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Toronto Environmental Alliance
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Since 1989, the Toronto Environmental Alliance has campaigned locally to find solutions to Toronto's urban environmental problems. As a not-for-profit organization, we advocate on behalf of all Torontonians for a green, healthy and equitable city.
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Join us on Thursday, December 4th for TEA’s Greener City Celebration!
This is TEA's annual end-of-year event that brings together our community of supporters and collaborators for an evening of good fun, conversation, and entertainment. Get your tickets now!
➡️ https://loom.ly/AugyPlQ
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Please speak up today for Environment & Climate funding in the City's budget survey!

The survey is open until Friday and you can also attend the last pre-budget consultation online tonight: www.toronto.ca/city-governm...
Smiling group of people standing with graphic speech bubbles with images of the different budget topics.
October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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The public wants buildings that are climate-safe, well-built, efficient & affordable to operate. Check out our new poll showing strong local support in Toronto for green building requirements. https://loom.ly/MeYNQkk
October 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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TEA & the UCA are excited to be hosting:
An Evening with David Miller, Community Climate Action in an Era for Disasters & Misinformation

📆 Oct 3, 6:30PM
📍 41 Willcocks St, Toronto - In person
🎟️ Pay what you can, seating & standing room

Tickets & more info ➡️ https://loom.ly/g-ccfIcget
Event poster for 'An evening with David Miller, Community Climate Action in an Era of Disasters and Misinformation' October 3, 2025, 6:30pm Faculty Club, 41 Willcocks St. Torotno
October 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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The City wants your feedback on stronger tree protection bylaws!

Tell the City that you support steeper fines for illegal tree removals and bylaws to protect more trees.

You can show up to an open house in person or take a survey online here: https://loom.ly/VIJcqig 🌳
A tree with sun shining on it, in front of a high rise building. Text over the image reads: Speak up for tree protection. Take the City of Toronto's survey and tell them to protect more trees and grow our urban forest.
September 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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This new report shows we're moving in the wrong direction.

The changes we are seeing are scary but we have solutions to this health and climate crisis and together we can make it happen. Follow us and join our work!

CBC's article: www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Wildfire smoke over the City of Toronto skyline. Text in the image is of the CBC article with the headline: Wildfires are reversing Canada's progress on improving air quality. Subheading says: Air pollution is like the zombie that we though we had killed,' says expert. Quote from article says: And it turns out Canada experienced its worst air pollution levels that year since 1998, according to a new report released today by the University of Chicago's Air Quality Life Index (AQLI). At the same time, the report found that pollution levels didn't change much for the rest of the world in 2023. If those levels continued for a person's lifetime, the average Canadian would lose roughly two years of their life expectancy, according to the report.
August 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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With allies we're getting the message to the ON government:
Heat is deadly and growing worse because of #climatechange

We have solutions to protect the health of seniors, children, workers, tenants, unhoused people & others at an increased risk loom.ly/KGSSO-o
@cape-acme.bsky.social‬ ‪@cpche.ca‬
Four allies from the following groups: Seniors for Climate Action Now, Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) , Ontario ACORN , Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) , Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment (CPCHE), Low Income Energy Network, Kingston Climate Justice Coalition , CREW Toronto, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) , and The Atmospheric Fund pictured at a Queens Park press conference with a sign that says: "Extreme Heat is a Killer, Ontairo Must Act Now!"
August 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Summer should be a time to enjoy being outside, not feel anxiety & isolation under smoky skies.

It's ok to feel like this isn't normal. These #wildfires are fueled by tinder dry forests from a warming planet. To fight them, we must stop burning climate-heating fossil fuels.

But you're not alone!
A Toronto Star headline that states: 'Toronto's air quality among the most polluted in the world Thursday morning as wildfire smoke lingers' Included with the headline is an image of a cyclist in downtown Toronto wearing a mask.
August 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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You spoke up demanding bus and streetcar lanes on Bathurst and Dufferin, and yesterday, Council heard you!
There's more work ahead, but this is an important step forward in moving more people faster and accelerating climate action. https://loom.ly/ame8Tu4
July 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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If you are one of the 75,000 people who take the TTC on Dufferin & Bathurst every day, you know this view: stuck in traffic.

We urge Council to support these vital transit lanes today including plans from @MayorOliviaChow & @BravoDavenport to get moving on lanes north of Bloor.
July 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Did you know that more people take the bus on Dufferin than any other method of transportation? Speak up today to get Council to vote for special bus lanes and get more people moving!
Send a letter to your councillor: https://www.ttcriders.ca/lanes

#rapidto #transitriders #dufferin #bathurst
July 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Council votes Wednesday on these important bus and streetcar lanes,. Make sure to have your voice heard before then!

Send a letter to your councillor: https://www.ttcriders.ca/lanes
July 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Mayor Chow's Executive Committee just approved the first steps in the #RapidTO surface transit network. Now we need to make sure that City Council passes the dedicated lanes on Bathurst & Dufferin.

Everyone deserves reliable transit!

Reach out to your Councillor: https://www.ttcriders.ca/lanes
July 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Toronto needs more dedicated transit lanes to move more people. Toronto Region Board of Trade just endorsed both Bathurst & Dufferin #RapidTO lanes up to Eglinton.

Their message?

These lanes are good for business because they are proven to reduce congestion. We need these lanes! #topoli
A statement posted to linked by the Toronto Region Board of Trade which reads: "Congestion is the top challenge facing Toronto today, already costing businesses valuable time and lost revenue. While we recognize prioritizing transit on Dufferin and Bathurst as a step in the right direction, we recommend that City officials revisit and expand the proposed hashtag#RapidTO plan to include a connection to Eglinton, which will soon host the Crosstown LRT. Some local businesses have raised legitimate concerns about reduced car access; however, it is clear that the bigger problem facing businesses in the core is gridlock. With the FIFA World Cup on the horizon, pressure on our already overloaded transportation network will only increase. We must move forward with bold, evidence-based solutions to get people and goods moving efficiently along Toronto’s vital arterial roads." -- Giles Gherson, President & CEO, Toronto Region Board of Trade
July 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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“These transit lanes are a win-win," says @HowSenChong from TEA. "They will move more people quickly to where they need to go, and help Toronto cut pollution and make important progress towards its climate goals." #topoli
July 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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TEA is here with our friends @ttcriders.bsky.social‬ calling for the City to implement bus & streetcar priority lanes on Dufferin & Bathurst all the way to Eglinton as designed! Here's why:
- Good for our climate
- Life-changing for riders packed into slow buses & streetcars on these busy routes!
July 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Join us online tomorrow from 12-1PM to discuss why the incineration industry’s GHG math doesn’t add up: https://loom.ly/mB3jrZ4

New report: Ontario’s grid emits 30–67 g CO₂e/kWh. ON's newest incinerator emits 778 g CO₂e/kWh.

'Green' energy? The numbers say otherwise.
#ClimateAction #GHG
June 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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We're happy to see the City's heat relief strategy getting a rethink, & hopefully stronger measures to protect Torontonians from heatwaves like this one. Protecting peoples means planning for a much hotter future. #topoli
First page of City of Toronto Notice of Motion from Mayor Olivia Chow titled: "Addressing Gaps in the City's Heat Relieft Strategy" Second page of City of Toronto Notice of Motion from Mayor Olivia Chow titled: "Addressing Gaps in the City's Heat Relieft Strategy"
June 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Premier Ford is fast-tracking another gift for developers: Bill 17. He's pushing it through so fast it won't even go to committee to be discussed.

Time is running out.

We've broken down what this means for Ontario and how we can stop it: torontoenvironment.org/premier_ford... #ONpoli
A picture of a trillium flower with text that reads: Premier Ford is fast tracking another gift to developers: Bill 17. We've broken it down for you.
June 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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The City is asking our input on managing our garbage but it's also looking at false solutions, like burning garbage, also called ‘energy from waste’.
This will send Toronto backwards on climate action, zero waste goals, and put human health at risk:
torontoenvironment.org/input_on_man... #TOpoli
Image of the Emerald Incinerator with text that reads: The City is wants your input on managing Toronto's waste - unfortunately, they're asking (some of) the wrong questions.
June 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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There's a disturbing trend in #Ontario: developers are trying to gut green building standards so they can make more profit and leave homeowners and tenants on the hook with higher energy bills.

Please tell you MPP this is not okay, speak up for Ontario: www.torontoenvironment.org/climate-safe...
Image of the Toronto skyline with some construction happening, a text overlay says: Tell Doug Ford: We don't need more profits for developers, we need climate-safe homes
May 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Do you ride the bus or streetcar on Dufferin or Bathurst? The City needs to hear from you!

The City is looking to implement transit-only lanes on Dufferin & Bathurst south of Eglinton!

Join the public consultations happening until May 20
@ttcriders.bsky.social has more info tcriders.ca/lanes
Take the Bathurst Bus or Street Car? Speak up for better TTC service and support transit-only lanes on Bathurst St at a consultation meeting: Monday May 12 6:30 - 8:30 pm Virtual Wednesday, May 14 4:30-8:30PM Drop in anytime 15 Cherrywood Ave, Gymnasium of Humewood Community School Take the Dufferin Bus? Speak up for better TTC service and support transit-only lanes on Bathurst St at a consultation meeting: Monday May 13 6:30 - 8:30 pm Virtual Thursday, May 15 4:30-8:30PM Drop in anytime Stella Maris Catholic School, 31 Ascot Ave, Gymnasium Tuesday, May 20 4:30-8:30PM Drop in anytime St. Mary Catholic Academy, 66 Dufferin Park Ave, Cafeteria
May 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM