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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…
Read MoreOur 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.
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About The Report: Ontario’s communities must be more involved in the benefits and management of wind power projects. A $2.3 trillion dollar race is unfolding around the world over the next decade to see who will gain the investment and jobs from the global clean energy shift now underway. Despite all the potential gains, in...
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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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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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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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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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