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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: 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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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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About The Report: Only a year old, the Green Energy & Green Economy Act has tapped into Ontarians’ long history of energy resourcefulness. In a province whose prosperity was first powered by Niagara Falls, and its great lakes and rivers, today’s resourcefulness is powered by our wind, our sun and geothermal energy hidden deep beneath...
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About The Report: Environmental Defence has asked Environment Canada to add naphtenic acids, a toxic chemical found in tar sands tailings, to the list the National Pollutant Release Inventory. Download the report (English) (Adobe Reader is required to read this pdf report. Please ensure you have the latest version.)
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