Tag: environmental defence
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Environmental Defence Canada: Please Urge Premier Wynne to Tell the National Energy Board That Ontario Rejects the Energy East Pipeline
The following video presents Great Canadian Migrations: The Tar Sands Pipeline: “Join the intrepid naturalist as he follows the greatest of all Canadian migrations: the journey of the tar sands. Say no to the Energy East pipeline proposal here: http://environmentaldefence.ca/tell-o… Created by Environmental Defence Written by Keith Brooks Producer/Director/Editor – Jon Hyatt Starring – Michael…
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Your Input: Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan by Sept.9 & Energy Conservation by Sept.16, 2013
This video presents “What kinds of energy are used in Ontario?” The ECO (Environmental Commissioner of Ontario), Gord Miller, describes a chart from his report, Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report, Rethinking Energy Conservation in Ontario, that outlines different energy sources used by different sectors in Ontario, Canada. Electricity makes up less than a quarter of…
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Public Meetings on Ontario’s Proposal to Protect Urban River Valleys & Glenorchy Lands Dec.11, 13 & 18, 2012
This video presents “Celebrating 5 Years of Ontario’s Greenbelt”: On February 28th, 2010 Ontario’s Greenbelt turned 5: 2005-2010! Ontario’s Greenbelt in Canada: extends 325 kilometers from Rice Lake in Northumberland County to the Niagara River is the world’s largest, permanently protected green space preserving prime farmland, communities, forests, wetlands, watersheds and even places to play…
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Please Urge Your Elected Canadian Officials to Support Ontario’s Renewable Energy
Here is an important letter from Environmental Defence asking Canadians in Ontario to urge their elected officials to support Ontario’s renewable energy: “Dear Ontarians, Now is a critical time for the majority of Ontarians who support renewable energy to be heard. Please send a message now urging your elected officials to support renewable energy in…
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Environmental Defence: “Business As Usual For The Tar Sands Industry Has Come To An End”
The following video explains that “TransCanada, a Canadian pipeline company, has proposed a massive pipeline which would carry up to 900,000 barrels per day of tar sands oil from operations in Alberta, Canada, more than 2,000 miles to refineries on the Gulf Coast. The pipeline, called Keystone XL, would cut through six American heartland states…