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Greenpeace Canada Find info and data about climate and energy, air and water pollution, toxic chemicals, endangered species, forests and deforestation, genetic engineering and more in this web site.		Sierra Club of Canada Another comprehensive web site covering environmental issues from climate change & energy to toxic chemical contamination and the loss of biological diversity.
Planetark Find daily environmental news here and check out the Environment News Pictures. The news archive can be searched for previous articles.		Environment Canada Here's the site to search for info and data about Canada's climate, weather and environmental issues!
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment This web site includes the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Report of the Walkerton Commission of Inquiry, Ontario's Clean Air Plan, and other environmental issues in Ontario.		The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Find news releases about the state of Ontario's forests, heritage areas and wildlife here, plus links to Ontario Parks, Ontario's Forests, and more.
World Wildlife Fund: Canada This is the site of the Canadian branch of the world-wide organization committed to protecting endangered life.		Wildlife Conservation Today's top stories in the field of wildlife conservation can be found here, or search for previous wildlife news stories.
Wildlife Conservation Directory Here's a directory to wildlife conservation organizations, plus great links to organizations involved in other environmental concerns eg. air pollution, alternative energy, climate change, water conservation, environmental health, etc.		Frogweb Amphibian declines and deformities are often important ecological danger signals ... track them on this web site!
Canada's National Pollutant Release Inventory From Environment Canada, this web site provides info about pollutants released into the air, water and land by more than 2500 facilities in Canada.		Nuclear Power Plant Database From the world map or the continental maps, choose a specific nuclear power plant site and obtain basic info about it, plus its operational status. (However, detailed info about each power plant is only available to authorized users.)
Radarsat 1 and 2 Canada's earth observation satellites, Radarsat 1 and 2, help to study atmosphere changes eg. greenhouse gases and the ozone layer. Find descriptions, images etc. of the Radarsat satellites here.