Reuse won over disposables at these events so far this summer! Let's keep Plastic Free July going all year long. Keep an eye out for reusable cups at Scarborough Ribfest this August long weekend! A TEA project in partnership with Rotary Club of Scarborough, with help from Scarborough Zero Waste.

Thank you to the Councillors who raised the big concerns with AI data centres. Because of your work, all new applications for major data centres will be getting more scruting going into 2027. @diannesaxe.bsky.social @chrismoises.bsky.social @alejandrabravo.bsky.social, & Parthi Kandavel

Toronto Environmental Alliance@toenviro.bsky.social · 6d ago

AI data centres around the world are using up too much energy & water. Toronto needs to pause approvals of new large data centres until their full impacts are known. Read our letter to Council here: https://loom.ly/2HIVMD8

AI data centres around the world are using up too much energy & water. Toronto needs to pause approvals of new large data centres until their full impacts are known. Read our letter to Council here: https://loom.ly/2HIVMD8

We did it! 📢 The Feds are blocking the Toronto Island airport jet expansion. Working alongside many allies, through community canvassing, outreach & thousands of emails directed to Federal MPs, it was clear, we do not want jets on Toronto Island. People power works. Thanks to everyone! #nojetsTO

Today is the last day to fill out the federal government's survey and say no to jets at Toronto's Island Airport! Find the link and more info in our new blog here: https://loom.ly/KR2HgrI

Toronto is Saying No to Jets at the Island Airport!

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TEA's @how-sen.com spoke to the Star yesterday and summed up our situation: “The unfortunate reality is that this extreme weather and wildfire smoke is not natural,” Chong said. “It is man-made. It is a result of decades of burning natural gas, gasoline, coal, burning garbage.” Read the article ⬇️

@sbuchananto.bsky.social · 3w ago

“If we want to make sure that the number of extreme weather events, of heat days & wildfire events, doesn’t increase exponentially, we need to stop burning things for energy,” says @how-sen.com from @toenviro.bsky.social in @thestar.com www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...

Yesterday Toronto tenants marched into provincial offices demanding action on extreme heat, even as the outdoor air quality reached dangerous levels: loom.ly/boEXGGQ Great work @acorncanada.bsky.social!

Tenants demand help with extreme heat, march into office of power grid operator

'We need to really take people’s lives more seriously': Advocates deliver demand letter to downtown office of Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator

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MEDIA: TEA calls on governments to take stronger climate action in light of smoke and heat: https://loom.ly/vzKA18M “Today, too many Torontonians face an impossible choice: open a window and let in dangerous wildfire smoke, or keep it closed and trap the overwhelming heat.” - TEA's @how-sen.com

FACT: Heat waves are more deadly now because we are burning too much natural gas, oil, gasoline, & other fossil fuels, which raises temperatures worldwide. Read more about how TEA and our friends have pushed the City to address this incredibly dangerous heat: https://loom.ly/49Y8R7Q #topoli

Deadly heat waves are a new reality. Here’s what we need to do.

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A huge thanks to City Forest arborist @toddirvine.bsky.social & Deputy Mayor Amber Morley for delighting us with tree facts at TEA's walk in South Etobicoke last night! Great turnout, great night.

TEA was out on the waterfront on Tuesday spreading the word about the harmful impacts of jets at the Island airport! Speak up here & share: https://loom.ly/DeaPZRA #nojetsTO

We’re excited to team up with Jack Johnson as an All At Once Non-Profit Partner on his 2026 Summer Tour! 🌎💚 Come see TEA/ReusableTO at the Village Green in Toronto at RBC Amphitheatre on June 30 to take action! 🔗allatonce.org #AAOPlasticFree #AAOLocalFood #SURFILMUSIC #reusableto

BREAKING: City Council has voted to accelerate the development of a Maximum Temperature Bylaw from 2028 to June, 2027. The climate is getting hotter. After years of work by TEA and our allies, we are relieved to see a faster timeline.

CTVNews news coverage of TEA and allies press conference on the need for tenant heat protection. We're continuing the fight for a bylaw that would require landlords to keep indoor temperatures below 26°C. Watch it here: https://loom.ly/pBdDjaw #topoli

TEA was at City Hall today with our friends calling for work to move ahead on a maximum temperature bylaw to protect tenants from heat. Council will discuss how to move ahead on a bylaw this week. Read our press release here: https://loom.ly/Zj0wIOc Stay tuned for updates! #topoli

Heat Safety Coalition urges City Council to advance maximum indoor temperature bylaw for rental housing

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Don’t pave our lake! 🛑 Ford wants to expand Toronto Island Airport bringing loud, polluting jets downtown every 2.5 mins destroying parks and spiking air pollution. Tell PM Carney and Toronto MPs to block the expansion now: torontoenvironment.org/stop_island_airport_expansion_2026 #NoJets

Don’t Pave Our Lake: Tell Toronto MPs to Stop Island Airport Expansion Now!

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The reports that Kinross Gold may have violated Ontario's lobbying rules by hiring a former Premier Ford senior staffer before the required cooling-off period had ended. Read Full Report Here thestar.com/news/investi... #GrassyNarrows #FreeGrassy

What if we could have all the fun of Toronto’s festivals and concerts, without all the trash? Join TEA for a webinar on how large events & festivals can kickstart the shift from single-use to reuse. We hope to see you there! Click here to register https://loom.ly/ymU9gnI

We want less trash & more fun this summer! The City's single-use reduction strategy is delayed again but our City can combat waste right now with: - programs for events on public property to cut waste & adopt reuse - lead by example & start on pilots at City events & venues ➡️https://loom.ly/EBL3REQ

More fun, less trash!

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BREAKING: #FIFA ’s last-minute flip flop to ban reusable water bottles will add to single-use garbage in Toronto, undermine local efforts from host cities to cut waste, and cost fans more money to buy disposable water bottles. See our statement below: www.torontoenvironment.org/fifa_hasty_r...

FIFA scores environmental own-goal with hasty reusable water bottle ban

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UPDATE: City Council has approved a much-needed expansion of the City's air conditioner program -and voted in favour of continuing work on a Maximum Heat Bylaw. You can read out letter to Council here: www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis... #topoli

Matt Elliott@graphicmatt.com · 3mo ago

The AC item as amended CARRIES 23-1. Another 2,400 free air conditioners will be provided to low-income households this year.

UPDATE: Last week, Premier Ford's government passed Bill 98, in yet another attempt to end the standard that's saved Torontonians millions in reduced energy costs for nearly twenty years Thank you to those who reached out to MPPs, this fight isn't over. TEA will continue to monitor & share updates!

- 66% of what this incinerator burns should be recycled or composted not burned - Ontario has very weak air pollution standards, this incinerator could go over current limits TEA's Emily Alfred explains the expansion of the Brampton incinerator on CBC's Metro Morning: https://loom.ly/oKTENmY

We can absolutely reduce waste: with reusable cups and foodware! Switching to reusables in Toronto for matches and fan events could prevent 625,000 disposables and 11,250 kg of waste, Vancouver's BC Place ALREADY switched to reusable cups in 2025 ➡️ www.torontoenvironment.org/100_days_to_...

This will roll back almost 20 years of climate progress in Toronto, and force municipalities across Ontario to plan for a climate we don't have anymore. Speak up here: www.torontoenvironment.org/premier_ford... #ONpoli

Unfortunately Premier Ford's Bill 98 is not a joke, read @atmosphericfund.bsky.social's statement on it here: taf.ca/ontarios-bil... #onpoli

As expected the Premiere Ford has launched another attack on municipal climate action and green buildings. We need to raise our collective voices and tell him to protect people not profits. Take action here: https://loom.ly/7SCiu4U #onpoli

#BREAKING Read TEA's media statement on #Bill98, Premier Ford's latest attack on municipal climate action and green buildings here: www.torontoenvironment.org/new_provinci... #onpoli

New provincial bill attacks local climate-safe building rules

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New campaign by our friends at @toenviro.bsky.social to protect green building standards from Premier Ford's attacks. Green building standards not only reduce GHG emissions and increase resiliency, they also increase affordability. Sign the letter today: www.torontoenvironment.org/premier_ford...

Premier Ford: Put People Over Profits, Hands Off Green Buildings!

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Thanks to all who spoke up to protect Toronto's trees - we won! Council voted yesterday to strengthen our tree protection bylaw & study an expansion to protect 300,000 more trees. Thanks to Councillors Amber Morley, Dianne Saxe & Rachel Chernos Lin for your leadership on this. #topoli