Our Environment
What You can do for the Environment Environmental Working Group: Public Interest Watchdog Greenwashing Index: Not sure if the ad you’re viewing promoting a green product is as green as it says it is? Then judge for yourself by checking its Greenwashing Index (GWI) score. The Greenwashing Index provides user generated critiques of a company’s ad that promotes it’s "greenness" and rates the ad on a scale of 1 to 5 to determine how likely it is to be greenwash or not. Just as in golf, the higher the score, the worse the ad does on the index. This website is promoted by EnviroMedia Social Marketing and the University of Oregon.
The Canadian Environmental Network (CEN): Facilitates networking between environmental organizations and others who share its mandate — To Protect the Earth and Promote Ecologically Sound Ways of Life.
Small Changes make Big Differences (Environment Canada): What you can do Environment Canada’s Internet resource for weather and environmental information: The Green Lane TM helps connect Canadians, exchange information and share knowledge for environmental decision-making.
Freshwater Website Water Quality (Environment Canada): Water Quality Objectives and Guidelines.
Manitoba Water Stewardship: The Manitoba Water Quality Handbook: Protecting the water. Everyone’s responsibility.
Homeowner’s and Travellers CO2 Emissions Offset Calculator: Tree Canada is a not-for-profit, charitable organization established in 1992. Under the direction of a 10-member volunteer Board of Directors, Tree Canada provides education, technical assistance, resources and financial support through working partnerships to encourage Canadians to plant and care for trees in rural and urban areas.