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GTAA Partners in Project Green and Bullfrog Power® celebrate Green Power milestone
Pearson Eco-Business Zone more than halfway toward 58,000 MWh Green Power Challenge goal
Toronto, January 20, 2011 — Bullfrog Power, Canada's 100 per cent green electricity provider, and the GTAA Partners in Project Green, today announced that in less than one year the Pearson Eco-Business Zone has already reached 50 per cent of the ultimate goal in its Green Power Challenge. The Challenge, launched at the Partners in Project Green April 2010 AGM at Woodbine Racetrack, was developed with the goal of sourcing 58,000 MWh of electricity used by the Zone from renewable generation. Bullfrog Power was selected by the coalition of airport area businesses as the preferred green power supplier to member organizations.
Recently, a major green power purchase by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Association (OLG) for its slots at Woodbine Racetrack pushed the Green Power Challenge over the 50 per cent milestone on the way to the ultimate target of 58,000 MWh. The purchase also secured OLG's status as the largest purchaser of green power from Bullfrog in the country. Other Pearson Eco-Business Zone organizations who have signed on to bullfrogpower® their facilities with 100 per cent green electricity include:
Aquatech Skin Care Inc.
Bennington Limousines Inc.
BLANCO Canada Inc.
BMO
Central 1 Credit Union
Central Reproductions
College of Family Physicians
of Canada
ConMed Linvatec Canada
Credit Valley Conservation
CTI Working Environments
Davis Display
Debut Communications Inc.
DJO
Flash Reproductions Ltd.
GO Lighting Technologies Inc.
GWL Realty
Hain Celestial Canada
Ingauge Metalworks Inc.
Innovative Response Marketing Inc.
Liberty Clothing |
Lowe-Martin Company Inc.
LoyaltyOne
Manulife Financial
Mitsubishi
Muldoon's Own Authentic Coffee
Muskoka in the City Inc.
Nissan
Pandor Productions Inc.
Peel Elementary Teachers' Local
Polymeric Engineering Limited
RBC
REGEN Energy
Renfro Canada Inc.
Ricoh Canada Inc.
Sims Recycling Solutions Canada Ltd.
Symcor Inc.
Taylor Label
TD
TwinPro Graphics
Walmart Canada
Waste to Wonder |
"We're thrilled to see organizations in the Pearson Eco-Business Zone taking a leadership position on supporting clean, renewable energy," said Chris Rickett, Senior Project Manager, GTAA Partners in Project Green. "The Green Power Challenge is among several innovative initiatives spearheaded by this partnership that allow area businesses to significantly reduce their environmental impact, and set an example on the international stage about operating more sustainably."
"In 2010, we set an aggressive goal for renewable energy support with the launch of the Green Power Challenge, and we're delighted at the rapid and significant uptake among area businesses," said Tom Heintzman, President, Bullfrog Power. "We would like to congratulate all of the organizations in the Zone who have made a commitment to clean, renewable power—their support is critical to the continued advancement of the green energy industry in Ontario and the ongoing fight against climate change."
About Bullfrog Power
Bullfrog Power, Canada's 100 per cent green electricity provider, offers homes and businesses a clean, renewable electricity choice. Bullfrog's electricity comes exclusively from wind and hydro facilities that have been certified as low impact by Environment Canada under its EcoLogoM program instead of from polluting sources like coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear. Thousands of Canadian homes and businesses are doing their part to address climate change and air pollution by switching to green electricity with Bullfrog Power.
www.bullfrogpower.com
Contact Bullfrog Power
William Pointon
Manager, Public Relations
Tel: 416.360.3464 ext 221
Email: william.pointon@bullfrogpower.com |
