Global Warming 全球變暖與氣候變化
我們所居住的地球被一層天然的「溫室氣體」（Greenhouse Gas）所包圍。這些氣體儲起從太陽而來的熱力，令地球的環境可以維持生命。一些常見的溫室氣體包括：二氧化碳（Carbon Dixoide)… (more…)
Air Quality Health Index
The average person takes about 20,000 breaths a day. That’s an amazing 10,000 litres of air that pass through your lungs every day! Wouldn’t it be helpful to know how all that air affects your health – and when it’s best to be active? Now you can. (more…)
Pesticides Bylaw (sponsored by TorontoPublic Health)
On April of 2004, a new City of Toronto bylaw came into effect restricting the use of pesticides on public and private properties. The City has been providing the public with educational materials on the health and environmental benefits of this bylaw. Public education also includes various naturalized gardening methods. TCEL had organized a series of workshop, information tables as well as store tours (more…)
Stormwater Pollution Management (sponsored by City of Toronto)
When it rains in Toronto, a lot of it falls on the roof of your house where it flows to the eavestrough, then down the downspouts and directly into the sewer system. During heavy rainfall, millions of litres of rainwater mixes with sewage in the sewer system – this mixture overload the sewer and flow, untreated, into our rivers and Lake Ontario (more…)
