Posts Filed Under: climate change

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Investing in High-Speed Rail is Long Overdue for Ontario

Fighting climate change, means changing how we travel. Rail has the potential to replace cars and airplanes.

By Tricia Wood Aug. 23rd, 3:30 pm

Greening Hospitals and Saving Money

Over the past 13 years, the TRCA has helped 60 hospitals cut a combined 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, saving close to $28 million.

By Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Aug. 14th, 4:46 pm

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What Hanlan’s Nude Beach Means to Toronto’s Queer Community

The beach will re-open on July 31 after being closed to the public since May due to extensive flooding.

By Aeryn Pfaff Jul. 28th, 10:00 pm

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TransformTO Could Make the City Look Very Different in 2050

The plan for a low-carbon city can move Toronto into the future—if we commit to making it happen.

By Nikhil Sharma Jul. 2nd, 11:21 am

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Flooding Across the GTA Will Only Get Worse With Climate Change

Severe flooding on Ward's Island has led to a plunge in business at the Rectory Café. It will close for good in October.

By Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Jun. 23rd, 12:17 pm

Torontoist Explains: Green Bonds, Making a Profit While Making a Difference

Green bonds are helping to fund the transition to a renewable energy-based economy.

By Co-Power Jun. 21st, 4:25 pm

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May Council Preview: Relief Lines, Budget Directions, Pride Motions, and Cricket

Here's some of the items you'll want to keep your eye on this week.

By Kieran Delamont May. 22nd, 10:15 am

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With Toronto’s Support, Canada Moves Closer To a National Shark Fin Ban

“If we allow sharks to disappear from our oceans, the balance will be gone and our oceans will die, and if our oceans die, mankind goes with it."

By Zach Ruiter May. 2nd, 12:30 pm

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Ontario Liberals Ignore Climate Science With Plan To Expand Highway 401

Rather than invest in transit, the Province is spending $81-million to preserve the mobility of 905 residents.

By Tricia Wood Apr. 27th, 11:30 am

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Toronto at the Centre of the Race To Save Climate Change Data from Trump

An Interview with Matt Price, co-organizer of the Guerilla Archiving Movement.

By Dorothy Eng Apr. 14th, 12:30 pm

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What Toronto Can Learn From Mississauga to Reduce Basement Flooding

New program increases capacity to deal with rainfall and melting snow.

By Emily Macrae Apr. 7th, 11:15 am

Soak Up Documentaries About Water

The "all things hydrological" film festival runs to Sunday.

By Steve Fisher Mar. 30th, 6:15 pm

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Teachers Demand That Their Pensions Be Divested from Fossil Fuels

The Trans-Mountain pipeline could become “Canada’s Standing Rock.”

By Kalina Hada-Lemon Mar. 15th, 2:45 pm

Why Toronto Should Become More Climate Change Resilient

Climate change is already well underway, but with some smart choices Toronto can mitigate the impact.

By Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Jan. 19th, 9:19 am

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Here’s Why the City is Hiring a Chief Resilience Officer

Toronto was accepted into a global initiative called 100 Resilient Cities this year.

By Torontoist Dec. 15th, 4:45 pm

Torontoist Explains: Cap and Trade

We explain what the provincial government's proposed cap and trade system is, and how it might work.

By Patrick Metzger May. 19th, 10:00 am

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Public Works: Preparing Sewage Treatment Plants for Climate Change

As Toronto anticipates worse storms and more flooding, Boston's Deer Island wastewater facility has planned for the worst.

By Peter Goffin Apr. 7th, 10:00 am

Toronto Election 2014:
Issue Navigator—Environment

By Patrick Metzger Oct. 21st, 4:01 pm