The Lawyers Weekly - April 23, 2010

MiningWatch
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ities to limit the scope of an
environmental assessment to
merely one component of an
overall project. The proposed
amendments have engendered
widespread criticism from
environmental groups. They
argue that the change will sanc-
tion “project-splitting” by per-
mitting federal authorities to
consider only part of a proposed
project when carrying out a fed-
eral environmental assessment,
thereby avoiding an assessment
of the environmental effects of
the project as a whole.

Dionysios Rossi and Michelle
Maniago practise civil litigation
at the Vancouver office of Borden
Ladner Gervais, with a focus on
environmental and natural
resource issues.

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An oddity in

Real Property Law

Cave-dweller embraces the simple life

A man who lives in a cave finds that life without a mortgage, bills or money suits him just fine.

Daniel Suelo left a promising career in 2000 to go live in a cave in a canyon in Moab, Utah. Since then, he has lived without money, eats from dumpsters and off the land, and blogs philosophy at the library in town, according to The Denver Post.

A decade ago, Suelo was suffering from depression and felt disillusioned by his job. He concluded that his growing despair was linked to fretting over money and material goods. So he gave away everything he owned and went to live in a cave — and now he’s happy.

Given last year’s real estate meltdown, maybe this guy is on to something. — Natalie Fraser

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