Tag: Environmental Defence
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Canada Banks Fueling Canada Climate Crisis
Did you know that Canada’s five biggest banks are among the 20 largest fossil fuel financiers in the world? Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, they have invested over $900 billion into the fossil fuel industry. This means that your hard-earned dollars are being invested in projects that make it impossible to meet Canada’s climate targets. While…
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Surprising Truth Behind Toxic And Non Toxic Spring Cleaning Products
While spring brings warmer weather, sunnier days, and beautiful flowers, it also brings the reminder that it’s time to air out, declutter our homes, and do some spring cleaning. At the same time, it might be tempting to spray our homes with disinfectants, a lot of common household cleaning products are actually pretty toxic to…
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Weak Labeling Rules for Canadians
From toothpaste to shampoo, to all-purpose cleaner and dish soap, cleaning and personal care products are essentials that we use every day. Whether we choose a product based on the price or the brand, we often don’t realize that the ingredients in these products can contain harmful ingredients not indicated on the labeling. Findings from…
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Dry Cleaning Clothes May Be Harmful To Your Health
Why you shouldn’t dry clean your “Dry Clean Only” clothes Spilled BBQ sauce on your favourite shirt this weekend? Dry cleaning may be your go-to, but did you know PERC, a toxic chemical that’s been phased out in several jurisdictions around the world, is the most commonly used solvent in Canada?…
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All Parties Support Ontario Greenbelt And Recognize Immense Values
Last week, a video was released showing Ontario’s PC Party leader Doug Ford promising to open up a “big chunk” of the Greenbelt to allow development on its protected areas, an idea he attributed to the “biggest developers in this country.” Our Executive Director, Tim Gray responded in the news that this would have severe…
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Ask Ontario To Grow Greenbelt To Protect Vital Water Supplies
Dear Silo, I share with you and your readers both good news and not so good news. The Province has launched a consultation process on expanding the Greenbelt to protect critical water resources. Several hydrologically significant areas are included in the proposal, but vulnerable areas are missing. We need to get this right. Ask the…
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Canada Methane Emissions Not Properly Regulated
We need to take steps NOW to make sure Canada’s methane (aka Hydrogen Sulfide gas which contains up to 90% methane) emissions are being properly regulated. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide – and its uncontrolled emissions affect everyone. The solutions to reducing methane emissions are actually…
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Come On Summer! We’ve Got Your List Of Canada’s Cleanest, Greenest Beaches
More Blue Flags will fly in Canada this year Canadians will be able to visit more clean and eco-friendly beaches and marinas across the country this summer. A record 27 beaches and eight marinas in Canada have earned the Blue Flag—a world-renowned eco-certification for beaches and marinas. The latest beaches to fly the flag are…