Jul 26, 2024 / Plastic Pollution
Plastic Packaging At the Grocery Store Is Getting Ridiculous, and We’ve Got the Photos to Prove It!
Another Plastic Free July is coming to a close, so we wanted to take a moment to say thanks to all our supporters who…Read More
Jul 23, 2024
Why did the Pathways Alliance scrub its website? New Greenwashing Rules Explained
There’s a lot of buzz right now about new rules that crack down on greenwashing – and the backlash from oil and gas companies….Read More
Jul 23, 2024 / Protecting Ontario’s environment
Wetlands — what are they good for? (mitigating flooding)
Last week, Toronto experienced another “100 year storm” just 11 years after the previous one in 2013. The city saw some of the worst…Read More
Jul 19, 2024 / Plastic Pollution
Observations of an Amateur Beach Litter Picker
This is a guest blog by Lynn Tremain, a retired elementary school teacher who lives in Ontario. Her love of nature has been nurtured…Read More
Jul 17, 2024 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Another Year, Another Toxic Algal Bloom in Lake Erie
For over a decade, Lake Erie has been experiencing annual toxic algal blooms. Algal blooms happen when algae grows out of control, clogging water…Read More
Jul 15, 2024
The Federal Government Abandons a Crucial Climate Responsibility
It has been a while since we’ve written about the Impact Assessment Act (IAA). It’s time for an update. Last month, the federal government…Read More
Jul 12, 2024 / Plastic Pollution
Buying Groceries without Garbage Packaging Is Possible — And Should Be Much More Available!
This Plastic Free July, we are turning our sights on Canada’s grocery stores — one of the major drivers of Canada’s plastic packaging waste….Read More
Jul 05, 2024 / Climate Change
There’s a direct line of culpability between fossil fuel corporations and climate change – it’s why so many oil and gas CEOs have topped…Read More
Jul 05, 2024 / Plastic Pollution
When Will Grocery Stores Finally Clean up Their Act When It Comes to Plastics?
Throwaway grocery checkout bags are mostly a thing of the past. That’s thanks to a federal ban that has succeeded in getting rid of…Read More
Jun 27, 2024 / Protecting Ontario’s environment / Yours To Protect
This is a guest blog by Annette Gibbons, lead member of the Grimsby Environmental Network. One of the main purposes of the Greenbelt Act…Read More