Pipeline Incidents January 2010-June 2011
Oil pipelines cross Canada’s most cherished rivers, forests and farmlands and run through the backyard of thousands of Canadians. Spills can...
Media Backgrounder: New Environmental Review for Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
On November 10, 2011, the State Department announced that it will undertake a new environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline...
DFAIT Access to Information Documents
Documents obtained through an Access to Information request related to oil stands and Northern Gateway of the Department of Foreign Affairs and...
Annual Report 2011
This was a year for stepping up to the environmental plate. And step up we did. This year, we pushed for (and won!) a long-overdue update to our...
PARTY ENERGY PROPOSALS POLL
On the eve of a provincial election, a new poll tests how Ontarians feel about some of the party proposals for energy generation. Four actual...
The Global Clean Energy Jobs Race: Ontario's Opportunity
In 2009, Ontario became a serious player in the global race to transition to clean energy by adopting the Green Energy & Economy Act. Now the...
Canada's Chemicals Management Plan
In December 2006, the Government of Canada embarked on a plan to protect Canadians and their environment from dangerous chemicals in industrial and...
Hats for Kate: Media Backgrounder
Will and Kate are visiting a much different Canada than when Di and Charles visited 20 years ago. The ‘Hats for Kate’ were commissioned...
Shale Gas Fracking and In Situ Oil Sands Chemicals and the National Pollutant Release Inventory: Public Disclosure Needed
The decline of conventional sources of oil and gas is spurring a shift to sources that are more difficult to extract such as shale gas and tar sands...
Blowing Smoke: Correcting Anti-Wind Myths in Ontario
Ontario's communities must be more involved in the benefits and management of wind power projects. A $2.3 trillion dollar race is unfolding around...