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Environmental Defence works with government, industry and individuals to defend clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities.
Canada
Joined October 2009
We are here to share fact-based information about defending clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities in Canada. You can also follow us on Bluesky at: Environmental Defence Canada
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80 years of UN. 30 years of climate COPs. 20 years since Kyoto. 10 years since Paris. And still, fossil fuel production expands while vulnerable communities suffer. #COP30 must break this cycle of empty promises and insufficient action. https://t.co/AuCMoSsYlJ
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Not enough has been done to address climate change. But what has been done is largely because of big goals set through the annual global COPs (“Conference
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#MEDIA: A broad coalition is urging Toronto City Council to reject the province’s fossil-fuel-heavy energy plan. It locks residents into decades of pollution, ignores local climate goals, and sidelines clean, affordable solutions. Read the full release:
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ONTARIO CLEAN AIR ALLIANCE, TORONTO EAST RESIDENTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY (TERRE), CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE
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🎓 From classrooms to social feeds, Big Oil is writing the script. 🕵️♀️ New blog: Exposing Big Oil’s Playbook — Tactic 3 & 4 💰 Find out how fossil fuel companies infiltrate education and fund fake “grassroots” movements. 🔗 Read and take action: https://t.co/8a2mhtyWqx
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#MEDIA: 49 environmental, health & community groups urge PM Mark Carney to reject public funding for the Pathways CCS project — a costly plan that props up Canada’s most polluting industry. Read our release here 👇 https://t.co/DLg5jrYDl2
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Environmental Groups, Indigenous Leaders and Health Organizations Call on Federal Government to Stop Using Public Funds for Oil Industry’s Risky Carbon
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#MEDIA: “Pipeline politics” won’t build a clean energy future for Ontario. It will build stranded assets. Read the full statement: https://t.co/dU6ReB6zEb
#onpoli
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Statement by Keith Brooks, Programs Director Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and
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#MEDIA Ontario’s lithium project won’t power a clean future without a real renewable energy plan. Right now, it’s mining to nowhere. Read our full statement: https://t.co/gFbPofv7z4
#onpoli #RenewableEnergy
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Statement by Emily Hunter, Senior Program Manager, Ontario Climate Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg,
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👻🎃 “Welcome to Canada’s scariest haunted houses powered by Big Oil.” 🏚️🔥 As the spooky season creeps across your feed 🕸️📱 we’re here to remind you that the scariest story of all isn’t fiction — it’s the climate crisis. 💀🌎💨 Big Oil’s tricks aren’t treats 🍬🚫 and their
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Ottawa City Council just approved four new solar projects, adding more clean energy to Ontario's grid. Check out this article detailing this win for renewable power over fossil fuels. https://t.co/I7zJJ7ug3n
#CleanEnergyON #SolarPower
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Four solar panel projects in Ottawa have received the green light from city council and experts expect more will soon follow.
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#MEDIA Big Oil doesn’t work alone. A new report from Environmental Defence Canada, F Minus, and Re•generation spotlights lobby firms representing both fossil fuel and climate clients. Canada needs stronger disclosure laws. Read the press release here
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For immediate release: October 27, 2025 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, F MINUS, RE•GENERATION Climate-Conflicted Lobbyists Exposed by New Report and Database
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Hey Toronto - what do you want to see for Toronto - more nuclear and gas OR more renewables and conservation? Tell Council and the ON Gov't on Tues. Join us with your signs, your voices, and your love for the future. #topoli #onpoli
https://t.co/CnP3HTrv6h
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The IESO needs to rethink its plans for Toronto: phase-out the Portlands gas plant and invest in energy efficiency, renewables and storage. #onpoli #topoli
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Thank you for those who attended our first Heart of the Humber event this weekend! We had beautiful weather and views of the Nashville Conservation Reserve. We all had a chance to learn about the old trees, the species and the Humber River from special guests Katie Krelove, Tessa
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- Strikeout Gerrymandering Bill: Math, not partisan politicians, will draw Congressional lines - Gerrymandering is the Steroids of Democracy - bad for competition & baseball - Gerrymandering makes Congressional Dist. safe, safe from competition, compromise, common sense (3 of 4)
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💥 Exposing Big Oil’s Playbook! For decades, the fossil fuel industry has shaped politics, media, and even classrooms — all to protect profits and delay climate action. Now it’s time to pull back the curtain. Join Environmental Defence on Thursday, Oct 23 | 7–8 PM EST for a
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Excited to co-present Been Here Stay Here at @PlanetInFocus Film Festival! This immersive portrait of Tangier Island offers a fresh perspective on climate storytelling without the usual tropes. 📅 Oct 23, 9PM 📍 Paradise Theatre, Toronto 🎟️ https://t.co/vTRJcQEUBc Under 25? Use
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Great news, Ottawa! Four new solar projects have officially been approved — bringing 117.5 MW of clean energy to the region! ✅ Dunrobin Solar Project – 86 MW ✅ Carp Airport Solar Project – 18.6 MW ✅ Kanata Solar I & II – 13 MW combined This is a huge win for clean power and
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Register for this unique event - spots are limited! For a community ticket, please email hmediwake@environmentaldefence.ca and please note, there will be buses available for those taking transit. More details can be found at the registration page: https://t.co/dCmwAEFHuX
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Health insurance is crazy expensive. There is another way. If you’d like to explore freedom from insane prices, doctor networks, and the complexity of health insurance join us to hear about a viable alternative that has helped ~20,000 people save $50m over the last 4 years.
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#Media: "Recommendations that would enable [Alberta] to release partially-treated tailings into the Athabasca River using unproven technology are unacceptable and would put downstream communities and the local environment at great risk." Read the full release 👇
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ATHABASCA CHIPEWYAN FIRST NATION, MIKISEW CREE FIRST NATION, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, INDIGENOUS CLIMATE ACTION, KEEPERS OF THE WATER, CANADIAN PARKS AND
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Step into the heart of fall and reconnect with nature. Join us for a guided walk to slow down, take in the colours, and celebrate the Humber. Limited transportation spots available. 👉 Details & tickets: https://t.co/dCmwAEFHuX
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🚨 New from our series: Big Oil’s Playbook 🚨 We’re exposing the fossil fuel industry’s top strategies to protect profits and delay climate action. This week tactic 2: The “Good Neighbour” 🤝 Fossil fuel companies sponsor community events, programs, and infrastructure — not out
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#media Ontario’s Premier and Cabinet are proposing to keep their sweeping and unprecedented powers under the new Special Economic Zones Act dangerously unchecked. 👉 Read the full statement: https://t.co/tTOV7KKY8J
#onpoli
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Statement By Phil Pothen, Counsel & Ontario Environment Program Manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Ontario’s Premier and Cabinet are proposing to keep...
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#Media: Premier Smith announces a new pipeline. Read our detailed statement on why it’s a risky and empty gesture. https://t.co/rnq1gTB1Q7
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Statement by Aly Hyder Ali, Program Manager, Oil and Gas, in response to Premier Smith’s pipeline announcement. Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of
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