Environmental Defence | Protecting the Environment and Human Health

Tar Sands
The Tar Sands are turning Canada into the world’s dirty energy superpower. Tar Sands operations spew out toxic chemical pollution and greenhouse gases, which cause climate change.

It doesn’t have to be this way. There are ways to curb the damage being done by the Tar Sands. Yet the federal government has so far failed to get industry to clean up.

Read the latest on Environmental Defence’s campaign to clean up the Tar Sands.

I Am Green Power

Chris and Laura in Toronto heat their home using rooftop solar panels. Paul in Kingston, Ontario, has wind turbines on his farm. Harold and his family in Victoria, BC, use the sun to heat their water. Torsten, who lives on Vancouver Island, advises homeowners on how to save energy.

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Blue Green Canada

Blue Green Canada is an alliance between the United Steelworkers and Environmental Defence to support the development of good green jobs as part of a new green economy.

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Ontario Green Energy Alliance

As a coordinator of the Green Energy Act Alliance, we helped get a new law passed in Ontario that promotes clean energy and green jobs.

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Greening Canada's Buildings
Buildings typically consume a lot of resources. In fact, residential and commercial structures use up to a third of Canada's total energy production, and produce one quarter of Canada's waste going to landfill. That makes choosing a greener way to build all the more critical.

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Toxic Nation
Canadians are polluted with a toxic mix of harmful chemicals. The Toxic Nation campaign shows how your body is polluted and what you can do to get the pollution out of you and all Canadians.

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PollutionWatch
This campaign web site tracks pollution and greenhouse gas emissions across Canada through data provided by companies to the federal government. Type in your postal code to find out who’s reporting pollution and climate change emissions in your community.

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Ontario Greenbelt Alliance
Health, environmental and community groups joined with Environmental Defence to protect precious green space in Ontario. Discover the Greenbelt Alliance vision to stop urban sprawl and improve the quality of life in Ontario. Help us protect Ontario’s 1.8 million acre Greenbelt.

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Campaign Lake Simcoe
Lake Simcoe is under threat from sprawling development. Now is our chance to create a greener future for Lake Simcoe . The lake can thrive if we protect the green space around it.

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Stopping SLAPPs
SLAPPs are lawsuits that prevent people from speaking out about environmental issues affecting their communities.

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Environmental Defence is working with CPAWS-Wildlands League, Ontario Nature, Ecojustice, Environment North and ForestEthics to conserve this ecologically intact region. Protecting the vast area will provide a strong foundation for healthy communities and new opportunities for the First Nations that have stewarded this land for generations upon generation

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Blue Flag
The international Blue Flag program is a symbol of clean beaches. Flying a Blue Flag shows Canadians and visitors alike that a beach has met the highest standards and is clean for swimming. Find out which Canadian beaches are certified on the Blue Flag web site.

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Young Reporters for the Environment
Join the global network of students publishing stories and photographs about environmental problems and solutions in their communities.

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