How to Eat Sustainably on a Budget
Four tips for being kind to the planet – and your wallet – when you buy groceries
Four tips for being kind to the planet – and your wallet – when you buy groceries
Electricity from renewable sources is getting cheaper, but how do we make it available to all Canadians?
Pets that were released into ponds are becoming ‘super-invaders’ that could wreak havoc with the ecosystem
Linking climate action to job creation, living wages and equality reframes the debate as a win-win – though tough political choices remain
Landscape architect Shaine Wong proposes a way to turn craters into something useful
Prof. Chelsea Rochman explores how plastic is breaking down – and where it’s ending up
For years, we’ve been told to lower the thermostat and drive less. It hasn’t worked
U of T has set aggressive targets for becoming more sustainable, and is enlisting faculty and students for help
A new Trinity College program aims to educate the next generation of green leaders
U of T grad Lucy Cullen has been named one of Canada’s top environmentalists for helping restaurants earn more – by throwing away less
By reducing energy use in its new campus buildings, the university is helping the city meet its own ambitious climate-change goals
U of T’s Faculty of Forestry is teaching Torontonians how to care for one of the city’s most valuable resources – its trees
How can Toronto reduce its greenhouse gas emissions? Munk School students propose the ways
U of T is an international leader in climate change research and teaching
Energy savings on all three campuses are good for the climate, but also leave more money for academic programs
Andrew White’s company not only cleans bio-gas, but also produces fertilizer
U of T offers undergrads the chance to try being entrepreneurs – without any of the risk
U of T partners with the Jane Goodall Institute to send students to Uganda to study endangered wildlife
Tom Rand has opened what he calls North America's most environmentally friendly hotel
Engineers are using the idea of "urban metabolism" to design more sustainable neighbourhoods
Ten concepts that could shape the future: from digital credentials to safer drugs to DNA-tailored diets and more
Solar panels at the Athletic Centre, composting in residence, farming on St. George. What next? A back campus wind turbine?
Canadians feel no urgency to conserve water, but they should, says architecture prof
A U of T computer scientist is developing a program to help predict – and ultimately reduce – buildings’ energy use
Will student protests make a difference at the UN's climate conference in Copenhagen?
As Toronto considers a ban on take-away cups, a Victoria College café is forging ahead on its own
Local food isn't always environmentally the best, says geography prof Pierre Desrochers
So far, Canada has taken no real action on climate change. It’s time to get serious about Kyoto
Religious groups are seeking to influence the debate over climate change
Forestry scientists are at the forefront of environmental research
Pay more for energy efficiency up front, save more in the long term, says prof
Sustainability Office will spearhead greenhouse gas reduction plan
Joe MacInnis has spent his life exploring the world's oceans. Now he wants to save them
A 1969 article in The Varsity ignited students to start the Canadian environmental movement