The Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) is a Canadian non-profit environmental organization. Formed in 1988, TEA provides an activist voice on environmental issues affecting Toronto.
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TEA's mandate is to promote a greener Toronto. To fulfill that function, TEA works with "concerned individuals, community groups, professionals and workers", encouraging the participation of local people on local issues. TEA has a vision of a healthy community based on equity, access, safety and a clean environment. TEA was founded in 1988 to pursue this mission of instilling environmental responsibility within municipal governments, investigating innovative, local solutions and encouraging cities to become advocates for the environment.
The Toronto Environmental Alliance is governed by a 9-member volunteer Board of Directors. Michael Shapcott is the President of TEA and Franz Hartmann is the Executive Director.
TEA has over 30,000 members and donors.
TEA focuses on five major subjects: