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2020 Annual Report

Together, we’re making a healthier environment and a better world. This past year, because of your generous support, we accomplished so much. Read our 2020 Annual Report for some of…

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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: Refillable Wine Bottles In Ontario: Cases For Reuse

Report: Refillable Wine Bottles In Ontario: Cases For Reuse

About The Report: Ontario’s wineries, one of our greenest industries, could be even greener if they adopted a reuse program for wine bottles. In this report, Refillable Wine Bottles in Ontario: Cases for Reuse, we make the case for the province to embrace the opportunity presented by the Ontario Deposit Return Program (ODRP) contract renewal...

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Report: The Just Beautiful Heavy Metals in Cosmetics Factsheet

Report: The Just Beautiful Heavy Metals in Cosmetics Factsheet

About The Report: Environmental Defence tested the makeup bags of six Canadian women for heavy metal contaminants. 49 face makeup items were chosen, including five foundations, four concealers, four powders, five blushes or bronzers, seven mascaras, two eye liners, 14 eye shadows, and eight lipsticks or glosses. Here’s a quick guide to heavy metals in...

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Report: Heavy Metal Hazard: The Health Risks of Hidden Heavy Metals in Face Makeup

Report: Heavy Metal Hazard: The Health Risks of Hidden Heavy Metals in Face Makeup

About The Report: Environmental Defence tested the makeup bags of six Canadian women. 49 face makeup items were chosen, including five foundations, four concealers, four powders, five blushes or bronzers, seven mascaras, two eye liners, 14 eye shadows, and eight lipsticks or glosses. The results weren’t pretty. Read our report “Heavy Metal Hazard: The Health...

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Report: King Carbon: How Enbridge Damages Our Climate as the World’s Largest Tar Sands Shipper

Report: King Carbon: How Enbridge Damages Our Climate as the World’s Largest Tar Sands Shipper

About The Report: Enbridge is more than just the company that delivers natural gas to homes across Ontario. It’s also the largest shipper of tar sands oil, and is responsible for shipping enough of Canada’s oil and gas each year to equal, when burned, half of Canada’s entire annual release of global warming pollution. See...

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Guide: Young Reporters for the Environment Videographers Handbook

Guide: Young Reporters for the Environment Videographers Handbook

About The Guide: Young Reporters for the Environment Videographers Handbook is a guide to filming like an environmental journalist. Download the report (English) (Adobe Reader is required to read this pdf report. Please ensure you have the latest version.)

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