Toronto Environmental Alliance 
Contact Information:Phone: 416-596-0660Website: http://www.torontoenvironment.org About Us:Since 1988 TEA has been campaigning locally to find solutions to Toronto's urban environmental problems. Our Mission is to promote a greener Toronto. We work with concerned individuals, community groups, professionals and workers, encouraging the participation of local people on local issues. Our Vision of a healthy community is based on equity, access, safety and a clean environment. TEA focuses on five major campaign areas, where we undertake research, education and action on Smog and Climate Change, Public Transit, Toxics and Urban Pesticides, Waste Reduction and Greenbelting Toronto. Because Toronto is a critical centre for environmental change in Canada what we do here can help shape what happens elsewhere. We have a membership base of 5,000 individuals that donate every year. These unrestricted public donations allow us to pursue our core mandate to promote a greener Toronto enabling us to spend time talking to City Councillors and engage residents in public policy debates. |
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Greenbelting Toronto
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Working to help Torontonians protect the Greenbelt from urban sprawl and development by raising wider awareness of the Greenbelt’s many resources, building better relationships with its communities, and promoting stronger support for local economies.
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Education
| Subcategory:Public Outreach
| Program updated 11:14 am on Tuesday Aug. 10th, 2010.Smog and Climate Change
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Working at the local, provincial and national levels to improve air quality and combat climate change. We are working to create solutions to smog and climate change by: Fighting for better public transit and limits to urban sprawl. Promoting clean, green energy to replace polluting coal and nuclear plants. Working with the Low Income Energy Network to ensure universal access to safe, affordable, environmentally-friendly energy. Advocating for speedy implementation of the city's smog and climate change plan. Engaging the provincial and federal governments in developing new smog and climate change policy.
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Prevent Pollution
| Subcategory:Policy
| Program updated 11:15 am on Tuesday Aug. 10th, 2010.Toxics in Toronto
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Working with Environment Hamilton and Environmental Defence on the Good Neighbour Campaign to organize and support community groups to create productive relationships with local industries to reduce pollution and protect human and environmental health. TEA is also monitoring the implementation of ChemTRAC, the City of Toronto's program for businesses to report and track their use and release of toxic chemicals, as required by the new Environmental Reporting & Disclosure By-law.
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Prevent Pollution
| Subcategory:Toxic Free
| Program updated 11:16 am on Tuesday Aug. 10th, 2010.Better Transit
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TEA campaigns for better transit service on existing routes and a major expansion of the system North of Eglinton.
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Drive Less
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| Program updated 11:16 am on Tuesday Aug. 10th, 2010.Waste Reduction
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1. Extended Producer Responsibility: advocating for EPR. 2. Recycling Used Tires: advocating for banning the burning of used tires and ensuring used tires are recycled.
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Waste Less
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| Program updated 11:17 am on Tuesday Aug. 10th, 2010.This page was last updated at 2010-08-10 11:17:31.