Citizens Environment Alliance

May 2-30, 2008
Art Exhibition and Silent Auction at Milk Coffee Bar, 68 University Ave. W.

May 24, 2008
The Story of Stuff - Essex County Premiere and The Real Green Link: Investing in Natural Infrastructure and Preserving Biological Diversity in Essex County at /Central Branch of Windsor Public Library, 850 Ouellette, Fred Israel Auditorium (lower level)

KYOTOplus Campaign Launched Locally

KYOTOplus will gather the pledges of citizens and politicians who want Canada to take a leadership role on global warming - both domestically and internationally. It calls on elected Canadian politicians to “work to ensure that Canada honours its Kyoto commitment and sets a national target of cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25 per cent, relative to the 1990 level, by 2020.”

CEA Supports National Campaign to Improve Vehicle Efficiency

Windsor, ON – The Citizens Environment Alliance (CEA), in conjunction with climateforchange.ca and other environmental non-government organizations, have launched www.cleancarscanada.ca a website where individuals can submit their views on car regulations directly to the prime minister. The website contains information and background material on the campaign and provides an easy way for Canadians to submit their comments to the government.

"NEW" The ENGO Consolidated Report is out! Read the PDF

Throwing Windsor to the Winds on Air Pollution. Fortunately, there is an alternative.

By Derek Coronado, Research and Policy Coordinator of the Citizens Environment Alliance in Windsor and Albert Koehl, a lawyer with Sierra Legal.

Windsor's strategic location is enviable when it comes to the cross-border trade of goods with the U.S., but less enviable when the trade involves air contaminants.

The annual death toll in Ontario from U.S. air contaminants is seven times Detroit's murder rate. And Windsor gets more pollution from the U.S. than any other city. The question today is not about the impact of U.S. pollutants but how Windsor and other affected communities respond. The first option is to accept one's fate as a victim of American pollution, literally leaving our fortunes to the prevailing winds and relying on politicians at higher levels of government to do the right thing, eventually. The second option is to take direct action.

Cosmetic Pesticide Use Will Be Restricted By The City Of Windsor

Windsor, Ontario – In an 8-1 vote Windsor City Council enacted a bylaw to restrict and virtually eliminate the use of cosmetic pesticide products in Windsor. The bylaw will come into effect in April 2006 while the ban will come into effect beginning January 1, 2009. The bylaw follows the City’s commitment of October 2000 to eliminate the use of pesticides on municipal property.