by TREC | Apr 1, 2016 | Climate Action, Green Businesses and Economy, Green Energy Doors Open
Electric Vehicles are becoming the new trend in the auto world– ever since Tesla Motors started exploring the possibilities of electric cars in 2003, a new world of electrified, gasoline-independent and low emissions vehicles started taking off. Today, there are more...
by TREC | Aug 16, 2015 | Green Businesses and Economy, Green Energy Doors Open
“More than just my tie is green,” joked Andrew Ostos, Manager of TD’s LEED Gold sustainable concept branch in Mississauga, Ontario. I was touring the branch during Green Energy Doors Open, the Ontario and Alberta-wide sustainable energy event held every year in the...
by TREC | Jul 24, 2015 | Community Power, Green Businesses and Economy, Green Homes and Buildings
As Jim Kuellmer describes, Ontario’s Bruce Peninsula is a place where people tend to be self-reliant. It’s not surprising, then, that a growing movement in the area has people going off-grid by conserving energy and heat and producing electricity locally – right on...
by TREC | Jul 17, 2015 | Climate Action, Green Businesses and Economy
Last night, four experts in the field of solar energy in Canada were brought together by Emerging Leaders for Solar Energy and the Toronto Renewable Energy Group to answer the question: Is solar a viable long-term energy source for Canada? For the panel, Jake...
