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Toronto’s mayor and business leaders announced Tuesday a new social networking Web site that will allow residents to measure their impact on the environment and reduce it. The city is believed to be the first ever to give its residents such a tool, officials said.
Zerofootprint Toronto was announced at an environmental summit hosted by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, with mayors and local leaders from more than 30 major world cities in attendance.
Toronto’s mayor on Tuesday launched an initiative to help residents fight global climate change as officials from major cities met in New York City for an environmental summit.
The Zerofootprint Toronto project, launched during the C40 Large Cities conference, combines aspects of social networking websites such as Facebook with an environmental footprint calculator.