Jun 03, 2020 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Last week, in our final episode of The Recovery Series, we talked about the need to invest in the protection and restoration of our…Read More
Jun 03, 2020 / Climate Change
How cleaner vehicles can bring big public health benefits and fight climate change
Public health studies show that people who live near roads and highways are exposed to a harmful amount of air pollution from cars, buses…Read More
Jun 01, 2020 / Safeguarding Freshwater
20 years after the Walkerton Tragedy, Ontario could be setting itself up for a new water crisis
Twenty years ago, a different public health crisis was gripping Ontario. Today we know that crisis as “The Walkerton Tragedy”. In the middle of…Read More
May 27, 2020 / Livable Communities
In the words of former Ontario Environmental Commissioner Diane Saxe, urban sprawl is Ontario’s tar sands. At first pass this may seem like hyperbole….Read More
May 27, 2020 / Climate Change
Meet Export Development Canada, the secretive crown agency financing the big oil bailout
This is the second in our series of blogs about how governments are bailing out the oil and gas sector during the COVID-19 crisis….Read More
May 25, 2020 / Climate Change
Why bailing out oil and gas is a bad recovery strategy for Canada
Last week, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund was the latest financial institution to split away from Canadian oil companies – citing their unacceptable…Read More
May 22, 2020 / Climate Change
Busting the top 5 myths in Planet Of The Humans
The documentary Planet Of The Humans is filled with outdated myths about renewable energy and electric vehicles. Here are the top 5 myths in…Read More
May 21, 2020 / Plastic Pollution
More and more, consumers are seeing compostable plastic items—from plates and cutlery to garbage bags and coffee pods—on store shelves. But are these items…Read More
May 20, 2020 / Livable Communities
Don’t let sprawl developers pave over the Carruthers Creek headwaters
Developers want to pave over a sensitive ecological area and prime farmland in Durham Region. We need to stop it. The area in question…Read More
May 13, 2020 / Toxics
Pollution, health, and COVID-19 — We answer some of your most pressing questions
Last week, we hosted a webinar about the link between toxic pollution, health, and COVID-19. The webinar shed light on how exposure to toxics…Read More