Dianne Saxe's Green Economy Heroes Podcast
Business & Economics Podcasts
Each Green Economy Hero podcast features someone you’ll enjoy getting to know. Leading environmental lawyer, Dianne Saxe, will explore who they are, what their business are doing, and how it is making a difference in facing our climate crisis. We will hear about their challenges, their successes, and their dreams. And we’ll learn their advice on how you too can build a green business in Canada.
Location:
Canada
Description:
Each Green Economy Hero podcast features someone you’ll enjoy getting to know. Leading environmental lawyer, Dianne Saxe, will explore who they are, what their business are doing, and how it is making a difference in facing our climate crisis. We will hear about their challenges, their successes, and their dreams. And we’ll learn their advice on how you too can build a green business in Canada.
Twitter:
@envirolaw1
Language:
English
Contact:
4162783740
Website:
https://saxefacts.com/
Email:
mikeboon@gmail.com
Episodes
Financing, the Key to Green Trucks
3/16/2025
Electric delivery trucks are expensive to buy but much cheaper (and healthier and more comfortable) to operate, so financing is the key. 7Gen makes it possible by financing electric trucks and their charging system.
Duration:00:32:56
Skyspace Green Roofs
9/12/2024
Do you want a living roof for an environmentally conscious home? Hear from a Toronto-area specialist about stormwater control and other benefits of planting plants on your roof.
Duration:00:23:52
BeReclaimed
8/9/2024
Want to decorate your home with character while reducing your logging footprint? Find out about reclaimed wood furniture from BeReclaimed, a small business with a shopfront at the Evergreen Brickworks.
Duration:00:35:57
Wave Fibre Mill
7/4/2024
What's wool got to do with climate change? Find out what's wrong with the move to synthetic clothing as a homegrown Ontario mill joins Dianne.
Duration:00:35:57
Watershed
6/2/2024
This month we feature a Toronto company that identifies water and heat-saving opportunities for older building stock through automation and pinpoint monitoring
Duration:00:27:50
Clear Blue Technologies
5/2/2024
Meet a Canadian clean tech company providing smart off-grid lighting from Bloor Street to urban Africa.
Duration:00:31:39
Dynacert
4/4/2024
An electrolysis firm delivering fuel savings technologies to the global marketplace straight from west Toronto.
Duration:00:31:39
Tooketree Passive Homes
3/8/2024
An Ontario firm is bringing high-quality, prefabricated homes to market with recycled materials and a reduced carbon footprint.
Duration:00:34:18
Cyclic Materials
2/1/2024
Meet a local firm that is recycling rare earth minerals to achieve circularity in the new green economy and ramp up Canadian manufacturing.
Duration:00:28:32
Tangible Materials
1/4/2024
Tracking, managing, and reducing embodied carbon throughout the construction process.
Duration:00:31:10
Exactus Energy
12/7/2023
A Toronto-based firm takes on the solar challenge: complete site survey, engineering and design solutions for solar projects of any scale.
Duration:00:34:45
Rethink Resource
10/31/2023
Food and beverage providers are eager to do their part in diverting waste but often don't know how. Find out how a Toronto organization is successfully helping film sets and restaurants divert up to 80%.
Duration:00:34:45
Deep Sky: A Carbon Removal Developer
10/6/2023
Where can you buy scientifically valid Canadian carbon removal credits? Canadian climate scientist Phil de Luna tells Dianne Saxe about Quebec-based Deep Sky.
Duration:00:35:24
Enersion: Refrigerant-Free Heating and Cooling
10/5/2023
As the world heats we need more HVAC infrastructure thus accelerating global warming. Is it possible to break this vicious cycle? Hanif Montazeri has a plan for cooling and heating that is free of refrigerants and fossil fuels.
Duration:00:23:36
A Conversation with Dianne
11/15/2022
The tables are turned as Toronto Mike'd interviews Dianne Save about exciting news in her life and how it impacts Green Economy Heroes.
Duration:00:32:41
Happy Fiets
10/7/2022
Electric assist cargo-bike rental company
Duration:00:40:25
Tin Whistle Brewery
9/22/2022
Carbon neutral craft beer with local ingredients and minimal packaging waste.
Duration:00:35:13
Mitrex Solar
9/8/2022
Most buildings can generate their own electricity if solar PV is integrated into the building cladding. Now cost competitive and appearing on buildings around the world.
Duration:00:48:42
Evoco
8/25/2022
Low-toxic, low-carbon plant-based foams to replace petroleum, starting with insoles.
Duration:00:41:43
Friendlier
8/11/2022
Reusable, deposit-return packaging for takeout food.
Duration:00:36:55