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Yours To Recover: A Progress Report on Ontario’s Climate Change Actions

About The Report: Ontario’s Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks recently outlined his government’s progress on its Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan, and claimed to be lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Our new…

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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.

Guide: Environmental Defence Guide to Triclosan

Guide: Environmental Defence Guide to Triclosan

About The Guide: Triclosan is a synthetic antimicrobial/antibacterial agent whose use has become widespread in toothpastes and mouthwashes, deodorants, cosmetics, fabrics, plastics and other products. Increasing levels of triclosan in people and the environment have been linked to several negative health effects. This two page report explains the current concerns with this antimicrobial and discusses...

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Report: Building Ontario’s Green Economy: A Road Map

Report: Building Ontario’s Green Economy: A Road Map

About The Report: Ontario is a North American green economy leader, yet there is still much more to be done if we are to truly pursue a resource efficient, socially inclusive, low carbon economy. In this report, we lay out a series of recommendations which, if acted upon, would create thousands of jobs and spur...

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Report: Going in Reverse

Report: Going in Reverse

About The Report: Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Inc. appears to be reviving a previous plan, called Trailbreaker, which would transport tar sands oil through some of the most important natural and cultural landscapes in eastern Canada and Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The Trailbreaker plan would reverse the direction of oil flowing through two major...

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Report: Our Nation Their Interest

Report: Our Nation Their Interest

About The Report: Canada’s New Year started with a bang in 2012. The federal government and oil lobby went on an aggressive offensive to try to convince Canadians that the proposed Gateway tar sands pipeline and tanker project across Northern B.C. is in the “national interest,” while smearing those opposed to it – including citizens,...

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Report: The Impact of Canada’s Petrodollar

Report: The Impact of Canada’s Petrodollar

About The Report: The Canadian dollar is increasingly linked to the price of oil. With the oil industry poised to triple tar sands production, it’s essential to understand the impact rising oil exports are already having on jobs elsewhere in Canada, particularly in the manufacturing sector. Download the report (English) (Adobe Reader is required to...

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