Environmental Defence Canada
@environmentaldefence.ca
Environmental Defence works with government, industry and individuals to defend clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities.
🎓 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: bit.ly/4qDlIKI
#ClimateCrisis #Media #cdnpoli
🕵️♀️ 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: bit.ly/4qDlIKI
#ClimateCrisis #Media #cdnpoli
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🎓 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: bit.ly/4qDlIKI
#ClimateCrisis #Media #cdnpoli
🕵️♀️ 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: bit.ly/4qDlIKI
#ClimateCrisis #Media #cdnpoli
🚨 New: Big Oil’s Playbook 🚨
Tactic 2 – The “Good Neighbour” 🤝
Fossil fuel giants fund local events & projects — not out of kindness, but to buy consent and protect profits.
This isn’t generosity. It’s PR to keep polluting.
lnkd.in/g_cGbP6S
#BigOil #ClimateJustice #ExposingThePlaybook
Tactic 2 – The “Good Neighbour” 🤝
Fossil fuel giants fund local events & projects — not out of kindness, but to buy consent and protect profits.
This isn’t generosity. It’s PR to keep polluting.
lnkd.in/g_cGbP6S
#BigOil #ClimateJustice #ExposingThePlaybook
October 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🚨 New: Big Oil’s Playbook 🚨
Tactic 2 – The “Good Neighbour” 🤝
Fossil fuel giants fund local events & projects — not out of kindness, but to buy consent and protect profits.
This isn’t generosity. It’s PR to keep polluting.
lnkd.in/g_cGbP6S
#BigOil #ClimateJustice #ExposingThePlaybook
Tactic 2 – The “Good Neighbour” 🤝
Fossil fuel giants fund local events & projects — not out of kindness, but to buy consent and protect profits.
This isn’t generosity. It’s PR to keep polluting.
lnkd.in/g_cGbP6S
#BigOil #ClimateJustice #ExposingThePlaybook
🚨 Big Oil’s Playbook
They don’t just sell fossil fuels — they sell the illusion we need them.
🧠 Tactic 1:
❌ Climate-friendly image. 💸 Same old damage.
⚡ Time to call them out.
🔗 bit.ly/46tKpzY
#BigOil #Greenwashing #ClimateAction
They don’t just sell fossil fuels — they sell the illusion we need them.
🧠 Tactic 1:
❌ Climate-friendly image. 💸 Same old damage.
⚡ Time to call them out.
🔗 bit.ly/46tKpzY
#BigOil #Greenwashing #ClimateAction
October 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🚨 Big Oil’s Playbook
They don’t just sell fossil fuels — they sell the illusion we need them.
🧠 Tactic 1:
❌ Climate-friendly image. 💸 Same old damage.
⚡ Time to call them out.
🔗 bit.ly/46tKpzY
#BigOil #Greenwashing #ClimateAction
They don’t just sell fossil fuels — they sell the illusion we need them.
🧠 Tactic 1:
❌ Climate-friendly image. 💸 Same old damage.
⚡ Time to call them out.
🔗 bit.ly/46tKpzY
#BigOil #Greenwashing #ClimateAction
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: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/178963/...
👉Details & tickets: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/178963/...
October 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/178963/...
👉Details & tickets: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/178963/...
It is #WeAreLakeErie Day – A day to show key decision-makers the important role Lake Erie plays in our lives. Help protect the lake by sharing your personal stories, photos, and videos of the lake and sharing what Lake Erie means to you! Use #WeAreLakeErie day and we will amplify your voice!
August 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
It is #WeAreLakeErie Day – A day to show key decision-makers the important role Lake Erie plays in our lives. Help protect the lake by sharing your personal stories, photos, and videos of the lake and sharing what Lake Erie means to you! Use #WeAreLakeErie day and we will amplify your voice!
Toronto’s Mayor Olivia Chow declared today Single-Use Plastic Free Day. As #PlasticFreeJuly ends, this is a good reminder to the government we want Canada to be Single-Use Plastic Free every day! Tell the government to break up with single-use plastics: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/171711/...
July 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Toronto’s Mayor Olivia Chow declared today Single-Use Plastic Free Day. As #PlasticFreeJuly ends, this is a good reminder to the government we want Canada to be Single-Use Plastic Free every day! Tell the government to break up with single-use plastics: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/171711/...
Once again, the Ontario government is prioritizing industry over people and the environment. This time, the attack is on water.
We need to tell the government that water is not for sale! To take action, submit a comment through the ERO portal by August 1st 👉 bit.ly/4laDeSF
We need to tell the government that water is not for sale! To take action, submit a comment through the ERO portal by August 1st 👉 bit.ly/4laDeSF
July 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Once again, the Ontario government is prioritizing industry over people and the environment. This time, the attack is on water.
We need to tell the government that water is not for sale! To take action, submit a comment through the ERO portal by August 1st 👉 bit.ly/4laDeSF
We need to tell the government that water is not for sale! To take action, submit a comment through the ERO portal by August 1st 👉 bit.ly/4laDeSF
Next month, governments will gather for further negotiations for a global treaty against #plasticpollution. 📢 Tell Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin you want Canada to step up and lead in the fight against the plastic pollution crisis: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/171711/...
#PlasticFreeJuly
#PlasticFreeJuly
July 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Next month, governments will gather for further negotiations for a global treaty against #plasticpollution. 📢 Tell Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin you want Canada to step up and lead in the fight against the plastic pollution crisis: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/171711/...
#PlasticFreeJuly
#PlasticFreeJuly
This #PlasticFreeJuly, we're ready to break up with plastic for good. Tell the government to step up action against Canada’s #plasticpollution crisis and support solutions like accessible and effective reuse/refill systems: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/171711/...
July 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This #PlasticFreeJuly, we're ready to break up with plastic for good. Tell the government to step up action against Canada’s #plasticpollution crisis and support solutions like accessible and effective reuse/refill systems: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/171711/...
#Breaking—up to 66% of future investments in Canadian oil & gas could become unprofitable as global demand falls.
Restricting oil and gas production can help prevent stranded assets & protect gov't revenues.
Restricting oil and gas production can help prevent stranded assets & protect gov't revenues.
June 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
#Breaking—up to 66% of future investments in Canadian oil & gas could become unprofitable as global demand falls.
Restricting oil and gas production can help prevent stranded assets & protect gov't revenues.
Restricting oil and gas production can help prevent stranded assets & protect gov't revenues.
📢 Our ad hit newsstands today! Environmental groups representing over 1 million people across Canada are calling @PrimeMinisterOfCanada to #FixBillC5. Bill C-5 weakens environmental protections, sidelines Indigenous rights, and could fast-track polluting projects. We need a climate-safe Canada
June 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
📢 Our ad hit newsstands today! Environmental groups representing over 1 million people across Canada are calling @PrimeMinisterOfCanada to #FixBillC5. Bill C-5 weakens environmental protections, sidelines Indigenous rights, and could fast-track polluting projects. We need a climate-safe Canada
"We're inheriting a crisis that we didn't create." —
@kiinewkwe
on climate change
Tonight at 8/11pm on the Agenda with
@canadagray.bsky.social (@envirodefence), @greenprofgreen.bsky.social, Tyler Hamilton (MaRSDD), Anabela Bonada (ICCA_Canada) & @spaikin.bsky.social | Producer: @MayaAbramson
@kiinewkwe
on climate change
Tonight at 8/11pm on the Agenda with
@canadagray.bsky.social (@envirodefence), @greenprofgreen.bsky.social, Tyler Hamilton (MaRSDD), Anabela Bonada (ICCA_Canada) & @spaikin.bsky.social | Producer: @MayaAbramson
June 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"We're inheriting a crisis that we didn't create." —
@kiinewkwe
on climate change
Tonight at 8/11pm on the Agenda with
@canadagray.bsky.social (@envirodefence), @greenprofgreen.bsky.social, Tyler Hamilton (MaRSDD), Anabela Bonada (ICCA_Canada) & @spaikin.bsky.social | Producer: @MayaAbramson
@kiinewkwe
on climate change
Tonight at 8/11pm on the Agenda with
@canadagray.bsky.social (@envirodefence), @greenprofgreen.bsky.social, Tyler Hamilton (MaRSDD), Anabela Bonada (ICCA_Canada) & @spaikin.bsky.social | Producer: @MayaAbramson
🚨 No more pipelines. No backsliding on climate. No erasing Indigenous rights.
Bill C-5 isn’t “nation-building” — it’s a threat to our future.
📢 Sign the letter to stand up for real solutions:
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/173069/...
#StopBillC5 #ClimateAction #cdnpoli
Bill C-5 isn’t “nation-building” — it’s a threat to our future.
📢 Sign the letter to stand up for real solutions:
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/173069/...
#StopBillC5 #ClimateAction #cdnpoli
June 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🚨 No more pipelines. No backsliding on climate. No erasing Indigenous rights.
Bill C-5 isn’t “nation-building” — it’s a threat to our future.
📢 Sign the letter to stand up for real solutions:
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/173069/...
#StopBillC5 #ClimateAction #cdnpoli
Bill C-5 isn’t “nation-building” — it’s a threat to our future.
📢 Sign the letter to stand up for real solutions:
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/173069/...
#StopBillC5 #ClimateAction #cdnpoli
🚨 In the first 3 months of 2025, Big Oil held 194 lobby meetings with federal officials — pushing to roll back climate laws and expand fossil fuels.
Who’s on their radar? Find out 👉 bit.ly/44R3Qnk
#cdnpoli #climateaction #BigOil #lobbying
Who’s on their radar? Find out 👉 bit.ly/44R3Qnk
#cdnpoli #climateaction #BigOil #lobbying
May 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🚨 In the first 3 months of 2025, Big Oil held 194 lobby meetings with federal officials — pushing to roll back climate laws and expand fossil fuels.
Who’s on their radar? Find out 👉 bit.ly/44R3Qnk
#cdnpoli #climateaction #BigOil #lobbying
Who’s on their radar? Find out 👉 bit.ly/44R3Qnk
#cdnpoli #climateaction #BigOil #lobbying
Voting isn’t just a right, it’s a responsibility.
Head to the polls TODAY to vote for a safe and secure future for our friends, family, and environment!
Find all of the info you need to vote: ✅elections.ca
#federalelection #cdnpoli #climateaction
Head to the polls TODAY to vote for a safe and secure future for our friends, family, and environment!
Find all of the info you need to vote: ✅elections.ca
#federalelection #cdnpoli #climateaction
April 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Voting isn’t just a right, it’s a responsibility.
Head to the polls TODAY to vote for a safe and secure future for our friends, family, and environment!
Find all of the info you need to vote: ✅elections.ca
#federalelection #cdnpoli #climateaction
Head to the polls TODAY to vote for a safe and secure future for our friends, family, and environment!
Find all of the info you need to vote: ✅elections.ca
#federalelection #cdnpoli #climateaction
Want to learn more about the not-so-hidden #microplastics crisis? 🎥 Visit the Circle Theatre in Alliston next Wednesday, April 30 at 6:30pm for a free screening of #PlasticPeopleDoc, followed by a panel featuring
@karenwirsig.bsky.social, our Senior Program Manager of Plastics + other experts.
@karenwirsig.bsky.social, our Senior Program Manager of Plastics + other experts.
April 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Want to learn more about the not-so-hidden #microplastics crisis? 🎥 Visit the Circle Theatre in Alliston next Wednesday, April 30 at 6:30pm for a free screening of #PlasticPeopleDoc, followed by a panel featuring
@karenwirsig.bsky.social, our Senior Program Manager of Plastics + other experts.
@karenwirsig.bsky.social, our Senior Program Manager of Plastics + other experts.
Voting is one of the most powerful tools we have to make our voices heard, but less than 63% of eligible voters submitted their ballot in the last federal election!
Every 👏 single 👏 vote 👏 counts
👉 Head to elections.ca for all of the info you need to vote
#Canpoli #federalelection
Every 👏 single 👏 vote 👏 counts
👉 Head to elections.ca for all of the info you need to vote
#Canpoli #federalelection
April 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Voting is one of the most powerful tools we have to make our voices heard, but less than 63% of eligible voters submitted their ballot in the last federal election!
Every 👏 single 👏 vote 👏 counts
👉 Head to elections.ca for all of the info you need to vote
#Canpoli #federalelection
Every 👏 single 👏 vote 👏 counts
👉 Head to elections.ca for all of the info you need to vote
#Canpoli #federalelection
🔴 This flashy swimmer with the bright red stripe isn’t just beautiful, it’s a living water quality meter!
Meet the Redside Dace, a tiny fish that needs the cleanest streams to survive. When they disappear, it’s a warning our watersheds are in trouble.
Meet the Redside Dace, a tiny fish that needs the cleanest streams to survive. When they disappear, it’s a warning our watersheds are in trouble.
April 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🔴 This flashy swimmer with the bright red stripe isn’t just beautiful, it’s a living water quality meter!
Meet the Redside Dace, a tiny fish that needs the cleanest streams to survive. When they disappear, it’s a warning our watersheds are in trouble.
Meet the Redside Dace, a tiny fish that needs the cleanest streams to survive. When they disappear, it’s a warning our watersheds are in trouble.
This year's Greenbelt review must explicitly prevent any removal of protected lands and commit to expanding protection in areas threatened by sprawl.
As land speculators continue to undermine Greenbelt protections, we must remain vigilant in our efforts to protect it!
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
As land speculators continue to undermine Greenbelt protections, we must remain vigilant in our efforts to protect it!
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
April 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This year's Greenbelt review must explicitly prevent any removal of protected lands and commit to expanding protection in areas threatened by sprawl.
As land speculators continue to undermine Greenbelt protections, we must remain vigilant in our efforts to protect it!
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
As land speculators continue to undermine Greenbelt protections, we must remain vigilant in our efforts to protect it!
#HandsOffTheGreenbelt
New findings from the Integrity Commissioner earlier this week reveal the #Greenbelt scandal continues to threaten Ontario's protected lands.
The 2022-23 attempts to remove Greenbelt protections have created uncertainty for farmland that was meant to be permanent.
We need stronger safeguards now.
The 2022-23 attempts to remove Greenbelt protections have created uncertainty for farmland that was meant to be permanent.
We need stronger safeguards now.
April 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
New findings from the Integrity Commissioner earlier this week reveal the #Greenbelt scandal continues to threaten Ontario's protected lands.
The 2022-23 attempts to remove Greenbelt protections have created uncertainty for farmland that was meant to be permanent.
We need stronger safeguards now.
The 2022-23 attempts to remove Greenbelt protections have created uncertainty for farmland that was meant to be permanent.
We need stronger safeguards now.
🚨 In 2024, Canada handed nearly $30B in subsidies to fossil fuel companies, fueling pipelines & an aging industry at the expense of health, the environment, & our future. 🌍 It's time for sustainable energy solutions. 🌱
Read the full analysis 👉 bit.ly/3RxJUhe
Read the full analysis 👉 bit.ly/3RxJUhe
April 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🚨 In 2024, Canada handed nearly $30B in subsidies to fossil fuel companies, fueling pipelines & an aging industry at the expense of health, the environment, & our future. 🌍 It's time for sustainable energy solutions. 🌱
Read the full analysis 👉 bit.ly/3RxJUhe
Read the full analysis 👉 bit.ly/3RxJUhe
It’s Fossil Fools’ Day! 🎭 Big Oil has been fooling us for decades—and unlike a prank, their lies cost us our future. 🛢️💸
This Fossil Fools’ Day, let’s call out their tricks and demand real action! 🚨
#FossilFoolsDay #BigOilLies #DontBeAFossilFool
This Fossil Fools’ Day, let’s call out their tricks and demand real action! 🚨
#FossilFoolsDay #BigOilLies #DontBeAFossilFool
April 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It’s Fossil Fools’ Day! 🎭 Big Oil has been fooling us for decades—and unlike a prank, their lies cost us our future. 🛢️💸
This Fossil Fools’ Day, let’s call out their tricks and demand real action! 🚨
#FossilFoolsDay #BigOilLies #DontBeAFossilFool
This Fossil Fools’ Day, let’s call out their tricks and demand real action! 🚨
#FossilFoolsDay #BigOilLies #DontBeAFossilFool
Thanks to all who attended our recent screening of the powerful documentary Killer Water, by Brandi Morin and Geordie Day, followed by a discussion with award-winning journalist and co-director Brandi Morin.
Let others know you can watch this important film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3vF...
Let others know you can watch this important film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3vF...
March 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Thanks to all who attended our recent screening of the powerful documentary Killer Water, by Brandi Morin and Geordie Day, followed by a discussion with award-winning journalist and co-director Brandi Morin.
Let others know you can watch this important film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3vF...
Let others know you can watch this important film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3vF...
Hey Toronto! Join us on Wed March 12 for a free screening of the powerful documentary KILLER WATER, followed by a discussion with co-director and acclaimed journalist Brandi Morin.
Use this link for more information and to register for a free ticket: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/164802/...
Use this link for more information and to register for a free ticket: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/164802/...
February 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hey Toronto! Join us on Wed March 12 for a free screening of the powerful documentary KILLER WATER, followed by a discussion with co-director and acclaimed journalist Brandi Morin.
Use this link for more information and to register for a free ticket: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/164802/...
Use this link for more information and to register for a free ticket: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/164802/...
🏡 Ontario’s housing crisis is only getting worse—fewer than half of the promised 1.5M homes will be built by 2031 unless we take radical action.
Sprawl development is clearly not working, and the proof is in the numbers:
Sprawl development is clearly not working, and the proof is in the numbers:
February 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🏡 Ontario’s housing crisis is only getting worse—fewer than half of the promised 1.5M homes will be built by 2031 unless we take radical action.
Sprawl development is clearly not working, and the proof is in the numbers:
Sprawl development is clearly not working, and the proof is in the numbers: