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North American Registries and Inventories:
U.S. Scorecard:
Scorecard is the U.S. equivalent of PollutionWatch. It contains information
on pollution from the U.S. Toxics Release Inventory, and also has extensive
information on hazardous chemicals and their health effects.
http://www.scorecard.org
National Pollutant Release Inventory:
The National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) site is Environment Canada's
registry of pollutant information. The site has a database with some search
capabilities as well as background information on the registry.
http://www.ec.gc.ca/pdb/npri/
U.S. Toxics Release Inventory:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's pollutant registry.
http://www.epa.gov/tri/
CEC "Taking Stock" reports:
The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) reports
provide comparative data from the NPRI and the TRI regarding chemicals
that are tracked under both systems.
http://www.cec.org/takingstock/
Mexican Registro de Emisiones y
Transferencia de Contaminantes (RETC):
Information regarding the voluntary Mexican registry. (Spanish)
http://www.semarnat.gob.mx/
International Registry and Inventory Information:
UK Friends of the Earth Factory
Watch:
Factory Watch is UK-based environmental information service for citizens
in the manner of PollutionWatch and Scorecard.
http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/industry_and_pollution/factorywatch/
Environment Agency Pollution Inventory:
The official UK government's registry site.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/pi
Australia National Pollutant Inventory:
The Australian registry of pollutant emissions.
http://www.npi.gov.au/
UN Environment Programme PRTRs information:
This site acts as a clearinghouse for information on PRTR activities from
around the world.
http://www.chem.unep.ch/prtr/Default.htm
AARHUS Convention
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
http://www.unece.org/env/pp/treat y text.htm
PollutionWatch Partners:
Canadian Environmental Law Association:
The Canadian Environmental Law Association is a non-profit, public interest
organization and free legal advisory clinic established in 1970 to use
existing laws to protect the environment and to advocate environmental
law reform.
http://www.cela.ca
Environmental Defence:
Environmental Defence protects the environment and human health. We research. We educate. We go to court when we have to. All in order to ensure clean air, safe food and thriving ecosystems. Nationwide.
http://www.environmentaldefence.ca
Canadian Environmental Organizations:
Canadian Environmental Network:
The Canadian Environmental Network provides a directory of environmental
organizations in Canada.
http://www.cen-rce.org/
Regional environmental networks:
Alberta Environment Network:
http://www.web.ca/~aen/
New Brunswick Environmental Network
~ Réseau environnemental du Nouveau Brunswick:
http://www.web.ca/nben
Manitoba Eco-Network:
http://www.web.ca/men
Nornet-Yukon:
mailto:nornet@polarcom.com
Ontario Environment Network:
http://www.oen.ca
Nova Scotia Environmental Network:
http://www.web.ca/~nsen/home
Réseau québécois
des groupes écologistes:
http://www.rqge.qc.ca
Prince Edward Island Eco-Net de
l'Île-du-Prince-Edouard Cooperative Ltd.:
http://www.isn.net/~network
Saskatchewan Eco-Network:
http://www.econet.sk.ca
Pollution Prevention:
Clean Production Action:
Clean Production Action is an international non-profit network dedicated
to the advancement of sustainable production and consumption, taking the
concepts and tools of cleaner production beyond the present process modification
and emissions reduction focus.
http://www.cleanproduction.org
Toxics Use Reduction Institute:
The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute promotes reduction in
the use of toxic chemicals and the generation of toxic by-products in
industry and commerce.
http://www.turi.org
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition:
The Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition engages in research, advocacy, and
organizing around the environmental and human health problems caused by
the rapid growth of the high-tech electronics industry.
http://www.svtc.org/
Environment Canada National Office of Pollution
Prevention:
Information on Canadian pollution prevention policy.
http://www.ec.gc.ca/nopp/
Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention:
C2P2 has links to various Canadian pollution prevention activities.
http://www.c2p2online.com/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Pollution
Prevention:
EPA's pollution prevention information pages.
http://www.epa.gov/p2/
Occupational Health and Safety Resources:
Canadian Labour Congress:
The CLC has environmental information in its "organizing" section.
http://www.clc-ctc.ca
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety:
Information on workplace safety, although some services are restricted
to subscribers.
http://www.ccohs.ca/
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