The West’s Garbage Dump

lawiscool | Environmental Law, International Law | 4th March - 2008

A Dirty Job
A 2007 episode of 60 Minutes reported a story of how American ships are decommissioned and dismantled by going to Bangladesh and shoring up, permanently.
Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries on Earth.
The problem is that tearing these ships apart wreaks environmental havoc. The toxins and wastes infest the waterways and shorelines, […]

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Government Seems Skeptical About Science

lawiscool | Environmental Law, Politics | 23rd February - 2008

Although Canada ranks as a top nation when it comes to scientific research, this just isn’t a characteristic shared by the Canadian government.
An editorial in the journal Nature this week provided a scathing critique of the current government.

Concerns can only be enhanced by the government’s manifest disregard for science. Since prime minister Stephen Harper came to […]

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Canada Still Complicit in DU

lawiscool | Environmental Law, Health Law, International Law | 20th February - 2008

Colin Powell recently denied the harmful effects of Depleted Uranium (DU), which has been used in every major American conflict in recent years.
InformationLiberation reports,
Members of WeAreChange Ohio confronted former Secretary of State Colin Powell about the use of depleted uranium in four separate wars– including Gulf Wars I […]

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Patenting Mother Nature

lawiscool | Environmental Law, Intellectual Property | 18th February - 2008

Biomimicry, or engineering based on naturally occurring principles, is one of the newest emerging technologies in patent law.
The Biomimicry Guild states,
Life has been performing design experiments on Earth’s R&D lab for 3.8 billion years. What’s flourishing on the planet today are the best ideas—those that perform well in context, while economizing on energy and materials. […]

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New Law Commission of Ontario to Hire Students

lawiscool | Environmental Law, Health Law, Law School, Legal Reform | 29th January - 2008

Background
On Nov. 30, 2007, former Attorney-General Michael Bryant announced the creation of the new Law Commission of Ontario (LCO). The Commission is created to reconcieve the law and evaluate issues of reform.
Bryant said,
The goal is to create a modern, relevant and responsive commission that will bring forward recommendations to improve the administration of Ontario’s […]

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