Smog Climate Change and Energy Publications

Smog Report Card 2007

Toronto Smog Report Card 2007 - The Year of Uncertainty


Smog Report Card 2005

The City of Toronto scored a “C-” on the Toronto Environmental Alliance’s eighth annual Smog Report Card. The Report Card measures the City of Toronto’s progress in implementing the 1998 smog plan and subsequent promises on air quality issues.


Smog Report Card 2006

TEA's 2006 Smog Report Card can be found below in PDF format.


TEA submission to the Ontario Power Authority on future of electricity system

The Ontario Power Authority has been asked by the Minister of Energy to advise him on what Ontario's 'supply mix' (how much electricity should come from nuclear, gas, wind, etc. and how much conservation is achievable) should look like in the future. In this submission, TEA argues that the OPA is asking the wrong question: they are asking where will the kilowatts come from and ignoring how they will be used, which is what has produced the current economic and ecological fiasco in our 'bigger is better' electricity system.


Getting Green Power On-line in Toronto The way we produce and use energy in Toronto has huge implications for our environment, our economy, and social equity.
Op-ed: Battling heat on the home front Battling heat on the home front

This op-ed was published in the Globe and Mail on July 26, 2005


Low Income Energy Conservation and Assistance TEA developed this report, in cooperation with other environmental and anti-poverty groups, in response to a request from the provincial Minister of Energy in March 2004 to develop recommendations on actions the government could take to help low-income households cope with the rise in electricity prices.