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Tom Rand cleantech energy solar water Green or Green Wash

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  • 2009 Cleantech Issue
  • exclusive look at the continent’s greenest hotel: The Planet Traveler Hotel in Kensignton Market, Toronto.
  • The big talk by the cleantech lead at the MaRS Discovery District, and the man behind VCi Greenfunds and Green Bonds, is backed by bigger action. Rand’s latest project is what he claims to be “the continent’s greenest hotel”, which Corporate Knights first told you about in October 2008.
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  • Speaking to a full house at Toronto's MaRS Centre on July 9, 2009, Tom Rand explains why he has decided to focus on buildings in his approach to climate change. “Buildings are responsible in our large urban centres for between a half and three quarters of our carbon emissions. That’s a huge part of our footprint,” he says. “In terms of climate change, buildings are the lowest hanging fruit, as far as I can tell.”
  • Tom Rand’s talk Green or Green Wash? Lessons from Building North America’s Greenest Hotel in Toronto
  • According to Tom Rand, if you’re not talking low carbon, you’re greenwashing.
  • Tom Rand believes any building can and should achieve in the immediate future using sustainable technologies that already exist.  Moreover, he claims to have found a magic bullet, alleging that these carbon cuts can be made without spending a dime.
  • and has come a long way since then, transforming the Planet Traveler hostel into a kind of cleantech gallery. Utilizing solar-voltaic and solar-thermal heating, geo-exchange, 100% LED lighting, and a wastewater heat re-capturing unit called the Powerpipe, it boasts a rich collection of renewables. It also seeks to educate. The geo-exchanger and Powerpipe are featured behind a glass wall in the basement, and the rooftop mezzanine bar offers a full view of the solar panels in the foreground of Toronto’s skyline.
  • Rand had to look to an adjacent alley to bury the pipe.
  • Rand, a carbon tax, widespread education campaigns, and third party support for green infrastructure via green bonds or a geo-utility are sure-fire ways “to build a cleantech economy in Canada without spending a dime.”
  • If any country wants to participate in the next economic revolution they had better start dealing with clean-tech and they had better start dealing with it quickly.”
  • Assunta Krehl on 04 Aug 09
     
    An exclusive look at the continent's greenest hotel: The Planet Traveler Hotel in Kensignton Market, Toronto. Tom Rand talks about Cleantech and the lessons he has learned from Building North America's Greenest Hotel in Toronto
  • Assunta Krehl on 04 Aug 09
     
    An exclusive look at the continent's greenest hotel: The Planet Traveler Hotel in Kensignton Market, Toronto. Tom Rand talks about Cleantech and the lessons he has learned from Building North America's Greenest Hotel in Toronto.
Cathy Bogaart

Plucking 'low hanging fruit' on energy tree - with MaRS Advisor, Tom Rand - 0 views

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cleantech mars energy geothermal Toronto

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  • The groundswell of geothermal interest among builders, developers and individual homeowners all over the GTA is mainly because it's what "green" venture capitalist Tom Rand calls "low hanging fruit" on the energy tree – easy to pluck and very cheap in the long run.
  • It has special appeal in large-scale operations, something Rand covers in a book he is working on. "I didn't think it was possible to go 100 per cent renewable but the studies support it.''
  • He claims that "if you drill 10 kilometres down to the really high temperatures, you can make enough energy to supply the whole U.S. with between three and 30,000 times more energy than it needs."
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  • It might be said that the Planet Traveler hotel in Kensington Market, in which Rand is a partner, is a bit of a test case. Although it appeared initially that geothermal wouldn't be possible on such a tight city lot, Rand approached the city about using the lane behind the hotel to sink his geothermal pipes.
  • Cathy Bogaart on 08 May 09
     
    The groundswell of geothermal interest among builders, developers and individual homeowners all over the GTA is mainly because it's what "green" venture capitalist and MaRS Advisor Tom Rand calls "low hanging fruit" on the energy tree - easy to pluck and very cheap in the long run. Tom talks about the opportunities available to enterprising, innovative businesses.
Assunta Krehl

BNN hosts geothermal power debate with Tom Rand & Tom Adams - Borealis GeoPower - July ... - 0 views

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advisors energy geothermal cleantech Tom Rand MaRS

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  • Assunta Krehl on 13 Sep 11
     
    Tom Adams, Independent Energy and Environmental Advisor, and Tom Rand, author of Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit and Senior Advisor at the MaRS Discovery District discussed the benefits and drawbacks of geothermal power on Business News Network on July 6th, 2011.
Cathy Bogaart

Tom Rand: A Clean Leader - Exclusive for isCleaner « isCleaner.com - 1 views

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cleantech Advisors tom rand

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  • Cathy Bogaart on 29 Jun 10
     
    Through his private venture fund, new book and position at MaRS, Tom has been busy making a meaningful impact on individuals and leading MaRS - Canada's clean tech cluster - to 4th in worldwide rankings. Using his social and financial capital, Tom Rand is a Clean Leader.
Assunta Krehl

Clean energy comes to the coffee table - Clean Break - 0 views

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cleantech Tom Rand

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  • Is green, renewable energy a sexy enough topic to be the centrepiece of a coffee table book? Tom Rand, who leads cleantech development at Toronto’s MaRS Centre, believes so
  • a book that will expose a broader section of the population to the issues, technologies and opportunities around renewable energy. Rand has written a soon-to-be-released book called Kick The Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies To Save Their World.
  • This is an accessible package, cleverly assembled and pleasant to look at, while at the same time making it enjoyable to learn about the technologies that, while seemingly “alternative” or “new” today, are destined to become a dominant and permanent way of energizing future generations and the economies that support them.
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  • The plan is to distribute it through mainstream outlets such as Starbucks to coincide with the big climate-change conference coming up in December in Copenhagen. It will be released in October.
  • Assunta Krehl on 03 Sep 09
     
    Tom Rand, MaRS Practice Lead in Cleantech, will be releasing his book called Kick The Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies To Save Their World in October 2009. This book will expose the broader population to the issues, technologies and opportunities around renewable energy.
  • Assunta Krehl on 03 Sep 09
     
    Tom Rand, MaRS Practice Lead in Cleantech, will be releasing his book called Kick The Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies To Save Their World in October 2009. This book will expose the broader population to the issues, technologies and opportunities around renewable energy. Aug 30, 2009
Assunta Krehl

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Tom Rand cleantech energy

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  • But though piezoelectric technology is gaining momentum as the search for greener energy sources intensifies, it's not likely to replace more traditional power sources anytime soon, said Tom Rand, a project leader at MaRS with a background in electrical engineering.
  • "Everyone knows piezoelectricity works," he said. "The question is whether it's cost-effective."
  • "Everyone knows piezoelectricity works," he said. "The question is whether it's cost-effective."
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  • "Everyone knows piezoelectricity works," he said. "The question is whether it's cost-effective."
  • Rand said, in the next 10 years he expects to see this type of technology springing up all over cities like Toronto."I think it will happen simply because the optics are great," he noted. "It looks good to power a checkout at a supermarket with the cars that are rolling into the parking lot. But whether or not it's a serious player in energy production, I have my doubts ... I don't think it's a game-changer."
  • Assunta Krehl on 22 Jul 09
     
    Tom Rand states "everyone knows piezoelectricity works ... the question is where it is cost-effective
  • Assunta Krehl on 22 Jul 09
     
    Tom Rand states "everyone knows piezoelectricity works ... the question is where it is cost-effective.
Assunta Krehl

Clean technologies that could save the world - The Globe and Mail - November 25, 2011 - 0 views

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cleantech advisors Tom Rand

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  • Assunta Krehl on 28 Nov 11
     
    Tom Rand, Senior MaRS Cleantech Advisor and author of Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit.  Tom Rand states " It is possible to change our energy use to 100% renewables. This book is a celebration of that idea."
Cathy Bogaart

Q&A with Tom Rand: Creating jobs through clean-energy investment | SmartBlog on Leadership - 0 views

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tom rand cleantech economy policy

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  • Cathy Bogaart on 14 Mar 11
     
    Bryan McBournie interviews MaRS cleantech practice lead, Tom Rand, about why investing in clean energy is so important. It ties directly into the overall mission of MaRS: creating jobs through innovation and entrepreneurship.
Cathy Bogaart

Home renovation free ride - Macleans, April 4, 2011 - 1 views

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  • On the other hand, some say that we should pursue these subsidies because they are better for the environment and green business than nothing at all. Tom Rand, author of Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit and a lead adviser at MaRS Discovery District, an innovation centre that helps fund clean technology firms, notes that buildings account for 40 per cent of our energy use, and making them more efficient is “low-hanging fruit on the carbon tree.” He also sees the program as an effective economic stimulus for the Canadian market for green business.
  • But Rand agrees with all the people who say the only way to solve the environmental problem is to put a price on carbon. “We’ve been talking about that for 15 years and we’re not going to get it any time soon.”
  • Cathy Bogaart on 06 Apr 11
     
    in this Maclean's article on the home renovation tax credits, MaRS cleantech practice lead Tom Rand is quoted as an expert in cleantech and business issues. He says that making buildings more efficient through such government incentives is "low hanging fruit on the carbon tree."
Assunta Krehl

How To Kick The Fossil Fuel Habit - The Huffington Post - April 17, 2010 - 2 views

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Tom Rand Advisors Cleantech Environment MaRS

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    Julia Moulden, reporter for The Huffington Post attended and interviewed Tom Rand, MaRS Cleantech Advisor at Rand's book launch event. Rand has written a book about clean technologies that he feels can change to 100% renewables called "Kick The Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World."
Assunta Krehl

Want eco-friendly towers? Start by digging deep - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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Cleantech Advisors Tom Rand

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  • Assunta Krehl on 09 Nov 09
     
    Four new luxury towers going up in downtown Toronto have missed the opportunity to tap into geothermal energy - and reduce their energy footprints accordingly. Tom Rand, the clean-tech adviser at MaRS (the non-profit innovation institute in Toronto's downtown hospital district) is the owner of the Planet Traveller eco-hotel soon to open just west of the MaRS complex, on College Street.Rand had grown cynical about the "greenwashing" of the hotel industry (properties trumpeting themselves as eco-friendly because they provide daily new towels and sheets only on request). He determined, instead, to create a low-carbon hostel for young travellers. Nov 6, 2009
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Canada News: Federal government pulls plug on ecoENERGY Retrofit program - The Star - J... - 0 views

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Tom Rand Advisor cleantech energy

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  • Karen Schulman Dupuis on 09 Feb 12
     
    Tom Rand, senior clean tech adviser at Mars Discovery District, said by cancelling the retrofit program the government has silenced a much-needed national discussion on eco-efficient building.
  • Assunta Krehl on 10 Feb 12
     
    Josh Tapper, The Star reporter states "the Conservative government has cancelled its $400-million ecoENERGY Retrofit program ." Tom Rand, senior clean tech adviser at Mars Discovery District, said "by cancelling the retrofit program the government has silenced a much-needed national discussion on eco-efficient building."
Miguel Amante

Weaning the world off oil - CBC News - June 9, 2010 - 0 views

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  • Miguel Amante on 11 Jun 10
     
    Tom Rand spoke with CBC News in June while taking a break from promoting his book Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies to Save our World in Europe about why the world should kick its oil addiction - and why he thinks it's possible.
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Tom Rand: Clean Technologies and How to Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit - CDNBusinessMag on ... - 0 views

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advisors tom rand cleantech energy environment

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  • Miguel Amante on 14 Jun 10
     
    Tom Rand, Practice Lead, Cleantech and Physical Sciences, MaRS Discovery District explains the 'soft' problems and difficulties in deploying green technologies.
Assunta Krehl

North America's Greenest Hotel - Business News Network: The Close - 0 views

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  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Sep 09
     
    A Toronto green entrepreneur is project managing the retrofit of an old building in Toronto into North America's greenest hotel, called Planet Traveller. BNN interviews Tom Rand, investor and project manager, Planet Traveller and Practice Lead for Cleantech at the MaRS Discovery District. Sept 11, 2009
  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Sep 09
     
    A Toronto green entrepreneur is project managing the retrofit of an old building in Toronto into North America's greenest hotel, called Planet Traveller. BNN interviews Tom Rand, investor and project manager, Planet Traveller. Sept 11, 2009
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Tom Rand, Practice Lead at MaRS, Becomes Special Advisor to Canasia Solar - Marketwire ... - 2 views

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Tom Rand Advisors

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    Canasia Solar Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canasia Power Corp. announced they are pleased to welcome Mr. Tom Rand as Special Advisor to their Board.
Assunta Krehl

Ontario on course for a greener future - People and Planet Net - 0 views

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Green Energy Act Cleantech Advisor Tom Rand Energy

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  • Tom Rand, who leads an advisory service for companies wishing to develop a stake in clean technology, at the non-profit MaRS headquarters in downtown Toronto, agrees on the importance of this ‘right to connect’
  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Oct 09
     
    Canada is seriously committed to phasing out all coal-fired electricity generation within five years and to becoming North America's leading green jurisdiction. To help to do this Ontario has passed a Green Energy Act with strong incentives . Tom Rand, who leads an advisory service for companies wishing to develop a stake in clean technology, at the non-profit MaRS headquarters in downtown Toronto, agrees on the importance of this 'right to connect'.
Assunta Krehl

Business News Network - Headline - Geothermal Debate - July 6, 2011 - 0 views

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Advisors Tom Rand Energy Geothermal Cleantech

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  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Sep 11
     
    Tom Adams, Independent Energy and Environmental Advisor, and Tom Rand, author of Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit and Senior Advisor at the MaRS Discovery District discussed the benefits and drawbacks of geothermal power on Business News Network - Headline on July 6th, 2011.
Assunta Krehl

Terry Fox Run is personal now for longtime participant - The Star - September 7, 2012 - 0 views

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Tom Rand Advisor Cleantech fundraising Terry Fox Foundation Terry Fox

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  • Assunta Krehl on 21 Sep 12
     
    Tom Rand, Managing Partner of the MaRS Cleantech Fund and a Cleantech Advisor, MaRS Discovery District participated in the Terry Fox Foundation fundraising at the MaRS Centre that helped to raise money for the Terry Fox Run that took place September 16.
Assunta Krehl

Marfa Dialogues schedule and speakers set for Labor Day weekend - Big Bend Now - August... - 0 views

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cleantech climate change entrepreneurship Advisors Tom Rand

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  • Assunta Krehl on 17 Aug 12
     
    The Marfa Dialogues 2012 will be held August 31 to September 2. Tom Rand, MaRS Cleantech Advisor and Managing Director of the Cleantech Fund, will be speaking at the Marfa Book Company at 3:30pm on September 1, 2012.
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