Tag Archives: carbon

Why I joined 400,000 people in demanding climate action

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Victoria Foote

Sarah Amelia Sackville McLauchlan is a guest blogger for our 80×50 Blog site. Sarah travelled with Toronto350.org to participate in the People’s Climate March in New York City where approximately 400,000 marchers made history with the largest ever demonstration for … Continue reading →






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Climate Week: The People’s Climate March

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Victoria Foote

Jason Lee is a guest blogger for our 80×50 Blog site. Jason traveled with Toronto350.org to participate in the People’s Climate March in New York City where approximately 400,000 marchers made history with the largest ever demonstration for Climate Action. … Continue reading →






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You must see this at TIFF

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Victoria Foote

Here’s a post from Vivien Leong, our new Executive Office Coordinator and film fanatic: September  can be the harbinger of beginnings and endings – good bye summer, hello school – but for many Torontonians this month is all about the … Continue reading →






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Can Toronto’s buildings be carbon-neutral?

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Marianne Touchie

Earlier this month, the International Union of Architects (UIA) issued a stunning announcement. Member organizations of the UIA – representing more than 1.3 million architects in 124 countries around the world – unanimously adopted the “2050 Imperative,” a declaration to … Continue reading →






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Why you should read the Environmental Commissioner’s latest report

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Victoria Foote

If you live in Ontario, care about our fragile natural world, and hope very much that your descendants won’t experience 50 days a year where temperatures soar above 35 C, consider reading the very readable report,  Looking for Leadership; the costs … Continue reading →






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