In Toronto

We are up here this week and will be focusing on some of this city's efforts to craft a cleaner, brighter future.  In fact, tomorrow I will be calling into our weekly radio show (WARL 1320 AM, Weds, 12-1p, EST) from Toronto.

Here's the first of our stories this week: 

Toronto's Sustainable Energy Plan

Toronto is facing a growing number of challenges caused by our increasing energy use. Some of these challenges are:

• poor air quality and climate change caused by coal and fossil fuels
• potential rotating power losses (brownouts or blackouts)
• increasing energy costs, equalling almost $4.5 billion annually spent on energy purchases

We listened to Torontonians and created the Climate Change, Clean Air and Sustainable Energy Plan. The plan has been approved by the Parks & Environment Committee and Executive Committee. In July 2007, the plan was also approved by City Council.

Climate Change, Clean Air and Sustainable Energy Action Plan
Learn more about how we created the Energy Plan.