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Toronto’s version of the Amazing Race, Eco Style!

by Paul October 21st, 2011 - No Comments »

TO’s Eco Chase will have a number of teams that are all striving for the same goal and in a fun and active way. Sustainability. Similar to the amazing race model, the eco chase will consist of a bunch of teams that race around Toronto for the day. They will be navigating their way through the cities greenest spots on a scavenger hunt. Not only will they be racing around the cities green spots they will be learning along the way.

The teams will be uncovering Toronto’s most sustainable secrets. Instead of sitting inside listening to someone speak to a large audience the participants will be able to meet and greet with all the other contestants and green companies like, MEC, Bullfrog Power, Ethical Deal, GreenHere, autoshare and waste2wonder and get first hand knowledge in person.

This is a fantastic opportunity for any person or business that is looking to expand their green knowledge or business through networking with like minded individuals and companies.

During the chase no cars are allowed to be used. A TTC day pass will be provided to use the cities transit system. You can walk or run. Of course bikes are loved by the green community but for the purpose of this event cannot be used. MEC will be providing a prize to the winners and all participants will receive a $10 gift card from Ethical Deal.

Be at 221 Yonge Street this Saturday October 22 at noon to get cracking. Get out there and get to know your Green Toronto.

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Loyalty One

by Paul May 6th, 2011 - No Comments »

One of the main goals of LoyaltyOne is commitment to the environment.  They have a ton of environmental initiatives such as, green procurement, sustainable fleet programs.  They also take part in ride share and work from home programs for their employees.

They have an award winning call centre here in Toronto that has the largest solar roof-top installation in the country.  They have over 800 solar panels on their roof.

They were a Green Toronto award winner this year to go along with a Green 30 award last year for environmentally responsible business. They were also recognized last year as one of Canada’s greenest employers.

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TREC Renewable Energy Co-operative

by Paul April 25th, 2011 - No Comments »

TREC Education is working hard in Toronto educating people to change their energy habits and to look at what can be done in the future to continue being energy conscious.

TREC holds workshops, excursions, online consultations and an annual festival.  The main focus of these is to educate Torontonians about the significant importance of protecting our green energy future.

TREC’s main goal is to try to make everyone see a link between their energy use and how it effects our environment and to try to change energy habits for the better.

TREC has been offering all sorts of information sessions for interested people since 2003.  Every year over 20,000 people are reached through their hard work.

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Smart Watering Systems

by Paul March 25th, 2011 - No Comments »

SMART Watering Systems is helping customers use water efficiently with audits and assessments. The company is also involved in remote monitoring of irrigation systems.

The first step to conservation, is understanding where your water is going.

SWS will:

• Keep track of  how much water use for cooling,  landscape, sanitary, etc.

• Largest leaks, opportunities for conservation and waste

• Make a plan to reduce water use which will work economically

The easiest ROI’s in being green is done with less use of water.

Understand your water footprint.

One of their customers is Yorkdale Mall that only has 3.5 acres of landscape,  aging infrastructure  and vandalism were a result in potable water use. SMART Watering Systems came in, noticing water waste and  remedies to help.  It installed nozzles that are efficient and technologies that allow Yorkdale to use water only when needed. The result? Water savings of nearly 12-million litres and a GHG reduction of 2,400 kilograms.

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