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What makes a strong climate plan?

This election, let’s demand that political leaders do what’s needed to tackle the climate crisis The climate emergency is at our doorstep. From unprecedented heat waves in British Columbia, to…

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Reports & Guides by Issue

Our work is based on research, science, and a strong understanding of the facts. Below you will find our archive of reports, guides and media backgrounders that are available for download. You can find our government submissions here.

Report: Alberta’s Tailings Ponds

Report: Alberta’s Tailings Ponds

Oil sands mining operations produce a toxic brew of water, sand, silt and petrochemical waste products. For over fifty years, the tar sands industry in Alberta has stored these tailings in enormous lakes that the industry refers to as “tailings ponds.” New research shows that these tailings have now surpassed 1.18 trillion litres and their...

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Report: Application Incomplete

Report: Application Incomplete

About The Report: An analysis of TransCanada’s application to the National Energy Board (NEB) panel reviewing Energy East reveals that the application is missing critical details on how the proposed pipeline would cross major Canadian rivers, including the Ottawa, Saint Lawrence and Assiniboine Rivers, among numerous other information gaps. Even a short duration spill from...

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Protecting and Restoring the Ecological Health of Our Waters

Protecting and Restoring the Ecological Health of Our Waters

About The Report: In 2015, Ontario passed the Great Lakes Protection Act, but to fully realize the purposes of the Act, much more needs to be accomplished. In this briefing document, the Great Lakes Protection Act Alliance outlines expectations for implementation of the Act for 2017-18. Our expectations focus on the key elements that are...

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Canada’s Methane Gas Problem

Canada’s Methane Gas Problem

About The Report: Canada has a serious methane problem. Newly published research shows that methane emissions from Canada’s oil and gas sector – due to both venting of methane as part of normal operation, and leaks from equipment – are higher than previously thought. Fortunately, this problem can be fixed. Evidence shows that methane can...

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Building an Ontario Green Jobs Strategy

Building an Ontario Green Jobs Strategy

About The Report: Buildings account for nearly one third of Ontario’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The province’s Climate Change Action Plan earmarks funding to reduce GHG emissions from buildings through retrofits and by making them more energy efficient. This funding is expected to create nearly 33,000 jobs over a five-year period. But will these jobs...

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