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Pollution Probe Publications - Alphabetical Listing

Below is an alphabetized list of Pollution Probe publications. To jump down the list, click on the appropriate letter in the alphabet line provided.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A
December 2007 A Strong Canadian Auto Industry in a Fuel Efficient Future (267KB)
December 2007 A Global Survey of Highly Fuel Efficient, Low Greenhouse Gas Emitting Vehicles (4MB)
October 2006

Acid Rain Primer (second edition 2.63MB)
version française (8MB)

Oct 2006 A Guide to Climate Change for Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises (1.26MB)

March 2000

Achieving Healthy Indoor Environments: A Review of Canadian Options

June 2000

Acid Rain Primer (12MB)

1994

Additive Alert: What have they done to our food? A Consumer's Action Guide

Oct. 2001

Air Quality Indices: A Review  

Sept. 2003

Air, Water and Soil Quality: Issue Paper No. 2 (141KB)

Sept. 2001

Applying the Precautionary Principle to Standard Setting

B
October 2007 Building a Vision for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region
October 2005 Background Study on Increasing Recycling of End-of-Life Mercury-containing Lamps from Residential and Commercial Sources in Canada
June 2005 Banning Mercury Thermometers in Canada: Pollution Probe Legal Opinion

1992

Behind the Smokescreen: The State of Canada's Air

Feb. 2002

Biobased Economy: Prospects and Challenges An Annotated Bibliography of Studies/Projects and Reports

Nov. 2004 Bioproducts Primer (2.1MB)

Notions Elementaires sur les Bioproduits (2.1MB)
C
Aug 2005 Child Health and the Environment - A Primer

1997

Climate Variability, Atmospheric Change and Human Health

Dec 2005 Complementary Measures: A Report of the Pollution Probe Workshop to Scope Measures that Promote and Encourage Consumer Demand for More Fuel Efficient Vehicles

January 2006

Corporate Social Responsibility: Standards and Objectives Driving Corporate Initiatives (218KB)

Oct 2000

Critical Analysis of Progress Reported by Ontario's Anti-Smog Action Plan Partnership (290KB)

D
November 2006 Driving Towards A Cleaner Environment - A Healthier Future
October 2005 Defining Corporate Environmental Responsibility. Canadian ENGO Perspectives

1994

Dressed to Kill

June 2002

Drinking Water Primer (23MB)

E

Nov. 2003

Emissions Trading Primer (16MB)

Aug. 2004

ENGO-Business Partnerships: Lessons Learned (289KB)

June 2006 ENGO-Comparative Study of Consumer Groups and Environmental NGOs Engaged in International Standards Work

March 2002

Environmental Non-governmental Organization (ENGO) Participation in National Standards Setting

June 2007 Environmental Aspects of Product Standards: The Role of Voluntary Environmental Standards in Sustainable Consumption and Production
 

May 1999

Environmental Protection in a Competitive Electricity Market in Ontario: Summary Report

Aug. 2002

Environmental Standards: Towards Implementation of the Canadian Standards Strategy (259KB)

Feb. 2004

Exploring Applications of the Net Gain Principle (294KB)

F

July 2002

Final Report of the Pollution Probe Forest Carbon Management Workshop Series

March 2000

Future Role of Environmental Standards (770KB)

G

1986

Great Lakes Primer

Sept 2004 Green Power Vision and Strategy for Canada
Feb 2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards For Canada
April 2006 A Consumer Guide to Green Power in Canada
H

May 2000

Healthy Schools–Healthy Children: Improving the Indoor Environment in Ontario Schools

I
April 2008 Integrated Energy Systems in Canadian Communities: A Consensus for Urgent Action (520KB)

Les systèmes d'énergie intégrés pour les communautés canadiennes: un consensus sur le besoin d'agir rapidement (527KB)
 
March 2004 Is There an "ENGO Case" for CSR? Environmental Non-governmental Organizations (ENGOs) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Seeking Common Ground to Build Consumer Support.
M
May 2007 Minutes of the Expert Meeting on Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards for Canada
October 2006 Maximizing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in British Columbia (367KB)
March 2006 Mainstreaming Climate Change in Drinking Source Water Protection Planning in Ontario (964KB)

Jan. 2004

Making Everyone a Winner: Making Energy Conservation Profitable for Ontario's Electric Utilities (455KB)

Aug. 2002

Making Informed Choices: Public Information and the Environment

April 2001

Management and Financing of Drinking Water Systems: Sustainable Asset Management: A Submission to the Walkerton Inquiry by Pollution Probe (303KB)

Oct. 1998

Mercury Elimination and Reduction: Toward North American Partnerships

Sept. 1996

Mercury in Ontario: An Inventory of Sources, Uses and Releases

June 2003

Mercury in the Environment: A Primer (3.6MB)

1996

Mercury in the Health Care Sector: The Cost of Alternative Products

Oct.. 2004 Moving Together Towards a Healthier and More Sustainable Future: A report from the Transportation, Air Issues and Human Health Conference (1MB)
N

Sept. 1999

Niagara: A River to Save

April 2008 The North American Sweetwater Seas - Seeking Sustainability

Nov. 2001

North American Workplace-based Trip Reduction Programmes

April 2007

Not That Innocent: A Comparative Analysis of Canadian, European Union and United States Policies on Industrial Chemicals

  O
March 2008 Ontario's Role in a National Mercury Elimination and Reduction Strategy (284KB)
P
August 2005 Policy Analysis Tools for Air Quality and Health:
Report from the May 19, 2005 Workshop (2.7MB)

1993

Pollution Probe's Green Business Guides (Vol. I–IV)

Feb. 2004

Pollution Probe's Submissions With Respect to the January 23, 2004 OEB Staff Report on Demand-Side Management and Demand Response (376KB)

April 2004

Primer on Climate Change and Human Health (2.3MB)  

Abécédaire des Changements Climatiques et de la santé humaine (1.9MB)

Oct. 2003

Primer on the Technologies of Renewable Energy (5.9MB)

L'ABC Des Technologies de L'Énergie Renouvelable (2MB)

1990

Profit From Pollution Prevention

Nov. 2002

Promoting Green Power In Canada (8.4MB)

R

1999

Relative Magnitude of the Impacts and Effects of GHG-Related Emission Reductions

Aug. 2004 Report of the Green Power in Canada Workshop Series

Nov. 2002

Review of Canadian Food Safety Policy and Its Effectiveness in Addressing Health Risks for Canadians (242KB)

S

Oct. 2001

S-M-A-R-T Movement: Saving Money and the Air by Reducing Trips

Mouvement D-É-P-A-R-T: Diminution des émissions et profits accrus par la réduction des trajets

June 2002

Smog Primer (1.9MB)

L'Abécédaire du Smog (3.2MB)

May 2004

Source Water Protection Primer (7.4MB)

Feb. 2003

Sulphur Dioxide and Toxic Metal Emissions from Smelters in Ontario (232KB)

Nov. 2001

SWITCHOUT: Auto Dismantlers' Guide (193KB)

T
Oct. 2006 Towards a Green Power Vision and Strategy for Atlantic Canada (563KB)

Aug. 2003

Taxonomy of Canadian Environmental Standards (492KB)

Oct. 1999

The Water We Drink: A Report on Pollution Probe's Conference "The Water We Drink — Examining the Quality of Ontario's Drinking Water" (November 16–17, 1998)

May 2007 Towards a Vision and Strategy for Water Management in Canada
 

June 1999

Toward Credible and Effective Environmental Voluntary Initiatives: Lessons Learned

Oct. 2002

Towards a Biobased Economy Issues and Challenges Paper (90KB)

Oct. 2002

Towards an Adaptation Action Plan: Climate Change and Health in the Toronto-Niagara Region (331KB)

June 2004

Toxic Substances — Focus on Children Project: Developing a Canadian List of Substances of Concern to Children's Health (1.9MB)

Jan. 2001

Trans-Action 2001: Toward Economic and Environmental Health (1MB)

June 1998

Trans-Action '98: An Action Plan for a Modal Shift to Transit in the Greater Toronto Area

V

June 1998

Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance: What It Is and Why We Need It

Oct. 1999

Voluntary Initiatives: Policy Framework and Roles Conference Proceedings (June 14–15, 1999)

Oct. 2005 Primer on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Nov. 2007 Voluntary Environmental Initiatives: The State of Play in 2007, and Recommendations Concerning the Ontario Approach
 
W

1997

We Recycle - The Creators of the Blue Box Programme (188KB)

 

 

 

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