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Pollution Probe Publications - Date Published

April 2008

The North American Sweetwater Seas - Seeking Sustainability
 

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 2008 A New Approach to Water Management in Canada (314KB)

Une nouvelle approche de la gestion de l'eau au Canada (331KB)
 

March 2008 Ontario's Role in a National Mercury Elimination and Reduction Strategy (284KB)
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)
November 2007 Voluntary Environmental Initiatives: The State of Play in 2007, and Recommendations Concerning the Ontario Approach
 
October 2007 Building a Vision for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region
June 2007 Environmental Aspects of Product Standards: The Role of Voluntary Environmental Standards in Sustainable Consumption and Production
 
May 2007 Minutes of the Expert Meeting on Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards for Canada
May 2007 Case Study: Standards for Mercury-containing Products
May 2007 Towards a Vision and Strategy for Water Management in Canada
April 2007

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

February 2007 Act for Clean Water: An Introduction to Source Water Protection
November 2006 Driving Towards a Cleaner Environment - A Healthier Future
 
October 2006 The Acid Rain Primer (2.63MB)
version française (8MB)
October 2006 Maximizing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in British Columbia (367KB)
 
October 2006 Towards a Green Power Vision and Strategy for Atlantic Canada (563KB)
 
October 2006 A Guide to Climate Change for Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises 1.26MB
Guide des changements climatiques pour les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) 1.26MB
 
June 2006

Comparative Study of Consumer Groups and Environmental NGOs Engaged in International Standards Work (288KB)
 

April 2006 A Consumer Guide to Green Power in Canada
April 2006 The International Joint Commission and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (230KB)
March 2006 The Electricity Supply/Demand Gap and the Role of Efficiency and Renewables in Ontario
March 2006 Mainstreaming Climate Change in Drinking Source Water Protection Planning in Ontario (964KB)
January 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility: Standards and Objectives Driving Corporate Initiatives (218KB)
 
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
 
October 2005 Background Study on Increasing Recycling of End-of-Life Mercury-containing Lamps from Residential and Commercial Sources in Canada
 
Oct 2005 Defining Corporate Environmental Responsibility. Canadian ENGO Perspectives
Oct 2005 Primer on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
August 2005 Policy Analysis Tools for Air Quality and Health:
Report from the May 19, 2005 Workshop (2.7MB)

 
Aug 2005 Child Health and the Environment - A Primer
Ce qu'il faut savoir sur la santé des enfants et l'environnement
 
June 2005 Pollution Probe Legal Opinion: Banning Mercury Thermometers in Canada
April 2005 Questions and Answers: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Automobile Fuel Efficiency (115KB)
Feb. 2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards For Canada
November 2004 Bioproducts Primer (2.1MB)
Notions Elementaires sur les Bioproduits (2.1MB)
October 2004 Moving Together Towards a Healthier and More Sustainable Future: A report from the Transportation, Air Issues and Human Health Conference (1MB)
Sept 2004 Green Power Vision and Strategy for Canada (255KB)
Aug. 2004 ENGO-Business Partnerships: Lessons Learned (289KB)

Report of the Green Power in Canada Workshop Series (3MB)

June 2004
Toxic Substances — Focus on Children Project: Developing a Canadian List of Substances of Concern to Children's Health (1.9MB)
May 2004 The Source Water Protection Primer (7.4MB)
April 2004 Primer on Climate Change and Human Health (2.3MB)

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


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 (382KB).
Feb. 2004 Exploring Applications of the Net Gain Principle (294KB)
Feb. 2004 Pollution Probe's Submissions With Respect to the January 23, 2004 OEB Staff Report on Demand-Side Management and Demand Response (376KB)
Jan. 2004 Making Everyone a Winner: Making Energy Conservation Profitable for Ontario's Electric Utilities (455KB)
Nov. 2003 Emissions Trading Primer (16MB)
Oct. 2003 Primer on the Technologies of Renewable Energy (5.9MB)

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


Sept. 2003 Air, Water and Soil Quality: Issue Paper No. 2 (141KB)
Aug. 2003 A Taxonomy of Canadian Environmental Standards (492KB)
June 2003 Mercury in the Environment: A Primer (3.6MB)
Feb. 2003 Sulphur Dioxide and Toxic Metal Emissions from Smelters in Ontario (232KB)
Nov. 2002 Promoting Green Power In Canada (8.4MB)
Nov. 2002 A Review of Canadian Food Safety Policy and Its Effectiveness in Addressing Health Risks for Canadians (242KB)
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)
Aug. 2002 Environmental Standards: Towards Implementation of the Canadian Standards Strategy (259KB)
Aug. 2002 Making Informed Choices: Public Information and the Environment
July 2002 Final Report of the Pollution Probe Forest Carbon Management Workshop Series
June 2002 Drinking Water Primer (23MB)
June 2002 The Smog Primer (1.9MB)

L'Abécédaire du Smog (3.2MB)

March 2002 Environmental Non-governmental Organization (ENGO) Participation in National Standards Setting
Feb. 2002 The Biobased Economy: Prospects and Challenges An Annotated Bibliography of Studies/Projects and Reports
Nov. 2001 North American Workplace-based Trip Reduction Programmes
Nov. 2001 SWITCHOUT: Auto Dismantlers' Guide (193KB)
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
 

Oct. 2001 Air Quality Indices: A Review
Sept. 2001 Applying the Precautionary Principle to Standard Setting
April 2001 The Management and Financing of Drinking Water Systems: Sustainable Asset Management: A Submission to the Walkerton Inquiry by Pollution Probe
Jan. 2001 Trans-Action 2001: Toward Economic and Environmental Health
Oct. 2000 A Critical Analysis of Progress Reported by Ontario's Anti-Smog Action Plan Partnership
June 2000 The Acid Rain Primer
May 2000 Healthy Schools–Healthy Children: Improving the Indoor Environment in Ontario Schools
March 2000 Achieving Healthy Indoor Environments: A Review of Canadian Options
March 2000 The Future Role of Environmental Standards
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)
Oct. 1999 Voluntary Initiatives: Policy Framework and Roles Conference Proceedings (June 14–15, 1999)
Sept. 1999 Niagara: A River to Save
June 1999 Toward Credible and Effective Environmental Voluntary Initiatives: Lessons Learned
May 1999 Environmental Protection in a Competitive Electricity Market in Ontario: Summary Report
1999 The Relative Magnitude of the Impacts and Effects of GHG-Related Emission Reductions
Oct. 1998 Mercury Elimination and Reduction: Toward North American Partnerships
June 1998 Trans-Action '98: An Action Plan for a Modal Shift to Transit in the Greater Toronto Area
June 1998 Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance: What It Is and Why We Need It
1997 Climate Variability, Atmospheric Change and Human Health
1997 "We Recycle" - The Creators of the Blue Box Programme
Sept. 1996 Mercury in Ontario: An Inventory of Sources, Uses and Releases
1996 Mercury in the Health Care Sector: The Cost of Alternative Products
1994 Additive Alert: What have they done to our food? A Consumer's Action Guide
1994 Dressed to Kill
1993 Pollution Probe's Green Business Guides (Vol. I–IV)
1992 Behind the Smokescreen: The State of Canada's Air
1990 Profit From Pollution Prevention
1986 The Great Lakes Primer