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What do we think of this too cute 3 wheel EV? With 161 km of range and a top speed of 129 km/h its something we have to take seriously. Would you drive one? https://thenextweb.com//the-confusing-but-cute-3-wheel-so/

Our member RoCo Industries Inc. was recently featured on the Capital Current. Check out the video to hear how an Ottawa entrepreneur and his company are changing the way we think about solar energy. https://capitalcurrent.ca/the-25th-hour-the-business-of-su/

We need lots of volunteers for our SMARTNet Sustainability Showcase & EV Exhibition happening Saturday October 3rd at Ottawas Lansdowne Park. Do you or someone you know want to enjoy a fun filled day of Sustainability. Fill out this form if you can volunteer with us: https://bit.ly/ShowcaseVolunteerForm2020

Kudos to the TTC for now having the largest fleet of electric buses in North America. Now to get the rest of Canadas cities rolling. https://electricautonomy.ca//ttc-battery-electric-bus-fle/ #TTC #fleet #electric #EVs

Did you hear the news? The SMARTNet Sustainability Showcase & EV Exhibition is back and this year we are OUTSIDE at Ottawas Lansdowne Park. Expect exhibitors, speakers, panels, EVs and much more! Register now as space is limited. https://bit.ly/SSS-EV2020

Great to see Uber Green launching in Canada offering riders a more sustainable form of transportation. https://globalnews.ca/news/7321973/uber-green-canada-launch/ #uber #EVS #electric #drive

Attention Students, Recent Graduates or Young Professionals: an excellent opportunity has just come up with one of our members The Box Of Life for a paid Internship. Hit the link below for more details and to apply today: www.bit.ly/TBOL_hire

Our last speaker at tomorrow nights Virtual Green Drinks is Alain Miguelez. Alain is the Manager of Planning Policy and Resiliency at the City of Ottawa. He oversees the preparation of the Citys Official Plan and Community plans, the citys Climate Change Master Plan, and manages the Research & Forecasting and Energy Evolution portfolios. Dont miss this FREE session. Register now: https://bit.ly/GDOTTSep2020

Were back!! Thats right, the SMARTNet Sustainability Showcase & EV Exhibition is returning and this year we are OUTSIDE at Ottawas Lansdowne Park. Register here: https://bit.ly/SSS-EV2020

Joining us this Thursday at our Virtual Green Drinks are four experts in the Smart Cites sector. One of our speakers is Tonja Leach, she is Executive Director of QUEST. Tonja leads the organization to convene, educate and influence governments, utilities & energy providers, the development community, and solution providers to advance QUESTs vision of Canada as a Nation of Smart Energy Communities. Having been with QUEST since its inception in 2007, Tonja has played an instrumental role in establishing QUESTs extensive national network and ensuring QUEST is known in the industry as a leading thinker on the energy transition and implementer of Smart Energy Communities. Dont miss this amazing FREE session. Register now! https://bit.ly/GDOTTSep2020

We hope you are having a great Labour Day! While it may not be as warm as earlier in the summer at least we are not in Death Valley which saw the warmest temperature in more than 100 years at 54.4 Celsius. https://www.cbc.ca//technol/death-valley-hottest-1.5689060 #hottest #temperature #record #heat

Dont miss this Thursdays Virtual Green Drinks when we welcome four experts in the Smart Cities sector. One of our speakers is Hugh OReilly. He is the Executive Director at Innovative Cities which is a not-for-profit, Canadian-led network of innovators. They bring together industry leaders and innovators to accelerate new technologies applied to the urban environment in a manner that protects data privacy and security. They are creating a CommunityHub, a cloud-based platform built on proven capabilities to accelerate the scalability of urban technologies and the creation of new Canadian intellectual property. They are also launching CommunityWorks, a series of programs aimed at building expertise and capacity for the urban innovation community. Dont miss this session! Register now. https://bit.ly/GDOTTSep2020

Abundant sunshine has turned Australia into one of the worlds biggest adopters of rooftop solar, with panels on more than one in four households as the grid struggles to adjust. https://www.bloomberg.com//solar-panel-craze-leaves-austra #Australia #solar #oneinfour #abundant #renewable

Another year, another set of wild fires in Southern California. Can there be any doubt now that they are being accelerated by climate change. Two of the largest fries the state has experienced have happened this year. https://www.scientificamerican.com//fast-moving-californi/ #California #wildfires #climate #change

We hope to see Canadas EV rebate expanded before it runs out. As of July 31, more than $225 million had been paid out to 53,510 drivers. Heres hoping the government adds more. https://www.ctvnews.ca//advocates-hope-ottawa-expands-rene #EVs #canada #rebate #electric #drive

Next Thursday on our Virtual green Drinks we are featuring four experts in the Smart Cities sector. First up is Evelyne Chevry. Evelyne is a strategist, futurist, serial entrepreneur and impact technology advocate with a focus on helping organizations to integrate sustainable development goals in their process. Consultant in Artificial Intelligence, CTO at Neonous, and founder of Luminary AI, she helps make large amounts of data understandable by decision makers. Providing solutions for crisis management, digital transformation, business intelligence and ecosystem design; she is now working with smart city officials, policy makers, governments agencies and international organizations to design and adapt systems to 21st century challenges. Dont miss this session. Register now!! https://bit.ly/GDOTTSep2020

Hats off to the parachutist who completed the worlds first jump from a solar-powered aircraft last month. The plane soared to a height of nearly 5,000 feet over western Switzerland. We were cheering from the ground. https://www.cbc.ca///solarstratos-parachute-jump-1.5698669 #solar #plane #skydive #sustainably

The time for a green recovery is now. We cant wait any longer. Election or not the Federal Government has to step up and lead the way. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/freeland-trudeau-push-for-green #green #recovery # covid

Did you hear about what we have in store for our Virtual Green Drinks in September? We have four experts from across the sustainability landscape joining us to discuss how Smart Cities can help curb climate change. Dont miss this event. Register now! https://bit.ly/GDOTTSep2020 #greendrinks #virtual #zoom

We love to see the worlds biggest rooftop greenhouse just open in Montreal. we cant wait to taste the veggies! https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-now-home-to-world-s-bi #green #montreal #sustainable

Great news out of Alberta as a pilot project to mix natural gas with hydrogen gets off the ground. https://www.cbc.ca//alberta-hydrogen-home-heating-1.5657736 #sustainable #heating #hydrogen

Did you miss our August Virtual Green Drinks? It was a fabulous edition with a deep dive from four experts in Mass Timber. Hit the Youtube link below for the replay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRlElQQRVec #greendrinks #replay #youtube #green

Our next Virtual Green Drinks is live!! Join us on September 10th as we welcome four experts in Smart Cities and examine their role in combating climate change. You wont want to miss this one. Register now. http://bit.ly/GDOTTSep2020

Covid Recovery Spotlight: Federal Government. Now is their time to step up and lead the way to a Green recovery. https://beta-ctvnews-ca.cdn.ampproject.org//1_5033932.html #recovery #canada #covid #green #renewable #newgreendeal

If wind and solar energy can double in 5 years, what can they do in ten? We hope a lot more, as the world moves to a more sustainable future. https://www.bloomberg.com//wind-and-solar-double-global-sh #renewable #wind #solar #energy

Check out this critically important webinar from the EV society. It will focus on the Impact of EVs on Climate Change and your Health in Canada. Register now to join! https://zoom.us//r/5115955506509/WN_q-DGbIHyQzaYVXz8InizQA

We love seeing these new EV technologies coming down the pipe. This one will boost already existed chargers to deliver faster performance. The future is friendly. https://freewiretech.com//freewire-deploys-next-generatio/ #electric #EVS #chargers

Big news out of Sombra Ontario as two renewable fuel producers scale up to increase productivity and economic growth in rural southwestern Ontario. We love to see this kind of Canadian innovation. https://www.canada.ca//two-renewable-fuel-producers-scale-

Kudos to the Royal Bank of Canada for their recent solar power purchase agreement which is the first of its kind by a Canadian Bank. Will the other banks follow suit? https://www.bloomberg.com//rbc-signs-solar-power-agreement #RBC #banks #ppa #solar #renewable

What if we told the US can decarbonize its economy by 2035 using already existing technologies and it could create 15 million to 20 million jobs at the same time? You might think we are crazy but a recent study by a physicist, engineer, researcher, inventor, and serial entrepreneur outlines how. https://www.vox.com//climate-change-fossil-fuels-rewiring- #decarbonize #renewable #rapid #deployment

Next up on our Covid Recovery Spotlight: The Electricity Grid. Studies are showing that Canadas electricity production will only move from 81% non-emitting today to just 83% in 2040. Thats nowhere nearly good enough. Were hoping the newly formed Canadian Renewable Energy Association can help change that. We support their plan to power Canadas recovery renewably! https://renewablesassociation.ca/economic-recovery-can-pow/

Did you miss one of our Virtual Green Drinks? Well now you can catch the replays on our Youtube. Be sure to subscribe to our channel while youre there. https://www.youtube.com/playlist #greendrinks #replay #greentalk #environmental #zoom #educational #learn

Dont be surprised if your next golf games involve some vermicomposting. We hope this great idea catches on! https://www.cbc.ca//alberta-golf-course-national-environme

Great to see our member The Box of Life getting some much deserved recognition from Ottawa Matters!! Lets support the little guys. https://www.ottawamatters.com//life-comes-from-compost-ott

What do we think of Bidens recent 2 Trillion Dollar proposal for Clean Tech? Another pie in the sky promise or a real new green deal that we can all rally around? Only time will tell. https://www.greentechmedia.com//biden-bumps-planned-clean-

Did you know that, in Ontario, you can upgrade from a central air conditioner to a heat pump for about $700? This means you can beat the cost of natural gas, reduce your homes GHG emissions by 55%, and save about $1,400 over the course of the heat pumps life. For more information please register for this important webinar happening tomorrow at 1130 AM EDT. #SNAMember, Dan Vivian of Building Science Trust is the guest speaker. https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_2m1qqE1LSjWXhdU96KvlHQ