On January 16, 2013, Councillors were faced with proposed cuts to important programs that reduce energy use. Instead, Council agreed to a new way to finance energy retrofits for buildings in Toronto that improves on the Sustainable Energy Revolving Loan Fund.
Green energy & Greenbelt in Toronto
City Budget Proposes to Penalize People for Helping the Environment
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On November 29th, Toronto Council voted for the 2013 Waste Budget, and unfortunately, it once again falls far short on the necessary investment and action to achieve Toronto's target of 70% diversion of residential waste.
A new report predicts Toronto will see drastically more heat waves and rainfall in 2040. The report urges Council to consider these facts to help Toronto prepare for climate change, but City Hall has deferred discussion on it until next year. Some of the report findings:
At the November 27th City Council Meeting, Council will consider whether to proceed with these cuts. Please call your Councillor today and tell them you do not support cuts to important environmental services.
Last year, we worked hard to stop cuts to important environmental services proposed in the Core Service Review. Thankfully, with the help of TEA supporters, most of these cuts were stopped.
TTCriders give bad grades to the TTC in report card
Why is air quality in some areas of Toronto worse than others, and what does that mean for our health? Toronto Public Health's ChemTRAC program can help answer these questions.
Transit riders faced yet another rollercoaster ride in the last few weeks with the birth and death of the OneCity Transit Expansion plan.
The ChemTRAC program released Phase 1 data on the use and release of 25 priority toxic substances across Toronto in June 2012.
In June 2012, Toronto's ChemTRAC program released the first of many phases of data on toxic substances used and released by businesses and institutions in Toronto.
Comedy Jam June 10; Good Neighbour resource website
Going in Circles, TEA's new Report Card shows that, as a whole, City Council has made little progress on environmental issues over the last year and a half.
Join TEA as we reflect on how to move from defending what we have to building something better.
Last year, TEA took action during the City budget when Toronto Water attempted to remove some of the water pollution penalties that keep industrial sized companies in check through the Sewers By-law.
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