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Clean energy was mentioned in the Speech from the Throne. Tom Rand, MaRS Discovery District Clean Tech Practice Lead shares his views on what it means to marry jobs and the environment.

Echologics, a MaRS client in the Water IT space is included in the Lux Innovation Grid

Mark Cullen, Canada AM gardening expert, blogs about the new products and concepts that appeal to Canadian gardners. Light From A Stone, a MaRS Client is featured.

CIBC has become the first major Canadian bank to form an investment team focused on green energy and clean technology markets, forging a path that industry experts say is likely to be followed by its big-bank rivals.

Northern Lights, a CIBC presents Entrepreneurship 101 student up-start company, has taken developments in solid state LEDs and come up with novel designs for fixtures that hold those LEDs to create effective lights.

A MaRS Client, Blue-Zone Technologies Ltd.'s has developed a "Deltasorb" canister system, which captures unused anesthetic before it is released into the environment.

Woodland Biofuels, a client of MaRS advisory services, was awarded $4M to build a plant that will efficiently produce cellulosic ethanol from renewable wastes.

BNN speaks with John Paul Morgan, founder and chief technology officer, Morgan Solar Inc regarding the future for cheaper, easier-to-build solar energy.

Ontario is supporting new clean energy technology and creating jobs as part of its Open Ontario Plan. Woodland Biofuels, a client of MaRS advisory services, was awarded $4M to build a plant that will efficiently produce cellulosic ethanol from renewable wastes.

Alfred Hambsch, founder of Global Electric Electronic Processing, says the e-waste recycling business is a trend that is about to explode into an industry. According to Tom Rand, MaRS Discovery District Clean Tech Practice Lead says, "Regulators in Canada and the United States are now heeding the calls of environmentalists and mandating the proper recycling of scrap electronics, paving the way for innovative clean tech outfits."

Light From A Stone, a MaRS Client, has just launched a new product. Light From A Stone combines powerful LED lights, fibre-optic cable and concrete to create a new dimension in lighting.

The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers held its second symposium related to climate change on April 29 in Toront,.Entitled, "Engineering in a Climate of Change: Making the Lakes Great." This event was held at the MaRS Centre, in cooperation with the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public Policy at McMaster University.

Global financial leaders on Community Owned Renewable Power will meet at MaRS Discovery District on May 10, 2010 to discuss investment in Ontario.

Have you read or heard about Andrew Coyne's paper, "Stuck in Traffic?" It talks about how Torontonians are spending more time commuting to work. Eye Weekly points out that we've got the technology to solve that problem right here at MaRS. It's our tenant and client, Skymeter. Skymeter, a company founded by local businessman Bern Grush, has designed a device that sits inside vehicles and tracks the location and distance of travel using GPS technology, adjusting for price changes in real time. To address privacy concerns, the Skymeter sends only the price information to authorities-data about where and when you've travelled stays inside your car, and you can erase it as often as you like. The technology has already been tested for road pricing in Asia and proved effective. So why aren't we using it in Toronto, Eye Weekly asks?

Brianna Panzica from Green Chip Stock states "MaRS Discovery District is becoming the world's largest urban innovation hub."

Tyler Hamilton, Business Columnist for the Toronto Star, had a launch party September 8, 2011 at the MaRS Centre regarding his new "Mad Like Tesla." Tyler Hamilton states the book is about "Underdog Inventors and their Relentless Pursuit of Clean Energy."

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.

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.

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'.

A competition for anyone based in Europe who has an idea or business plan for a product or service that will help create a greener future.