| 词条 | Pollution Probe |
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| name = Pollution Probe | logo = | type = Non-Profit | key_people = Ingrid Thompson (CEO) Christopher Hilkene (Board Chair) | registration_id = 10809 2701 RR0001 | motto = "Reduce, reuse, recycle" | founded = 1969 | location = 150 Ferrand Drive Toronto, ON M3C 2E5 | homepage = Pollution Probe }}Pollution Probe (also known as Pollution Probe Foundation) is one of the first environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) in Canada.[1] Pollution probe is a nonprofit group that seeks to improve Canadian's health through research, education, promotion and advocacy of actions to reduce pollution.[1] [2] HistoryPollution Probe was founded in 1969 by a group of students and faculty at the University of Toronto out of a desire to address environmental issues. The group initially focused on air pollution and only the Ontario area, but gradually expanded to also focus upon other forms of environmental pollution over time, and also nationwide concerns.[1][2] According to the organization's history, they worked on getting restrictions on the use of DDT enacted in 1969, and later a ban throughout Canada. In 1970, they pushed for legislation to limit phosphates in detergents. In 1973, they helped initiate recycling programs in Ontario, and in 1979 they helped push for legislation to restrict emissions that cause acid rain. In 1988, they helped to get regulations passed to remove lead from gasoline, and in 1993, they launched an annual "Clean Air Commute" campaign to increase public awareness about transportation options that could help improve air quality, and by 1998 they achieved the passage of mandatory vehicle emission testing in Ontario. In 2004, Pollution Probe helped to obtain further regulations in Ontario to reduce metal smelter facility emissions that can cause acid rain. In 2010, the organization helped to persuade the legislature to enact regulations to limit car and truck greenhouse gas emissions. In 2013, the organization collaborated with five power utilities to launch the Electric Mobility Adoption and Prediction ("EMAP") project. [3] In 2016, Pollution Probe and Plug’n Drive issued a report with recommendations intended to increase sales and use of electric vehicles. [4] In 2017, Pollution Probe was appointed one of the positions on an advisory group for developing a plan for getting more zero-emission vehicles in use.[5] Mission statement{{Quote box|quote = We seek to improve the health and well-being of Canadians by advancing policy that achieves positive, tangible environmental change. |author = Pollution Probe |source = PollutionProbe.org[3] |quoted = 1 |align=center }} RatingsPollution Probe has a "B" grade according to Charity Intelligence Canada, and in fiscal year 2015 the organization spent 12% of revenues on administrative costs, and total overhead costs of 46%.[6] RelatedIn 2016, The First Green Wave, a book about the beginning of the environmental movement in Ontario, authored by Ryan O'Connor, won the Ontario Historical Society's J.J. Talman Award for being the best book on Ontario's social, economic, political or cultural history, published in the past three years. The book focused heavily upon the history of Pollution Probe.[7] References1. ^1 2 {{cite episode | title =Pollution Probe and the History of Environmental Activism in Ontario | episode-link = | url =http://niche-canada.org/2015/04/21/natures-past-episode-47-pollution-probe-and-the-history-of-environmental-activism-in-ontario/ | series =Nature’s Past | series-link = | credits =Ryan O’Connor | network =NiCHE | station = | air-date =April 21, 2015 | began = | ended = | season = | seriesno =47 | number = | minutes =50.31 | transcript = | transcript-url= }} 2. ^1 {{cite encyclopedia | last = | first = | author-link = | editor-last = | editor-first = | editor-link = | encyclopedia = The Canadian Encyclopedia | title = Pollution Probe Foundation | trans-title = | url = http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pollution-probe-foundation/ | access-date = June 5, 2017 | language = | edition = | date = March 17, 2011 | publisher = | series = | volume = | location = | id = | isbn = | oclc = | doi = | pages = | quote = | ref = }} 3. ^1 {{cite web | url =http://www.pollutionprobe.org/about/ | title =About Pollution Probe | website =PollutionProbe.org | publisher =Pollution Probe | access-date =June 5, 2017}} 4. ^{{cite news |last1=Keenan |first1=Greg |last2=McCarthy |first2=Shawn |date=May 26, 2017 |title=Ottawa crafting plan to boost use of zero-emission vehicles |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ottawa-crafting-plan-to-boost-use-of-zero-emission-vehicles/article35121541/ |location=Ottawa, ON |access-date=June 5, 2017 |work=The Globe and Mail }} 5. ^{{cite news |last=Marowits |first=Ross |date=May 26, 2017 |title=Ottawa won’t impose threshold on electric vehicles |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/1472630-ottawa-won%E2%80%99t-impose-threshold-on-electric-vehicles |access-date=June 5, 2017 |work=The Chronicle Herald }} 6. ^{{cite web | url =https://www.charityintelligence.ca/charity-details/287-pollution-probe-foundation | title =Pollution Probe Foundation | website =Charity Intelligence Canada | publisher =Charity Intelligence Canada | access-date =June 5, 2017}} 7. ^{{cite news| last = Yarr| first = Kevin| date = June 28, 2016| title = Pollution Probe history wins book prize| url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/oconnor-first-green-wave-talman-1.3655839| location = Prince Edward Island| access-date = June 5, 2016}} External links
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