The Ministry of the Environment is offering seven technical training sessions that will assist facilities in understanding how to meet the requirements of the Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 and O. Reg. 455/09.  The technical assistance sessions will present information on toxic substance accounting, planning, and building a business case for plan implementation, including:

• How to develop process flow diagrams
• How to select the method or combination of methods to quantify toxic substances
• How to...

The APMA and Natural Resources Canada Energy Efficiency project is now well under way. A number of member facilities are participating and experiencing the benefits of the program. Click here for more details. We have brought in six students for the summer to assist members complete energy inventories and identify savings opportunities. We would like to thank Enbridge Gas for their support of this project. Participating students this sumare are (from left to right):

Xinjia Li, Peter Corbyn...

The newly passed Toxics Reduction Act is going to affect virtually every company that now reports to NPRI) - please read this carefully.

The following material is cut and paste from an MOE communique:

Toxics Reduction Strategy: Updates and Public Consultation Sessions

 The Ministry of the Environment is taking another step as part of the Toxics Reduction Strategy. I would like to inform you of the following activities:
1.        O.Reg 125/10 has amended O.Reg. 455/09 to replace the static...

The APMA is developing a number of options this summer towards the availability of co-op students to complete energy inventories and assessments for member companies.

To date, six APMA member facilities have collectively identified $300,000 worth of energy savings via the program supported by Natural Resources Canada.

A key component of this program is providing experience for engineering co-op students towards completing energy inventories and identifying savings opportunities at APMA member...

The APMA has completed six mini-energy audits (low hanging fruit) since last fall with the support of Natural Resources Canada. The results are as follows:

Some of the feedback from participating facilities:

"Your report highlighted many areas of low hanging fruit where savings can be found with little or...

APMA members currently face a number environment and energy related challenges and opportunities. The APMA is hosting a one-day conference on March 31 at the new Linamar Training Centre in Guelph The event will also feature a number of exhibitors.

This one-day conference provides participants with current information regarding challenges such as the recently passed Toxic Reduction Act and changes to Regulation 419.

The event also provides valuable insight regarding the benefits of the APMA /...

I had the opportunity to attend the 2010 Toronto Auto Show on February 11. What more can anyone ask for than to check out hundreds of new vehicles and wish they had a few hundred thousand dollars kicking around to add five or six vehicles to the personal fleet? Ok, back to reality.

Big picture, I am encouraged by the direction of the automakers. But it was a couple of vehicles that I noticed that struck me as a window to future years at the show. The Tesla, the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf...

For your information - in mid-February, the APMA will be announcing partnerships with PV roof top developers. These partners will provide strong experience in all facets of renewable energy development for interested APMA members. Please contact me at pcorbyn@apma.ca for more information on this program if you are interested in more information prior to this coming annoucement.

Also, here is a very informative article FYI regarding rooftop solar panel deals: http://tinyurl.com/ylmm98u.

The following is reprinted from http://www.news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2009/12/reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html:

Ontario is closer to establishing a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Today, the legislature passed the Environmental Protection Amendment Act (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading), the foundation for Ontario's cap-and-trade program.  

The act allows Ontario's program to link to other systems in North America and abroad. Aligned systems would maximize...