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Reminder: Don’t miss the North American e-waste webcast
Management of hazardous substances, recovery of precious metals and creation of green jobs and businesses among issues to be addressed Montreal, 8 February 2011—Did you know that some modern electronics like your cell phone have an average useful life of only four years? Recent estimates show that the number of televisions, computers and monitors reaching the end of their useful...
February 8, 2011
Citizen panel advises NAFTA environment ministers on greening the North American economy
Transboundary environmental impact assessment seen as a vital tool for greening the region and achieving greater environmental justice Irasema Coronado named as JPAC chair for 2011 Montreal, 25 January 2011—Following a public forum and expert consultation on greening the North American economy, the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) has issued a series of recommendations to the Council of the Commission...
January 25, 2011
Discussion of e-waste recycling and reuse in North America
Montreal, 19 January 2011—The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is pleased to invite all interested persons to participate in a Workshop on E-waste Recycling and Refurbishing: Environmentally Sound Management Practices, to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, 15–16 February 2011. Aimed at small and medium-size businesses that recycle, refurbish or reuse electronic waste in North America, the event will foster the...
January 19, 2011
CEC receives a submission on treatment of PCB-contaminated soils in Grandes-Piles, Québec
Montreal, 14 January 2011—On 11 January 2011, Bennett Environmental Inc. (the "Submitter") filed with the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) a citizen submission SEM-11-001 (PCB Treatment in Grandes-Piles, Quebec) asserting that Canada, and more specifically the province of Québec, is failing to effectively enforce Québec's Environment Quality Act ("Act" or "EQA") and the Regulation Respecting the Burial of Contaminated Soils...
January 14, 2011
North America’s Environmental Outlook: Nine Topics to Watch for 2011 and Beyond
Montreal, 11 January 2011—What is the future for North America's environment? Much of the answer is up to us. A new report examines the major forces and underlying trends likely to shape the environment of North America in 2030 and outlines nine areas where decisions today will affect our environmental future in varying degrees. In fact, while the pressures on...
January 11, 2011
CEC Council instructs Secretariat to develop a factual record on the Species at Risk submission
Montreal, 10 January 2011—The Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has instructed the CEC Secretariat to develop a factual record for the SEM-06-005 (Species at Risk) submission. In the submission, filed with the Secretariat on 10 October 2006, the Sierra Club (United States and Canada), Nature Canada, the David Suzuki Foundation, Conservation Northwest, Environmental Defence, ForestEthics, Ontario Nature, Western...
January 10, 2011
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