Keith revised

Keith Brooks

Programs Director

Keith was born in the ‘burbs just outside Toronto, but his passion for the environment was born in a canoe on the rivers and lakes of Northern Ontario. Keith pursued a Bachelor of Environmental Sciences from the University of Guelph and then worked for a number of years in the environmental consulting field, before enrolling at York University where he earned a Master of Environmental Studies. The move from scientist and consultant to advocate was provoked by the recognition that more science cannot solve the environmental challenge on its own. Our challenge lies not in knowing what must be done, but in doing it. We cannot choose between the environment and the economy. We can and must have both. It is this outlook which ultimately led Keith to his current role as the Programs Director at Environmental Defence.

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Sep 07, 2023

Environmental Groups Seek Investigation Into Enbridge Gas for False Advertising

Enbridge’s marketing materials claim heating with gas is cheapest, though electric heat pumps would save…

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Aug 23, 2023

What’s another $4 billion amongst friends?

Are you outraged about Premier Ford’s $8 billion Greenbelt giveaway? I am too.  How would…

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Aug 10, 2023

Statement on the Federal Government’s Draft Clean Electricity Regulations

Statement by Keith Brooks, Programs Director, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas…

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Aug 03, 2023

Statement on the Government of Alberta’s Moratorium on Renewable Energy Projects

Statement by Keith Brooks, Programs Director, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas…

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Aug 01, 2023

New Study Finds Low Awareness Among Ontarians About Eco-friendly Technologies that can Cut Energy Bills

Statement from Keith Brooks, Programs Director Eighty per cent of Ontarians believe the province should…

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Apr 14, 2023

Statement on Canada’s Latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data

Statement by Keith Brooks, Programs Director Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the…

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Apr 12, 2023

Statement on proposed new U.S. pollution standards for cars and trucks, which Canada is expected to adopt

Statement from Keith Brooks, Programs Director, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas…

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Mar 23, 2023

Environmental Defence experts react to the 2023 Ontario budget

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and…

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Dec 15, 2022

Statement from Keith Brooks, Environmental Defence, Programs Director, on the IESO’s Pathways to Decarbonization Report

Ontario is on a costly collision course with Ottawa With the release of Ontario’s Independent…

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Nov 30, 2022

Statement: The Auditor General’s reports confirm that the Ontario government is not interested in protecting the environment

Statement from Keith Brooks, Programs Director, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat,…

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