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Mayor Stephen Mandel of Edmonton spoke at the Innovation City conference at MaRS unveiling his vision "of a cutting-edge urban environment built on a foundation of three- and four-bedroom condos."

Planet Traveler is a Toronto-based cleantech innovation - backed by our own cleantech advisor, Tom Rand. Find out about the innovations that make this hotel the carbon-saving destination of the future!

According to Richard Blackwell, reporter of the Globe and Mail, "Canada ranks among the top 10 countries worldwide when it comes to spawning clean technology companies." MaRS is one of the educational institutions for cleantech.

Road salt poses a major risk not only to pets, but also humans, municipal infrastructure, vehicles and the environment. The United States and Canada use a combined 40 million tons of road salt a year, resulting in nearly $40-billion worth of damages to infrastructure each year.

Th 20th anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit to place in Ottawa and was intended to chart a course for global sustainable development. Jon Dogterom, MaRS Discovery District Lead Advisor, Cleantech was a member on the panel that discusses how canada was performing in "greening the economy."

Tom Rand, Practice Lead, Cleantech and Physical Sciences, MaRS Discovery District explains the 'soft' problems and difficulties in deploying green technologies.

Tom Rand, Lead Cleantech Advisor, MaRS Discovery Distric says " his hotel shows that anyone can cut carbon and make money at the same time."

Review of "Ecology.Design.Synergy: Green Architecture & New Ideas from Germany" exhibit, located in the MaRS Atrium from June 23 - July 11

Minor caveats aside, it's hard to disagree with the central points of Prosperity, A Gold Medal Nation, the fourth chapter in Open Canada.

Article about Tom Rand's geothermally cooled, solar-powered hostel

Fast Company says "Another example of public, private and university collaboration is the MaRS discovery district, a nonprofit innovation center that brings together biotech researchers, VCs, and social entrepreneurs in the same part of downtown Toronto with several research hospitals."\n\nAnnotated link: http://www.diigo.com/058np

The Sustainability Leadership Exchange will take place on April 1st in Toronto. This event will create an interactive exchange of ideas and practices between business leaders, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and investors. MaRS Discovery District will be presenting at the event along with Green Enterprise Ontario and InCourage.

Tom Rand, Practice Lead, Cleantech and Physical Science Venture Group, MaRS, talks about the January 29, 2010, Green Energy Act Finance Forum, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, designed to educate the financial community about new renewable energy investment opportunities, recorded from Toronto on January 7, 2010.

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

The IT Forum Exchange Network (ITFX) has launched its first microsite, Unified Communication in Canada, designed to stimulate informed discussion of Unified Communications and its role in enhancing the competitiveness of Canadian private and public sector enterprises. UC in Canada's Unified Communications discussion area will be featured on "forum pages" across the network. Visit the Unified Communication in Canada Website. About ITFX: Leading trade publishers and other technology thought leaders have created ITFX with the intention of establishing a national problem-solving dialogue on key IT issues. Issues which are within their discussion forums include; Green IT, Unified Communications and Investment and Go-to-Market activity linking portals operated by leading trade publications, IT industry associations and social media sites.

"The Centre for Social Innovation is a place-based hub of ideas, people, services and strategies. In partnership with Urbanspace Property Group, they provide 18,000 square feet of shared workspace in downtown Toronto. The Centre for Social Innovation is home to a community of nonprofits, charities, social enterprises, artists, green businesses, and individual innovators. Working together, they lower costs, create synergies, and spark new ideas for advancing their shared interests. The Centre for Social Innovation explores new ideas in collaboration, social entrepreneurship and systems change. These interests guide their work. Their website only offers a subscription to their email newsletter, Social Innovator's Update. Join to receive information on news and events in this space."

CleanTech North, a consortium in which launches in Toronto, will offer a range of services to promising clean-tech companies.The Canadian Federal Government is not doing enough to support the emerging sector. MaRS Discovery District is an exception as it is receiving federal funding. Nov 13, 2009

CleanTech North, a consortium in which launches in Toronto, will offer a range of services to promising clean-tech companies. The Vancouver Sun states the Canadian Federal Government is not doing enough to support the emerging sector. MaRS Discovery District is an except as it is receiving federal funding. Nov 12, 2009

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."

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.

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