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LEED Credit is Designed to Eliminate Illegal Wood in Buildings

The U.S. Green Building Council is being applauded for the release last week of the new pilot credit intended “to reduce the risk that illegally sourced, harvested or traded wood products are used in building.” The LEED BD+C: New Construction … Continue reading

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Bill 57: New Law Puts the Brakes on the Pay Transparency Act Designed to Narrow Ontario’s Gender Pay Gap

  Despite pay equity and anti-discrimination laws, female workers in Ontario continue to earn less than their male peers. In an attempt to address the ongoing gender wage gap, Ontario’s former Liberal government passed the Pay Transparency Act (“PTA”), designed … Continue reading

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PG&E Bankruptcy Designed to Protect Shareholders, Not Help Victims

PG&E says that its bankruptcy will be in the best interests of its wildfire victims.  Not true.  PG&E’s only motivation in filing for bankruptcy is to protect shareholder value by keeping as much money as possible out of the hands of … Continue reading

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SPACE: NASA will slam a spacecraft into an asteroid as part of the DART project designed to save th…

SPACE: NASA will slam a spacecraft into an asteroid as part of the DART project designed to save the planet from extraterrestrial armageddon, the team’s senior scientist has revealed. Read more detail on Recent Law Professor posts –

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Slick Olive Oil Label Designed to Deceive

Most shoppers don’t spend a lot of time scrutinizing product labels in the supermarket. And that might be what one manufacturer is counting on. In what appears to be one of the most deceptive labels ever, this extra virgin olive … Continue reading

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