The cost to clean up the environmental mess caused by Canada’s oil and gas industry is $123 billion and could grow to over $220 billion by 2040. Unless governments force oil and gas companies to set aside part of their massive profits to cover cleanup costs, the Canadian public will on the hook for the bill.
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Dollar store products, including headphones and children’s toys, contain toxic levels of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and antimony. Our report reveals up to 30 per cent of products tested at Dollar Tree and Dollarama contain heavy metals such as lead and other toxic chemicals such as phthalates, bisphenols and PFAS or “forever chemicals.”
Funding police to suppress water and land defence efforts, breaching natural aquifers that supply wetlands with groundwater, and circumventing Indigenous People’s tribal rights: some of the many ways Enbridge is working to “develop mutually beneficial relations with Indigenous communities.” Enbridge, like many other fossil fuel companies, has well funded PR teams that expertly craft marketing…
Letters to 10 biggest pension funds request transparency and a plan to meet legal obligations regarding climate risk management Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal – Letters were delivered today to the boards and executive of Canada’s 10 largest pension fund managers requesting information on how the funds are meeting their legal fiduciary obligations to beneficiaries in…
There is some understandable confusion about what-is-what in the complex package of attacks being undertaken by the Ontario government on environmental protection, municipal planning, livable communities and the Greenbelt. So we thought it would be useful to lay it all out in one place in an abbreviated form to help you understand how it all…
Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role in reducing carbon pollution from transportation. But there are some false and half true claims being made about electric vehicles. Here we will separate fact from fiction about electric vehicles. Question: Some people claim EVs are worse for the environment than gasoline cars Answer: Battery-Electric vehicles (BEVs) have…
Together we are making a difference This past year was dominated by environmental bad news – from record breaking heat waves and fires to droughts and floods – all highlighting the critical work needed to address the climate and biodiversity crises and Environmental Defence’s role in finding solutions. We did this by offering practical policy…
Together we are making a difference Wildfires, floods, and toxic waste spills dominated the headlines and the lives of people from coast to coast this year. These events highlighted that our work, and yours, is more important than ever. OUR WORK OUR IMPACT Ending Climate Change It has never been more clear that we need…