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Ontario Government Cuts to Climate Action Policies and Programs and Related Actions July 2018: Initial regulation to stop cap-and-trade auction activity. Revoked Ontario Regulation...Read More
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Why are Ontario’s Greenhouse Gas emissions going up instead of down?
We know that in order to fight climate change, Canada, and the world, needs to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Every spring, the federal...Read More
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What’s in store for the New Year? Our predictions for the biggest environmental news stories in 2018
2017 was a big year for environmental news. The Energy East pipeline was cancelled, record low prices were set for solar and wind power,...Read More
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Attacks on the Environment
Attacks on the Environment The current provincial government began attacking the environment on the first day of their first term of office. We’ve compiled...Read More
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Volkswagen Emissions Scandal Timeline
Timeline of international enforcement activities against Volkswagen Since Volkswagen’s global emissions scandal, otherwise known as “dieselgate,” became public in 2014, Canada has taken no...Read More
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Canadian governments have spent $23 billion on fossil fuel pipelines since 2018
In a climate emergency, how do you think the federal government should be using public dollars? Solar energy and battery storage come to mind....Read More
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2018 Annual Report
Together we defend the environment From getting major retailers to stop selling toxic paint strippers to the cancellation of an unnecessary multi-lane highway, you...Read More
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Retailer report card 2018: Canadian context
Consumers are increasingly concerned about their exposure to toxic chemicals from products due to a growing body of research linking chemical exposures to health...Read More
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Canada joins historic commitment to end international fossil fuel finance by end of 2022
ABOVE GROUND, ASIAN’S PEOPLES MOVEMENT FOR DEBT AND DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK INTERNATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, GREENPEACE CANADA, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, OIL CHANGE...Read More
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Why I’m taking the federal government to court, again, for failing to charge Volkswagen for its diesel emission scandal
You’ve probably heard of the “Dieselgate” scandal by now. In short, more than four years ago, news about Volkswagen’s scandal shook the world after...Read More