Ontario could easily phase out polluting fossil gas – if it wanted to
We all know that to successfully address climate change we need to phase out fossil fuels and switch to electric power. As we transition…Read More
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Cleaner, cheaper and growing: renewables are ready. Canadian policy isn’t.
I have a bad habit, like many climate activists, of talking a lot about the bright future for clean, renewable energy. The energy of…Read More
Reform of municipal election finance rules shakes things up in Ontario
This past June 7th the Ontario legislature passed Bill 181, the Municipal Elections Modernization Act. This change to municipal election finance rules is a…Read More
Oil companies don’t care about you or the planet
You have to wonder how oil executives sleep at night. Two recent media stories clearly show that Big Oil is willing to sacrifice the…Read More
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
Ontario’s Auditor General issues a scathing report on the province’s environmental actions
Ontario’s Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk tabled a scathing annual report on environmental issues this week, blasting the Province once again for failing to do…Read More
Meridian Quarry expansion in Burlington highlights lunacy of grandfathered permits
This is a guest blog by Claire Malcolmson, the Responsible Aggregate consultant for Environmental Defence Imagine if your neighbor informed you that there was a…Read More
Industry doesn’t want plastic declared “toxic”. Too bad for them. It is
Just as we suspected, the chemical industry has been lobbying to block federal action on plastics. Recently, the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC)…Read More
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Canada is taking action to reduce plastic waste. The federal government plans to ban six single-use plastic products and list plastic as a toxic…Read More
Amid covid-19 crisis, aggregate lobbyists are pushing for deregulation and environmental cuts
While the country collectively struggles through the COVID-19 pandemic, some industries are using the crisis as cover to push their agendas forward and demand…Read More