Tom Llewllyn is the Strategic Partnership Director with Shareable, an online media outlet that reports on the sharing economy, collaborative consumption, and the commons in a worldwide forum. Projects, research, news from around the world and a recently published book, "Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons" are discussed.

an interview with Domenic DeMondo, VP of Technology & Business Development, and Andrew Yousri, Associate Engineer, with GreenMantra, a company that transforms used plastic into other materials such as waxes, adhesives, used in road construction and roofing applications, among other sectors.

Change for Climate is a call to all Edmontonians to take action and work together to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions by 35% (below 2005 levels) by 2035.

Andrea Soler is the Senior Strategist for Climate Change for the City of Edmonton (the nearest major city to the Alberta Oil Sands). She explains how her city is leading the community to take steps to mitigate Climate Change.

Authors/Editors Jason Beske and David Dixon discuss "Suburban ReMix", their new book that examines how suburban communities can use the growing demand for urban living to renew suburbs' appeal as places to live, work, play, and invest.

Rick Goldring is the Mayor of Burlington, Ontario, Canada - a city of 173,000 and a suburb of Toronto. How does a politician with an environmental agenda get through to other Councillors and City staff to help drive a sustainable, walkable, transit-friendly community.

Jason Thorne, Director of Planning and Economic Development for the City of Hamilton, Canada, discusses modern urban planning for a mid-sized city. What role does a Planning Dept. play in creating the urban center of tomorrow? Walkability, transit, sprawl, intensification, smart streets and more are noted.

Social Venture Connexion (SVX) is an impact investing platform for ventures, funds and investors seeking social and/or environmental impact alongside the potential for financial return. Registered as an Exempt Market Dealer (in most of Canada), SVX provides a single access point for raising capital and making investments.

Through the SVX, you can browse active opportunities to support scaling social impact ventures and seek financial return.

SolarShare is a co-operative based in Ontario, Canada. SolarShare's projects convert energy from the sun into clean electricity. Funds are invested directly in solar projects that are already built and generating stable revenues. The Ontario government buys the electricity generated via a 20-year contract. Interest is paid to bondholders.

Set to open in 2018, the Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation is the cornerstone of a record-setting $54.25 million renewal of technology labs and classrooms. The five-level centre is also a showcase in environmental sustainability as the region’s first net-zero energy institutional building.

I’ll be speaking to Anthony Ganapathy, Chief Operating Officer, and Dave Del Mastro, President and CEO of Deltro Energy. Deltro has constructed a two-stage lithium ion stationary power system for Toronto Hydro. We’ll also look at some of the technology and constraints of lithium ion batteries through research conducted by Jeff Dahn, a professor at Dalhousie University. Jeff and his team are doing leading-edge research into the energy density of lithium batteries.