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8 years ago @ Environmental Law and ... - Thank you · 0 replies · +1 points

Thank you, Tony. I'll do my best!
Best wishes
Dianne

8 years ago @ Environmental Law and ... - Thank you · 0 replies · +1 points

Thank you, Phil!

8 years ago @ Environmental Law and ... - Wind turbines and radi... · 0 replies · +3 points

Beth, it's also worth noting that my four arguments are in the alternative, i.e. if one of them is correct, it is enough.
Thank you
Dianne

8 years ago @ Environmental Law and ... - Wind turbines and radi... · 1 reply · +3 points

Beth,
With all due respect, I have a different opinion, for the reasons stated above. While the REDA has rarely been interpreted in court, a 2009 ruling confirmed that it does not apply to the use of any device, see Ayana v. Skin Klinic, 2009 CanLII 42042. No court has ever applied the REDA to noise, and I do not think they would, for the reasons explained.

Again, with all due respect to the federal candidates and to the Health Canada investigator, I believe they are misinformed.

BTW, Health Canada does not need authority to study anything. They only need legal authority if they wish to regulate or to litigate. They have done neither in relation to wind turbines.
Dianne

8 years ago @ Environmental Law and ... - Regulation of noise · 0 replies · +1 points

I am very sorry to hear about this problem. Unfortunately, the province does not set specific maximum indoor noise levels for residential spaces. The expert evidence I have seen usually suggests something in the 40 db range for urban areas. You may need to retain a noise engineer to track the problem down.
Best wishes
Dianne

8 years ago @ Environmental Law and ... - Compost v soil: which ... · 0 replies · +2 points

Alas, to the best of my knowledge, this discrepancy has not yet been addressed by the Ministry of Environment.
Thank you for your comment.
Dianne

8 years ago @ Environmental Law and ... - The Dutch Climate Case... · 0 replies · +1 points

Hi, Allan. I'd be glad to talk.
Dianne

8 years ago @ Environmental Law and ... - Even brief discharges ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Dear Susan,
As I have written to other noise sufferers, there are no quick, cheap, effective solutions to noise conflicts such as the one you describe. Our firm can sometimes help. If you would like to retain us, please fill out the form at http://envirolaw.com/contact/.
Best wishes
Dianne

8 years ago @ Environmental Law and ... - Regulation of noise · 0 replies · +1 points

Dear Doug,
As I have written to other noise sufferers, there are no quick, cheap, effective solutions to noise conflicts such as the one you describe, especially if the bylaw officer will not or cannot help. Our firm can sometimes help. If you would like to retain us, please fill out the form at http://envirolaw.com/contact/.
Best wishes
Dianne

8 years ago @ Environmental Law and ... - Should non-human anima... · 0 replies · +1 points

Dear Paul,
I agree that this is a very challenging legal argument, and I agree that there is no clear place to draw the line, if the courts move it. Please note that our blog post was simply to let our readers know that these interesting and potentially important cases are underway; we have no personal involvement in the Project. But whether or not the courts should use the specific tool of habeas corpus, the torture of chimpanzees in what was often fruitless medical research is particularly shameful because their awareness, and their suffering, is so much like our own. As you know, the National Institutes of Health have agreed to almost eliminate the use of chimpanzees in research, because their use is rarely scientifically justified. See http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jun2013/od-26.htm
I would agree that we owe lab rats (and mice) much less in the way of dignity and respect than we owe to chimpanzees, but even rats and mice should not be tortured gratuitously, IMHO.

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