishes
Dianne

]]> By: DSS http://envirolaw.com/public-risk-private-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-1549 DSS Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:37:26 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=3137#comment-1549 Thank you, Leah. Thank you, Leah.

]]> By: Paul MacLean http://envirolaw.com/public-risk-private-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-1547 Paul MacLean Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:15:25 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=3137#comment-1547 Great article, Dianne. And thank you for the Braithwaite reference, of which I was unaware. Lately I am most concerned with environmental assessment, as being a less than ineffective tool to mitigate environmental harm, as you have noted, let alone prevent pollution. I think it can even be viewed as a relatively inexpensive license to pollute, with the only chances of in-depth examination of local projects within a global context coming through properly-informed public review mechanisms. The engineered mitigation methods are, as you say, not enough. Outright refusal of projects by the public on the basis of the inadequacy of safeguards against environmental harm are probably very rare. I suspect this is because the local communities affected by projects are highly compromised by having to choose between socioeconomic benefits from projects and environmental protection. The greater potential damage caused by tankers crossing the ocean or the incremental damage caused by one more project to extract more hydrocarbons from the earth's crust are not considered. There is no mechanism for this. Are there any statistics on the performance of EA? Great article, Dianne. And thank you for the Braithwaite reference, of which I was unaware. Lately I am most concerned with environmental assessment, as being a less than ineffective tool to mitigate environmental harm, as you have noted, let alone prevent pollution. I think it can even be viewed as a relatively inexpensive license to pollute, with the only chances of in-depth examination of local projects within a global context coming through properly-informed public review mechanisms. The engineered mitigation methods are, as you say, not enough. Outright refusal of projects by the public on the basis of the inadequacy of safeguards against environmental harm are probably very rare. I suspect this is because the local communities affected by projects are highly compromised by having to choose between socioeconomic benefits from projects and environmental protection. The greater potential damage caused by tankers crossing the ocean or the incremental damage caused by one more project to extract more hydrocarbons from the earth's crust are not considered. There is no mechanism for this. Are there any statistics on the performance of EA?

]]> By: environmentallawcentre http://envirolaw.com/public-risk-private-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-1546 environmentallawcentre Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:42:27 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=3137#comment-1546 Hi Dianne, One of our Staff Counsel members posted an article on our blog yesterday about the need to consider potential harms in environmental assessments and decision making. You may find it interesting. <a href="http://environmentallawcentre.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/we-should-take-gravity-more-seriously/#comment-187" rel="nofollow">http://environmentallawcentre.wordpress.com/2010/...</a> Leah Hi Dianne,

One of our Staff Counsel members posted an article on our blog yesterday about the need to consider potential harms in environmental assessments and decision making. You may find it interesting. http://environmentallawcentre.wordpress.com/2010/…

Leah

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