Hydrogen-fuelled cabs. Rainwater harvesting. A new model of taxation. Drinking less coffee. Composters for dog poo in city parks. There are millions of ideas out there on how we can make any city a greener place. And the folks behind the uTOpia series are tackling it from a Toronto perspective with GreenTOpia: Towards a Sustainable Toronto.

This third book in the uTOpia series asked imaginative Torontonians to think both big and small about how we might make our city more environmentally wise and responsible. They responded with immodest proposals and how-to tips, thoughtful considerations and flights of fancy that just might work. They wrote essays long and short, taking stock of how far we’ve come in the struggle to green ourselves and providing suggestions for simple actions with big effects. Their ideas – sometimes playful, sometimes pie-in-the-sky – offer brazen new perspectives on transportation, garbage, trees, energy, water, animals and green space and arrive at imaginative and ingenious solutions to the problems plaguing all modern cities.

Reviews and press has been glowing - from Treehugger to eye Magazine, and many more.

We’ll be taking a longer look at this book next week but wanted to get the word out so interested readers can get something for their weekend reading!