May 17, 2024 / Climate Change
Wildfires, Floods & Heat Waves: Brought to You By Big Oil
The climate crisis is here. 2023 was the hottest year on record The degree of devastation across Canada in 2023 was difficult to comprehend….Read More
May 17, 2024 / Protecting Ontario’s environment
Putting a face to the Redside Dace
Small, but mighty – the Redside Dace has the potential to stop Premier Ford’s bulldozers in their tracks. The colourful minnow is endangered both…Read More
May 16, 2024 / Federal Climate
Fact Checking The Prime Minister’s Excuse for Delaying Public Transit Funding
Statement from Nate Wallace, Clean Transportation Program Manager Ottawa| Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – In recent comments covered by LaPresse,…Read More
May 15, 2024 / Climate Change
Why We Must Talk About Climate Change When Things Are on Fire
There’s a line in a song by Midnight Oil that was very popular in the environmental movement when I was younger: “How can we…Read More
May 07, 2024 / Climate Change
The Carbon Capture Boondoggle Begins To Unwind
For Canada’s major oil and gas producers, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a get-out-of-jail-free card, which allows them to keep on polluting while…Read More
May 06, 2024 / Protecting Ontario’s environment
If people in Ontario don’t speak up, the government might push through two new laws that could see a lot of the province’s farmland,…Read More
May 01, 2024 / Climate Change
Gregory L. Ebel: The Pipeline Pusher
We’ve been closely following all the controversy surrounding Enbridge’s greenwashing and price gouging in Ontario, so we knew we had to make some additions…Read More
Apr 29, 2024 / Climate Change / Movement Building / Plastic Pollution / Protecting Ontario’s environment / Safeguarding Freshwater / Toxics
Earth Month is a time for hope, not blind optimism
This Earth Month, Environmental Defence celebrated its 40th Anniversary. Our Executive Director, Tim Gray, marked the occasion with a speech underscored with a message…Read More
Apr 26, 2024 / Climate Change
The energy transition is already happening, and it’s being led by our Indigenous communities
This blog was written by Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Founder and Executive Director of Sacred Earth Solar My name is Melina Laboucan-Massimo. I am from the…Read More
Apr 25, 2024 / Climate Change
Sustainable Finance 101: Transforming Finance for a Sustainable Future
Canada promised to cut its greenhouse gas emissions after the 2016 Paris Agreement. It was part of the global agreement where 195 countries all…Read More