Census results show that the city of Toronto is barely growing at all (not surprising, perhaps, since it is surrounded by suburbs on three sides, and the lake on the other), but the suburbs are ballooning. That means more cars, travelling greater distances.

A brittle electrical grid, foul water, encroaching vermin and disease, mounting crime, soaring heat, vicious storms: this is what temperate Toronto will look like in 2050.

Officials from G8 nations undertook here on Tuesday to set up micro-credit facilities for African nations with the help of the World Bank.

German Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul said giving poor Africans access to credit would be at the top of the agenda when leaders of the Group of Eight wealthiest nations meet in Germany in June.

They may not be the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions, but they are undoubtedly a leading source of annoyance. Toronto City Council considers banning leaf blowers.

Burlington, Vermont – recently recognized as the greenest city in the U.S. – shows us that smart policies and active citizens can go a long way towards tackling climate change.

Doing what’s best for the environment, the Toronto entrepreneur discovered, isn’t necessarily allowed under city rules.

“Climate change map sends 12 capitals further south.”

At the mayor’s summit in New York City, Toronto Mayor David Miller is expected to announce today details of an advanced carbon calculator available to anybody on the Internet wanting to get a sense of their environmental footprint. The online calculator was designed by Toronto-based Zerofootprint, a non-profit group trying to promote renewable energy use and the purchase of carbon offsets.

Forging ahead of reluctant Toronto, mayor pitches road congestion strategy.