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The Microbeads Rule of Thumb
The first step in solving this macro problem is to stop purchasing products containing microbeads. But how do you know which items contain microbeads and which don’t?
Road salt hurts the Great Lakes
Road salt is a staple of Canadian winters. When temperatures dip below 0°C road salt is an effective solution for icy conditions. But what happens when road salt washes away?
Give a Beach, Save the Lake
Looking for the perfect last-minute holiday gift for someone you love?
6 Qualities of a Water Leader – Presentation for the OEAC's Water For Life
On November 13, 2014, our Swim Guide Coordinator Gabrielle Parent-Doliner gave a special presentation at the Oshawa Environmental Advisory Committee's event, Water For Life. Through Wallace's story, Gabrielle showed why it's so important to know your watermark.
Crawling. Walking. Running. Distributed Organizing - Presentation to CanRoots East
On November 29, 2014, I was part of a panel at the CanRoots East conference hosted at Ryerson University. The panel focused on how organizations empower members of the community to create the social, economic, environmental, and cultural conditions that they desire. Waterkeeper's contribution focused on how to borrow from distributed organizing theories to further a charitable mission. Here's what I presented.
Environment and Health Groups call on Canadian Government to Prohibit Triclosan in All Products (PRESS RELEASE)
Today, over 50 public interest and not-for-profit groups from Canada and the US are calling on the Government of Canada to take urgent action to prohibit the use of triclosan in consumer and institutional products.Today, over 50 public interest and not-for-profit groups from Canada and the US are calling on the Government of Canada to take urgent action to prohibit the use of triclosan in consumer and institutional products.
Microbeads causing macro problems for Great Lakes
After washing your face or having a shower, tiny plastic beads have been flushed down your drain. Our waterways are now filled with microbeads because they’re too small for our sewer systems to filter.
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