Dianne Saxe's Green Economy Heroes Podcast

Freightera 14.04.2022 45:50 ↓

A marketplace that stealthily grows greener, lower-emission freight while saving money for Canadian manufacturers

Zen E-bikes 31.03.2022 36:21 ↓

Why E-bikes are often a better solution than electric cars. Made in Canada too!

Too Good to Go 17.03.2022 40:01 ↓

Turning trash into cash and good, cheap meals. The food waste elimination app that’s growing explosively

Bruized 03.03.2022 27:13 ↓

Turning imperfect and discarded food waste into delicious treats

Peak Power Energy 17.02.2022 38:20 ↓

Saving money and cutting climate pollution by turning commercial buildings, batteries and electric vehicles into virtual power plants that reduce electricity use in peak demand hours.

Curbside Cycle 03.02.2022 38:07 ↓

Main Street bike store selling bikes intended as transportation.

Fresh City Farms 20.01.2022 46:19 ↓

Toronto's urban organic farm, online grocer and sustainable food business incubator. Amazing how much they can squeeze into a tiny corner of the old Downsview Airport.

Iris Rad 06.01.2022 29:16 ↓

How AI-enabled dashcams help municipalities cut costs and emissions in maintaining their roads

AirTerra 16.12.2021 43:07 ↓

Biochar: real, long-term carbon sequestration plus soil regeneration

Simple Life Homes 02.12.2021 32:27 ↓

Prefab panels for carbon-storing, high performance buildings that go up in record time

Hydrostar 18.11.2021 37:17 ↓

How air, rock and water store electricity from wind and solar and clean our electricity grid.

Mysa smart thermostats 04.11.2021 37:16 ↓

After years of struggle, a Newfoundland startup becomes a star with smart thermostats for electric home heating

Goodlot Farm and Farmstead Brewing 21.10.2021 37:01 ↓

Making delicious, low-carbon, local craft beer with organic hops they grow themselves on their organic farm.

Zyggg, E-bike subscription service 07.10.2021 33:04 ↓

Making it easy for lots of people to fall in love with zipping around on an electric bike.

Efficiency Capital 23.09.2021 26:34 ↓

Performance-based financing of water and energy upgrades for older buildings, toilets paying for boilers.

CoolEarth Architecture 09.09.2021 34:41 ↓

Designing buildings for the zero-carbon future.

Organic farming and leadership at Amara Farm 26.08.2021 42:00 ↓

How an immigrant and mother started an organic farm, and a Farmers Institute, and got elected, and got $200 million of federal money for climate-smart farming.

Pantonium, On Demand Transit Software 12.08.2021 28:44 ↓

Allowing small cities to both cut costs and improve transit service with existing buses.

Quinn & Partners, sustainability consultants 29.07.2021 22:51 ↓

Fast growing pioneer in sustainable investing for investors, sustainable operations for companies.

E Zinc, Storing Electricity in Zinc 15.07.2021 40:19 ↓

Long-duration electricity storage through chemical transformations of zinc.

Giizis Energy at Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (Gull Bay First Nation) 01.07.2021 37:16 ↓

Canada’s first integrated solar microgrid displacing diesel in a remote community, environmental justice as part of reconciliation.

Fieldless Farms, Growing great local lettuce indoors 17.06.2021 31:41 ↓

Solving our world record lettuce deficit while saving carbon, water and health.

Li-Cycle, Truly recycling lithium ion batteries 03.06.2021 36:39 ↓

From a standing start to one of the world’s top cleantech companies in less than 5 years.

Nerva Energy, Energy efficiency for buildings 20.05.2021 40:16 ↓

Award-winning approach to cutting building operating costs with current technology.

Community renewable energy 06.05.2021 35:56 ↓

Renewable energy, transformation, and reconciliation, especially for remote indigenous communities.