WINTER 2014

THE BULLFROG IN THIS ISSUE Curl up with these winter reads | p.5 Green recipes: Vegan and Gluten-Free Plum Pudding | p.9 Buzz Green Energy Guru: New Solar Technologies | p.12

Bullfrog rocks out with The Sheepdogs BULLFROG BUILDS: HOW YOU ARE CHANGING OUR ENERGY LANDSCAPE

Our customers are advancing local and community-based renewable energy projects in their regions, and throughout the country. That’s because your support provides critical financing to help these projects through the construction and development phases—often the most difficult phases. We wanted to share updates with you on some of our current projects. Here are just a few stories of the people and projects we’ve helped:

Falls Brook Centre Glassville, New Brunswick is home to Falls Brook Centre, a sustainable community demonstration and training centre. Located on 90 acres of Acadian forest and farmland, the Centre promotes sustainability through projects such as organic gardening, wetland reclamation and forest restoration. In August 2014, the Centre held its sixth annual Free School, a weekend-long series of hands-on workshops with friends and family celebrating community learning and engagement. Among star gazing hikes, soap-making lessons and swing dancing sessions, Bullfrog and Falls Brook unveiled a 12-panel solar installation on the roof of the Centre’s main building. Our community provided funding for the 3 kW installation, which will generate clean, pollution-free electricity for the centre’s day-to-day operations and store excess energy in an on-site battery system. “In the wake of Hurricane Arthur, and as New Brunswickers realize the importance of sustainable energy, the need for sites to demonstrate the possibilities for renewable energy is paramount,” said Marc Gionet, the Executive Director of Falls Brook Centre.

Oilfields Regional Arena The Oilfields Regional Arena in the Town of Black Diamond, Alberta, is one of the most comprehensively green buildings you’ll find. In addition to installing motion sensors and lighting timers and using low-flow showers and toilets, the Arena was renovated to improve the energy efficiency of its insulation. These efforts were enthusiastically driven by Les Quinton, who serves as the Town’s Parks and Recreation Manager. Les is passionate about making the Town as green as it can be. In December 2013, Bullfrog, Les and the Town of Black Diamond announced the launch of a 10 kW solar installation on the roof of the Arena. In addition to the project’s environmental benefits, all of the savings achieved as a result of the power being generated from the array are reinvested in the Town’s sustainability efforts and used to fund future renewable energy projects. Les and the Town announced that September 2014 was its first ever net zero month for the Arena’s solar project. That means that the solar array is capable of providing clean, pollution-free power for 100 per cent of the arena’s electricity requirements.

2 | THE BULLFROG BUZZ Gulf Islands Secondary School Thanks to support from Bullfrog customers and the Salt Spring Island community in B.C., another exciting solar project is coming online. Students and teachers at Gulf Islands Secondary School and the Transition Salt Spring Community Energy Group envisioned a 21 kW solar installation on the school roof that will generate clean, green electricity. Savings generated will go toward a scholarship for students passionate about renewable energy. On behalf of our customers, Bullfrog provided a matching grant that helped the community reach the project’s funding goal on time. Today, Gulf Islands Secondary School is home to the largest school-based solar PV installation in B.C. The installation is expected to generate clean electricity for at least 20 years, and includes monitoring software that will help integrate data collected from the panels into the school’s curriculum.

ZooShare Thanks to 150 community investors, ZooShare has raised its first $1 million for its biogas facility at the Zoo. The 500 Oxford Community Energy Co-op kW project, to be the first co-operatively owned biogas facility in Canada, will recycle Bullfrog was excited to announce a new partnership in October 2014 with Oxford Community Energy Co-op zoo poo and food waste from local grocery (OCEC), which launched in September 2013. OCEC is a community initiative set up to raise funds for partial stores into energy for the grid. ownership in the Gunn’s Hill Wind Farm, a 10-turbine project in Oxford County, Ontario, with an expected The green energy produced by the project capacity of 18 MW. is expected to reduce greenhouse gas With our support, OCEC reached its goal and is now able to leverage a meaningful vote in the ongoing emissions equivalent to taking 2,100 cars developmental and operational aspects of the project. When completed, the Gunn’s Hill Wind Farm project will off the road. produce enough renewable electricity to meet the average annual demands of approximately 6,250 homes. “We reached this goal in less than a year, “We are hoping to attract even more investors from southwestern Ontario who are looking to benefit from the exceeding our expectations and proving development of clean, renewable energy,” says Helmut Schneider, who is the President of OCEC. there is a market demand for sustainable high-impact investments,” says Executive Director Daniel Bida. Through our Bullfrog Builds Renewable Accelerator Program, we’ve helped communities Bullfrog and ZooShare announced the from the Yukon to Nova Scotia achieve their goals of supporting their homes, buildings partnership in 2013. Bullfrog is the official and facilities with green energy projects. Education Sponsor of the project. To learn more about how to invest with a minimum of $500, visit zooshare.ca/invest. THE BULLFROG BUZZ | 3

With Bullfrog, students across Canada are doing their part to fight climate change From coast to coast, Bullfroggers have trekked to university campuses to spread the word about Bullfrog’s new student product. We’re excited to see the next generation of Canadians taking a stand on our energy issues. Bullfrog Power for Student Life gives OUR STUDENTS HAVE all students a way to choose clean, pollution-free energy. Students can purchase green electricity to match a term, a school year or two school years. Student Life packages also THE POWER include great gear, such as a shirt, travel mug and decals to spread the word. Consider Bullfrog Power for Student Life for your child, grandchild, niece or nephew. And spread the word to friends and family by sharing our site on Facebook and Twitter.

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Bullfrog Power for Student Life customer Nathalie Weidenfeld, right, poses with Bullfrog staff at the Toronto Hydro wind turbine in Toronto. Nathalie won a chance to climb the working turbine.

In your own WORDS Marc Yamaguchi In September 2014, Bullfrog invited Centennial College Faculty of English professor and Bullfrog customer Marc Yamaguchi to climb the TREC/ Windshare turbine in downtown Toronto. After climbing the turbine alongside third-year Environmental Sciences student Chantel McKie, we asked Yamaguchi for his thoughts on the experience of climbing a working turbine, as well as the significance of supporting renewable energy.

I feel very fortunate to be able to take the tour and I like that Bullfrog is rewarding customers with some pretty amazing events. When you invite me to take part in events like these, I feel like I’m a part of the community. I never expected to be able to go up a wind turbine! I feel like I could go into an arm wrestling contest at the local pub tonight because with my forearms—I think I look like Popeye! On one level, it’s frightening to think of the consequences if we don’t do something about the environment. But, just by being able to participate in this turbine climb, I’m so motivated to go back and spread the word about green energy. It’s about taking away the cynicism of giving up, or thinking the problem is too big for one person to solve. Alongside all the Bullfrog customers out there, I feel like I’m contributing to something powerful. There are plenty of returns on events like these, many of which can’t be quantified. I can’t put a price on it. The more knowledge I’m taking home, the better it is for my family, my community and the students I work with. It’s a great time to be a Bullfrog customer. 4 | THE BULLFROG BUZZ with these winter reads

inter is the perfect time to stay in, keep warm and spend time with a good book. W We asked Amanda Lewis at Penguin The Comeback Random House Canada—which bullfrogpowers its by John Ralston Saul (non-fiction): Toronto Street and Matheson Boulevard offices— The Comeback is a vision of how newly for reading suggestions. Her recommendations empowered Aboriginal peoples can remake Canada. Saul addresses how the rest of are below. Canada needs to respond to changing Aboriginal circumstances, and showcases > penguinrandomhouse.ca powerful and seminal speeches by Aboriginal leaders through the ages.

Into the Blizzard Medicine Walk by Michael Winter (non-fiction): by Richard Wagamese (fiction): Michael Winter uniquely captures the Medicine Walk is a universal story of a father- extraordinary lives and landscapes scarred son struggle told in a fresh, memorable way. by the First World War, both in Canada and A novel about love, friendship, courage, in Europe. In subtle and surprising ways, he and the land’s powers of healing, Medicine also tells the hidden story of the very act of Walk reveals the ultimate goodness of its remembering—of how the past bleeds into the characters and offers a deeply moving and present and how the present shapes the past. redemptive conclusion.

Up Ghost River Who By Fire by Edmund Metatawabin with by Fred Stenson (fiction): Alexandra Shimo (non-fiction): Tom Ryder is a man whose future and Metatawabin, former Chief of Fort Albany assumptions about his own strength are First Nation, retells his childhood in the 1950s undermined by the arrival of a sour gas plant when he was separated from his family and on the border of his southern Alberta farm in placed in one of Canada’s worst residential the early 1960s. Tom’s son, Bill, reacts to his schools. In seeking healing, Metatawabin father’s disappointments by rising through learned from his elders and reconnected with the managerial ranks of an oil company in his Cree culture, and ultimately returned to Fort McMurray, hiding from his guilt in the Fort Albany in northern Ontario, where he local casino. Who by Fire chronicles the march became Chief. of “progress” and the environments, families, and ways of life destroyed in its wake.

THE BULLFROG BUZZ | 5 BULLFROG ROCKS OUT WITH

ou may know them from their appearance on the You recently made the decision to bullfrogpower your cover of Magazine. You may have concerts. Can you tell me a little bit more about that Y listened to their hit songs, “Feeling Good” and “The decision? Way It Is.” Or you may know them as winners Sam: We had heard that other Canadian musicians, such as for Rock Album of the Year, Best New Group and Single of the The Tragically Hip and Sam Roberts, had bullfrogpowered their Year. They’re rock darlings The Sheepdogs, and in concerts, so we got in touch with Bullfrog to see what it was all the past few years they have enjoyed enormous success with about. Basically, green energy is put onto the grid to match the their feel-good, homegrown brand of . The band amount of energy our shows use. It’s a great way to reduce the bullfrogpowered its 2014 summer tour, and drummer Sam impact of our shows and support renewables. It just seemed Corbett is also bullfrogpowering his home. like a no-brainer for us. Bullfrog VP Jo Coombe recently sat down Do you think musicians have a role to play in for a chat with Sam, bassist Ryan Gullen and carving a path toward a better world? frontman Ewan Currie about their approach Ryan: When you tour as a band, you use a to music, their roles as musicians and their lot of energy—whether it’s from playing live support for green energy. performances or flying to concert venues. We want to address our impact because we feel artists should use their influence to raise awareness Bullfrog: You’ve been touring abroad about ways to positively impact our world. recently. What makes Saskatoon unique or special, after touring around the What’s your favourite non-Sheepdogs album? world? Sam: “Revolver” by . Ryan: Saskatoon will always be home to us, Ryan: “Abbey Road” by The Beatles. because it’s where we grew up. No matter Ewan: “Sports” by Huey Lewis and The News…or which places we travel to and no matter how Bon Jovi’s “Slippery When Wet.” interesting they are, it’s nice to come home to a place like Saskatoon that’s small and easy- What are you guys working on next? going. It’s a great place to relax from being on Sam: We’re currently working on a new album. We the road. plan to release it early next year and we’re excited for people to hear it. Sam: We’re all really proud to be from Saskatoon—and to represent Canada when we tour abroad. Any last words to your fans about Bullfrog Power? Sam: Bullfrog is an affordable way to support green energy in What inspires your lyrics and music? Canada, and it’s super easy to get started. Ewan: We want to make music that could be the soundtrack Ryan: If we can do it, anyone can! for your good times. Whether you’re partying, going on a road Ewan: The power is yours. trip, or getting over a breakup, hopefully our music will be your “good times” soundtrack. We want to lift people up. > thesheepdogs.com

| 6 THE BULLFROG BUZZ Cover Photo Credit: Connor Fyfe GREEN ENERGY NEWS

IPCC releases final 2014 climate change report Denmark aims to be coal-free by 2025 In November, the Intergovernmental Panel on According to Climate, Energy and Building Minister, Helveg Petersen, Climate Change (IPCC) released its Climate Denmark is planning to phase out coal generation in the next 14 Change 2014 Synthesis Report, which years. The country has a deserved reputation for climate change summarizes three previous climate reports action: wind turbines are expected to generate more than half of released over the past year. In its final message, all its electricity by 2020. Denmark ultimately aims to cut 40 per cent the Synthesis Report concludes that climate from 1990 greenhouse gas emission levels by 2020. change is set to cause “severe, widespread, and irreversible impacts” on people and the natural world unless carbon emissions are cut sharply and rapidly. Despite its Thousands demonstrate at UN Climate Summit stark conclusion, the report also found that ways to avoid dangerous in New York global warming are both available and affordable. Measures suggested by the IPCC include carbon capture and storage, and the Approximately 400,000 people, including adoption of additional renewable energy sources. Bullfroggers from Toronto, assembled from all over the globe in New York on the weekend of the UN Climate Summit in September. The Tunisia solar project could power 2.5 million summit hosted more than 125 world leaders, the largest number of heads of government to ever UK homes attend a climate summit. Echoed by more than TuNur is a proposed 100 square kilometre array of computer- 2,000 separate rallies in over 150 countries— controlled mirrors in the Sahara Desert. The mirrors track the including Canada—the global initiative aimed to galvanize awareness sun and reflect light toward a central tower that captures the and urgency for a new global climate treaty by the end of 2015. heat and converts it into steam. Electricity would be transported to Europe via a 450-kilometre submarine cable travelling from Tunisia to Italy. From this point the electricity can be fed into the Renewable energy comprises almost one quarter European grid. If granted a contract from the British government, of world’s capacity the project could start supplying electricity to the UK by 2024. According to the International Energy Agency, renewable energy capacity grew at its most rapid pace ever over the past year. Its report U.S., China reach unprecedented climate agreement further states that renewable energy sources now produce 22 per cent of the world’s electricity, and could be producing 26 per cent by At the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in November, 2020. Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping unveiled substantial new commitments to curb their respective countries’ greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. agreed to double its pace of carbon dioxide reductions; meanwhile, China agreed to halt increases in its carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 or earlier.

FAMILY-RUN,FAMILY-RUN, ORGANICALLYORGANICALLY BREWEDBREWED

Beau’s All Natural began after a conversation between father and son, Tim and Steve Beauchesne, over a pint of beer. After This winter, Beauchesne suggests the uniquely deciding on “Beau’s”—a shortened form of their family name named Bog Water brew: “It’s a gruit ale, which that could fit on a beer label—the Beauchesnes poured their is made without hops,” he says. “Instead, we first pint on July 1, 2006. use an herb called bog myrtle that is hand- Since then, Beau’s has brewed more than 80 flavours of harvested for us a few hours north of Ottawa. beer—all certified organic. The inspiration for Bog Water came from the Beau’s brews with certified organic malts, hops, and Alfred Bog, a 10,000 year old peat bog in botanicals, as well as local spring water. “It’s important to Eastern Ontario that is home to many rare support sustainable organic farming and healthy water or endangered plants and animals.” systems, so we can continue to make beer for a long time,” says Steve Beauchesne. And on choosing Bullfrog Power for its entire operations, Beauchesne adds: “We know that choosing sustainable energy sources with which to make our beer is the right thing to do: for our communities, our employees, and the environment.”

> beaus.ca

THE BULLFROG BUZZ | 7 WE DAY TORONTO BULLFROGPOWERED BY UNILEVER

Free the Children’s We Day Toronto, held at the Air Canada Centre on October 2, was an inspiring and motivational gathering bullfrogpowered courtesy of Unilever and attended by approximately 20,000 youth, educators and guests, including speakers Chris Hadfield and Katie Couric (top left). The event also featured John Coyne, VP of Legal and External Affairs at Unilever Canada (bottom left), who asked attendees to tweet with the hashtag #UCAN about environmental actions they could take to reduce their own environmental footprint. For every tweet received, Unilever donated one day of renewable energy (based on the usage of the average Canadian household). The #UCAN hashtag trended on Twitter in Toronto, garnering 118 tweeted environmental actions which helped spread the message beyond attendees of We Day.

> unilever.ca

Staples boosts green power commitment with four Copy & Print Production Centres

Copying and printing just became greener! In addition to choosing green energy, Staples Staples Canada recently expanded its Canada partners with other organizations green energy commitment with Bullfrog nationwide to help collect recyclable to include four Copy & Print Production materials. With eCycle Solutions, Staples Centre locations across the collects electronics in almost 260 country. Staples’ support of retail locations, and Call2Recycle renewable energy will reduce its helps the office supplier collect and recycle batteries (both re- CO2 emissions footprint by more than 1,800 tonnes—equivalent to chargeable and alkaline) in every the electricity-related emissions Staples store. of more than 1,000 Canadian Staples continues to choose homes. renewable energy through Copy and print jobs processed Bullfrog Power for the Staples in the Copy & Print Production Centres Canada head office, Staples Advantage in Burnaby, Mississauga, Laval and head office, and 10 stores across Canada. Calgary—representing about 30 per cent > staples.ca/environment of Staples’ copy and print orders—will be bullfrogpowered.

8 | THE BULLFROG BUZZ Vegan and Gluten-Free Plum Pudding This dessert recipe was submitted by bullfrogpowered Green Door Restaurant, a vegetarian restaurant operating in Ottawa for more than 25 years.

Yields two medium-sized puddings

INGREDIENTS: ½ cup brown rice flour ½ cup sorghum flour 3 ½ cups organic mixed dried fruit of your choice (raisins, apricots, peaches, prunes), diced 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground mace ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon ground cloves ¾ cup walnuts or pecans, chopped ½ cup tahini ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil The rind and juice of 2 organic oranges 1 cup apple juice Green Apple Tuna Sandwich ¼ cup brandy This sandwich recipe was submitted by Stonemill Bakehouse, a bullfrogpowered artisanal bread bakery in INSTRUCTIONS: Ontario that sources its grains from local farms in Prince Combine and mix dry ingredients in one bowl and wet Edward County. ingredients in another. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well. Press the mixed pudding ingredients into a bowl Makes two sandwiches that has been brushed with olive oil. Cover the mouth of the bowl with parchment paper. Cover with cheesecloth and tie INGREDIENTS: securely. 1 can light tuna packed in water, drained and flaked Immerse the bowl into a pot of gently boiling water, the water level being below the level of the bowl’s rim. Steam for 3 tablespoons plain, regular or non-fat Greek yogurt approximately three hours. As the water boils away, replenish 2 tablespoons honey mustard with boiling (not cold) water. ¼ cup diced Granny Smith apple Remove from pot. Remove the pudding from its bowl, and place it onto a rack. Pour brandy over it. When completely cool, place 2 tablespoons chopped, toasted walnuts it back into the cleaned and re-oiled pudding bowl. Again cover 4 slices Stonemill Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Bread (or try it with parchment paper and securely tied cheesecloth. Keep in a on Stonemill Sprouted 3 Grains & Oatmeal Bread for an cool dry place. equally delicious experience) (This pudding can be made weeks, if not months in advance— the flavour will improve over time. Before serving, re-steam for Baby Arugula leaves one hour and invert onto a serving platter. Pour ¼ cup warmed Alfalfa sprouts brandy over it. Ignite.)

INSTRUCTIONS: > thegreendoor.ca Mix tuna with yogurt and honey mustard until well combined. Stir in apple and walnuts. Meanwhile, toast bread (if preferred). Line bread with arugula leaves. Top with an equal portion of the tuna mixture, spreading evenly. Garnish with alfalfa sprouts and cap with remaining slices of bread.

Tip: Slice the remaining apple into wedges and serve alongside the sandwich.

> stonemillbakehouse.com

THE BULLFROG BUZZ | 9 As part of the grand opening of its Winnipeg PAYWORKS headquarters, Payworks announced its decision to choose renewable energy across the country with Bullfrog Power Chairman Greg Kiessling sat down with Bullfrog Power. Rand forCOMMITS a chat about why climate change paralysisTO exists, and how we can best tackle it. “We are excited to announce this partnership with Bullfrog Power, because it is a significant step GREEN ENERGY towards furthering our sustainability plan with the launch of our Go Green Printing initiative,” says Barb Gamey, the President of Payworks. The Go Green Printing initiative provides a discount NATIONWIDE Carefully cut out the two for clients who choose cloud-based payroll reports shapes on this page. Ask an adult to use a hobby knifeinstead to of printed payroll documents. slit the white lines labeled with letters. Tape and Payworksglue are bullfrogpowers all Payworks offices not necessary. You canacross copy the country with 100 per cent green this page onto thicker paper for better results. electricity, making it one of the first Manitoba- based companies to choose green energy with Bullfrog. Canadian-owned andParents: operated, Payworks provides cloud-based payroll,Please human be sure resources, to include andthe name time your management solutionsBullfrog to account more thanis registered 11,000 under and businesses across Canada.your child’s t-shirt size. Thank you!

> payworks.ca

THE BEER STORE: GREEN BEFORE GREEN WAS COOL

To add to its extensive green efforts, including its storied bottle recycling program, the Beer Store recently launched a green energy pilot program in seven Beer Store locations across Ontario. “Our partnership with Bullfrog Power marks the latest chapter in the Beer Store’s environmental story by demonstrating our commitment to building on our past successes and finding innovative new ways to make greener choices,” says Ted Moroz, the President of the Beer Store. In addition to choosing green electricity with Bullfrog Power, the Beer Store engages in a wide range of sustainable initiatives: A waste diversion program yielding a 92.3 per cent recovery rate on The Beer Store containers, making it one of the most successful waste diversion programs in Ontario; A reusing and recycling redemption program involving more than 800 redemption locations province-wide, in addition to more than 17,000 participating bars and restaurants; and A deposit return program with the Ontario government to take back containers and refund deposits on all wine, spirit and non-Beer Store listed beer containers sold in Ontario.

> thebeerstore.ca

10 | THE BULLFROG BUZZ HOW TO BE A Sustainable Start to FIT AS A …

Fiddleheads Health & Nutrition, a health and wellness retailer in Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge, During this year’s Calgary Stampede, Shaw understands the importance of caring for our bodies Communications helped employees kick off their as well as the environment. We asked Kim Boril, the morning with a lower-impact pancake breakfast. founder of Fiddleheads, for tips on how to eat healthy Shaw served approximately 2,900 employees and only during the winter. produced three bags of landfill waste! A portable “Keep your immune system in top shape by water system and compostable flatware and cutlery incorporating ‘superfoods’ high in antioxidants into eliminated the use of plastic water bottles and your diets, as well as adding a whole food vitamin diverted food scraps from the landfill. And of course, C supplement,” she says. “The added nutrients help your immune system tackle bacteria and viruses that Shaw’s breakfast event was bullfrogpowered. accompany the winter season.” Shaw Communications bullfrogpowers its Calgary Fiddleheads focuses on the wellbeing of its customers campus, corporate headquarters and national and community by providing supplements and healthy, distribution centre. organic groceries. Stores also regularly host educational seminars, yoga and meditation classes, as well as cooking classes. > shaw.ca As part of becoming a certified B Corp, Fiddleheads is now choosing 100 per cent green electricity for four locations and three Smoothie Bar Cafes. Explains Boril: ”After learning about Bullfrog Power, it seemed a natural decision to choose green electricity.”

> fiddleheadshealth.com

THE BULLFROG BUZZ | 11 Help froggy finish GREEN ENERGY GURU the snow pal!

Green energy guru explores different renewable energies and technologies. We want to help keep readers up to speed on advancements in renewables around the world, and hopefully make everyone in our community a green energy guru! SPRAY-ON SOLAR: NEW SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES

One of the most interesting stories to come out of the green energy revolution has been the way in which solar panels have not only decreased in price but have also spawned new and exciting solar technologies. Just last year, the CBC reported that Canadian researchers at the University of Alberta have developed cheap, spray-on solar cells. Unlike traditional solar panels, spray-on solar is silicon-free. Instead of being placed onto the silicon disks that make up a solar panel, each solar cell is free-floating and made of microscopic nanoparticles that measure only tens of atoms across. Potential applications for this new technology include surfaces that aren’t completely flat for mounting standard solar panels—such as cars and mobile devices. There are two main challenges with this new form of solar technology. First, it has yet to be effectively mass-produced. Second, and perhaps most importantly, it has not achieved the same level of efficiency as traditional solar panels. Recently, the University of Sheffield in England reported using a new material for solar cells: perovskite. One benefit of perovskite is that, compared to silicon, it requires much less energy to produce, which helps reduce the costs of Froggy needs some help to finish his snow pal! Draw and mass production. However, even this new process can only colour Froggy’s new frosty friend so they can frolic through produce efficiencies of up to 19 per cent, and prototypes a winter wonderland! have so far been less efficient still at 11 per cent. Silicon solar cells operate at 25 per cent efficiency. Email it in: Parents: The gap continues to close between new forms of solar and Take a photo of your art and email it Please be sure to include the name your traditional forms. The day when putting solar panels on your to: [email protected] Bullfrog account is registered under and house will require little more than a new coat of paint may your child’s t-shirt size. Thank you! not be here yet, but it is no longer relegated to the realm of science fiction.

12 | THE BULLFROG BUZZ To spend a little extra time with nature, Bullfroggers took an evening in October paddling to the Toronto Islands via canoe!

In August, the Toronto Port Authority bullfrogpowered its Sail-in Cinema, a yearly series of outdoor movie screenings on the Toronto harbour. More than 1,200 movie lovers came out to watch its evening showing of Jaws.

Above, Angie McMurray shares with Bullfrog staff the results of an office waste audit conducted by McMurray Environmental Solutions (mcmurrayenvironmental.com). Waste audits help organizations establish baselines for further reducing their impact. Our Toronto office currently diverts 61.7 per cent of its waste—over the provincial target. Our waste diversion rate, though, could reach 90 per cent through potential organics and battery diversion programs. Thanks, Angie!

Bullfrog VP Shaun Lewis (left) is joined at our recent Vancouver Diageo invited staff to Evergreen Brick Works in September to learn Bullfrog Power President, Peter Melanson (second from left), speaks Greener Horizons seminar by panellists (second left to right) Ralf more about why Diageo chooses Bullfrog Power, as well as the at Enterprise Toronto’s Small Business Forum on October 23. The Nielsen, MHPM Project Managers, Karen Hamberg, Westport importance of renewable energy. Forum was a day-long event featuring seminars and workshops for Innovations, and Maureen Cureton, Vancity. The panel discussed entrepreneurs and small enterprises. how organizations can effectively invest time and resources into corporate sustainability. THE BULLFROG BUZZ | 13 Here are just a few of the many organizations that have signed on—or extended their support—for Bullfrog Power since our last newsletter. Bullfrog Power thanks all of its customers for choosing green energy!

BIRTHPLACE OF CONFEDERATION A LITTLE GREENER

In 1864, delegates from PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and met in the City of Charlottetown to discuss the possibility of forming a nation—an event now known as the Charlottetown Conference. The City held festivities throughout the year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Conference. There is something else to celebrate—the City’s commitment to sustainability, driven by its Integrated Community Sustainability Plan. Bullfrogpowered since 2011, the City of Charlottetown chooses green energy to support the renewable energy sector and demonstrate its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

> city.charlottetown.pe.ca

Socially responsible investing explained Greener buildings for Halifax

Bullfrogpowered NEI Crombie REIT, a Nova Scotia- Investments defines socially based property manager, is responsible investing making great progress on its (SRI) as “the integration quest for energy efficiency. of environmental, social Since 2008, Crombie has and governance (ESG) reduced electrical consumption factors into the investment in its downtown Halifax decision-making process,” buildings by 8.4 million kWh! according to Ethical Funds Its newly renovated Scotia Manager Claudio Marsala. Square Parkade will also save one million kWh annually with the help of new LED lighting. The parkade, which is home to two new “It’s about more than investing in wind turbines or solar panels,” EV charging stations, is also bullfrogpowered with 100 per cent he continues. “It marries traditional financial analysis with green energy. ESG analysis, uncovering hidden risks not reflected in financial statements. For investors, it’s an extra layer of risk protection “Bullfrog complements the energy saving measures we’ve already for their portfolios.” Another added benefit is that companies undertaken, and it’s the next logical step in our quest to reduce our become more actively engaged on the investor’s behalf to help environmental impact,” says Elizabeth Engram, who is the Client effect positive change. Relations Manager at Crombie REIT. “We’re proud to work with Bullfrog as its environmental commitment aligns with our approach to responsible investing,” > crombiereit.ca Marsala says.

> neiinvestments.com

14 | THE BULLFROG BUZZ THE POWER OF GREEN ENERGY…

Green hairdressers come together AND BEES! The Coup is a Green Circle Salons is a community of salons, which have committed to advancing positive bullfrogpowered change for the environment by diverting foils, chemicals and other salon refuse from landfills. Calgary restaurant The organization chooses 100 per cent green electricity for its head office and its My Green dedicated to serving Salon app, which helps you find eco-conscious salons close to you. organic and local “Every time we make a purchasing decision, we have the option to either help or hurt the cuisine—so much so planet,” says Shane Price, who is the founder and CEO of Green Circle Salons. “By choosing that it has enlisted green electricity with Bullfrog, we’re making the best choice for the environment and the help of bees to reducing the downstream impact of our business activities.” help cultivate their produce. “We’ve planted flowers around > greencirclesalons.ca our garden to attract them, which helps pollinate many of the vegetables that we plant,” says Dalia Kohen, the owner of The Coup. The restaurant offers vegetarian fare for all occasions, from tempeh shawarma to Thai pizza. Dedicated to people, principles and planet “There is a lot of waste within the restaurant industry,” Kohen continues. Ecotrend founder John Harrison has a long history of “We try to address the areas that we feel environmental commitment. Coming from a family that owns have the highest waste, such as water, and maintains natural wildlife sanctuaries, the Vancouverite power and paper. For us, it’s important to brought his ideals to Ecotrend, a bullfrogpowered distributor choose green energy.” of holistic and natural human health products. Today, Ecotrend serves more than 3,000 retail health stores and > thecoup.ca alternative healthcare practitioners internationally. “Our vision is to unite suppliers, retailers and consumers with a shared sense of equality, sustainability and a high standard of ethics in business,” Harrison says.

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Catering to a new generation Winter beer

The Food Dudes is a caterer and restaurant in the heart of suggestions from Toronto that, while having a casual name, takes its food very CRAFT Beer Market seriously. Behind its mouth-watering dishes, such as its 24-Hour Braised Brisket, The Food Dudes also works to make a positive The changing of the seasons impact on both the community and the environment. brings with it new tastes, as CRAFT Beer Market knows. We “We’ve donated to more than 50 charities this year and have asked CRAFT’s Alison Robertson to previously donated to charities like Sick Kids and Easter Seals,” suggest winter flavours of beer for our says Lindsay Klein, the Chief Operating Officer of The Food readers. Dudes. In addition to minimizing waste through measures such as biodegradable containers made from bamboo, The Food Dudes “Winter brings so many flavourful seasonal bullfrogpowers its industrial kitchen—where all of its catered releases to try,” she says. “Many of your food is prepared—with 100 per cent green natural gas. local breweries will have a winter ale which typically has caramel malt aromas with layers > thefooddudes.com of cocoa, vanilla, toffee and some nuttiness. It’s the closest you can get to Christmas in a glass!” Alison also suggests St-Ambroise Pumpkin Ale, with its “great notes of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and pumpkin,” as well as Sap Sucker Maple Porter from Fernie Brewing Co. “It’s a dark, robust porter with just a hint of maple syrup—perfect for a chilly night by the fire.” CRAFT Beer Market bullfrogpowers its beer operating systems in Alberta and B.C.

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THE BULLFROG BUZZ | 15 List current as of November 20, 2014

GREEN index Bullfrog Power thanks all bullfrogpowered organizations for choosing clean, green energy.

VISIONARY >50,000 MWh or >350,000 GJ or equivalent combination*

Crown Royal Distillery in Gimli, MB and Unilever Canada head office, all sales offices bottling and distillation in Valleyfield, QC and 2 ON manufacturing sites VANGUARD 20,000 - 49,999 MWh or 140,000 - 349,999 GJ or equivalent combination*

11 stores in B.C., AB, SK, ON, N.B. and N.S. Toronto regional office and 13 shopping centres: 99 branches in B.C., AB and ON and All Canadian ATMs 9 ON (64% of common areas), 2 AB (20%), all facilities in N.S., N.B. and P.E.I. (4,620) and in-branch 1 B.C. (35%) and 1 N.S. (64%) digital displays (8,212)

AMBASSADOR 10,000 - 19,999 MWh or 70,000 - 139,999 GJ or equivalent combination*

Co-operators Life Insurance Company Shaw campus, corporate Entire operations Casino Brantford, slots at Georgian Staples Canada Head Office, Staples offices in Regina, The Sovereign General headquarters and national Downs (60% LEED), digital signage Advantage Head Office, 4 Staples Copy office in Calgary and 4 Co-operators distribution centre and peripherals (ON) and Print Production Centres and 10 General Insurance Company offices in stores in B.C., AB, ON, QC and N.S. AB and N.B. EMISSARY 5,000 - 9,999 MWh or 35,000 - 69,999 GJ or equivalent combination*

Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change - 10 restaurants in B.C. and ON Toronto office Head office (135 St. Clair Ave. W.) and main lab facility Calgary and Mississauga offices

STEWARD 1,000 - 4,999 MWh or 7,000 - 34,999 GJ or equivalent combination*

MOKSHA YOGA 21 ON locations, 5 AB locations, Calgary, Toronto and Winnipeg headquarters and six Stores in North Vancouver, Public common areas of 5 B.C. locations, 2 N.S. locations, 22 AB branches and Ottawa offices offices across Canada Calgary, Edmonton, Burlington, Kanata Research Park 1 SK location, 1 MB location and 2 N.S. branches Barrie and Ottawa 1 NL location Langley, London, Toronto 1 MB location and Halifax stores 2 B.C. locations and 2 ON locations

Vancouver, Calgary and Kitchener, Toronto Canadian headquarters Northern Facades Edmonton offices and offices Manufacturing Facility

Canadian Manufacturing Siemens Canada Vancouver, GTA and Ottawa real All Canadian offices estate offices and global headquarters New mailing system 7 stores & Distribution Centennial Learning Centre, Calgary headquarters and (common employee amenities) installations Brewery district office and yard and Building Trench Limited 5 corporate executive headquarters Pickering offices

Toronto Street and Kortright Centre for Conservation 5 ON locations, Common areas, Toronto, Markham Office and all Matheson Boulevard Restoration Service Centre 4 B.C. locations food court and offices and Kanata offices channels offices (LEED) and head office and 2 AB locations

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Mississauga printing facilities Pickering store Offices in B.C., AB and ON Forest Hill Plaza (LEED) and Vancouver and Canadian head office Shaunslieve (LEED) properties Burnaby offices (LEED 50%) LOOKING TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS—AND RENEWABLE ENERGY?

HERALD 500 - 999 MWh or 3,500 - 6,999 GJ or equivalent combination*

Hyatt Regency - Calgary - Meeting and function space, Stayfit gym, pool, Stillwater Spa and Catch Restaurant & Oyster Bar; Vancouver - Meeting and function space Halsall Lowe-Martin Group - Toronto production facility Evergreen - Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto and the Vancouver office Wastech Services - Surrey transfer station D+H - 2 ON locations Urban Systems Acklands-Grainger - 2 ON locations and 1 AB location The Sisters of St. Joseph, London - Chapel and suites (LEED) Blush Lane Organics Craft Beer Market - Beer Operations South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre TAS Ricoh Canada - Distribution centre eBay Canada Westin Harbour Castle - Lobby and Chartroom Bar Metro Toronto Convention Centre - Administrative offices and electronic signage Morguard Investments - Performance Court, Ottawa; 2240 Argentia Road, Toronto; TransLink Logistics Centre, Regina and 11th Avenue Place, Calgary (LEED 35%) TERA Environmental Consultants - Calgary office (two floors) and Medicine Hat office Environics Fiddleheads Health & Nutrition NEI Investments - Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal offices MPH Group - The International Centre - Kitchen facilities Bullfrog has recently launched a new business Brookstreet Hotel - Meeting rooms and lobby product customized for small businesses. Reunion Island Coffee Ltd. Green energy packages range in price, starting Crombie REIT - Parking garage and EV charging stations, Scotia Square, Halifax at $37.50/month, and are based on your Egg Farmers of Canada - company’s number of employees. Tennis Canada - Toronto office Once you’re signed up, we inject green electricity onto the grid on your behalf and use your support to help grow green energy projects across Canada. We also provide you with a suite of marketing tools to help you spread the word about your commitment to green power. Here’s your opportunity to demonstrate you care about the environment—and to better appeal to the growing number of Canadians wanting to support greener businesses. indicate locations that are bullfrogpowered with both green electricity and green natural gas. All listings are bullfrogpowered with green electricity only, unless otherwise indicated. Signing up online is easy, taking around five *Green index tiers are based on annual financial commitment to green energy. minutes, and no special wires or equipment are needed.

Interested in learning more? To view a full list of bullfrogpowered organizations, Visit bullfrogpower.com/smallbusiness today! visit bullfrogpower.com/greenindex

THE BULLFROG BUZZ | 17 The Bullfrog Founders Club is a list of the bullfrog residential customers who have pledged their public support for green energy. Listed here are new green energy customers. To view a full list of the Bullfrog Founders Club, please visit FOUNDERS bullfrogpower.com/founders Together, the Bullfrog Power community is making a difference!

CLUB List current as of November 4, 2014 Contact [email protected] for any list inquiries.

S. Cooper-Stephenson Susan Konopnicki Brian & Jocelyn Nichol The Tebay Family Jeanette Cournoyer & Andy Kroeker The Penner-Silverthorne Cassie Tesche Charlotte Hastings Family Mark Adams & Family Darren Larsen & Janet William & Deirdre Thorp Amanda Cunningham Morse Rachel & Dave Veena Ahluwalia The Tobin Family Robert & Eve de Langley Chris Lashmar Kristin & David Regan Jack Albert Margaret Vail Nick Ebbs The Lauridsen Family June & Ian Robertson Tyler Arbus Roel Vertegaal The Elliott Family Laurie-Anne & A.J. Katrina Roddick The Barnett Family Mike Wallach The Bassi Family Jason Faoro Mary Love, Fawkes, Tuna Paula Rosenquist & David & George Maher Lesli Walters The Bell Family The Fedryks Raymond MacCallum & James Ross Joe & Sarah Watson Adrienne & Derek Fisher Karin Jordan The Bisby-Durrant Erinne White Household Margaret Rossiter Valerie Fulford David, Hope & Mia MacLeod J & N Scullino Laura & Cameron White Kerry & Vivien Blamire The Gazaneos The Mahovac Family Barb Scully & Kids Elsa Wills Tim Bland David Gustavson & Shelley Willson The Boeker Family Filomena Gomes Jeff Marchand The Shieff-Riddell Family Steve Wood L & J Borstad Steve Hall & Family Azad Mardukhi Chris & Hanita Simard M. Hasna The May Family The Simoneau Family Greg Woodard & Sheri Breno & Mel Lund Jessica Hazen & Family The McCarvells The Simpson Family Warren Brown & Sarah Darren & Jennifer Heynen Bernard Hellen Erin L. McDonald Dave Sindholt Woodworth The Brownell-Andersen David & Ann Hiatt Mark Smye The Wymans Family Jody McDonnell Jason & Jill Hindle Jessica Spooner L. Yoshida A. Byrne & A. Bradley Jeremy McElroy Eve Hoffman & Mathieu Patricia McGrail Kurt Stamm Erika Yost Bill & Karen Carriere Morin Patrick Metzger Barbara Stares David & Sophie J & D Jasinoski Carruthers Michael & Eileen Doug Stewart Joanna & Ellen Fran & Irene Bazos The Caruso Family Kattina Michele David Stone John & Leslie A & P Chauvet The Caruso-Parnell Family John & Sherry Miles Tanner Family Kim & Andrew The Harvey-Hudson Natasha Cassinath Natasha Milijasevic & Paul Jill Tarswell Family Brenda & Michael Pellizzari Karen & Maya Ciccone Kirkwood Jeremy & Stacy Taylor Candice & Phil Mitchell Muthanna & Elizabeth Spencer & Vanessa Clarke J & J Klaverkamp Shari Taylor

The symbols at the beginning of the lists are used to identify homes that are bullfrogpowered with green electricity only ( ), homes that are choosing green natural gas only ( ), and homes that are now bullfrogpowered with both green electricity and green natural gas ( ).

18 | THE BULLFROG BUZZ M. Doherty Indigo Holley Gloria Marsh The Santos- McLenaghan Family Dora & Craig Donnachie The Hulford Family Matt, Emily & Derek Amanda Anderson Dr. Douglas Saunders The Donsky Family Sue Irving Kathleen McMorrow & Andrew, Katie, Shayla & John Beckwith The Sinclair Family Troy The Doughty Family Sam & Christine Jordan Helen Miller Sandra Smeds The Asselin-McCarthy James & Ann Downey Chandler Kerr The Mongrain Family Anne Stevenson Family The Forman-Kay Family The Kettle-Skoutajan Family David & Del Owen David Swann James Baker & Patricia Linda & Richard Fransham Matt & Joanna Killen Brost Gwyneth Pearce & James Darien Taylor and Angela Fusco John Kingston The Berndl-Wilson Family Murdoch Simon Muscat Steve & Theresa Gerritsen Andres Kirejew & Mary Jane & Robert Philp Meadow M. The Berry-Stott Family Katharine Posavad Graham & Maude Thompson Todd Bulmer & Natalie Terri & Jon Plummer The Kulkarni Family Tyler & Christine D’Ornellas Dan Grassick Michelle Polak & Lyon Howard & Minely Kwan The Bunnell-Farr Family Martin Gratton & Judith Smith Frank van den Bosch McDougall Ryan & Laura L’Heureux Dave & Melissa Burke The Rabbat Family Kitindi Van West- Allison Greene Katie & Moe Labelle Charles Hugh A. Campbell Diana Ralph & Jean P & J Hachey Ludmilla La Brie & Andrea Hanson Luiz Veronese The Campbell-VanVelzer Hébert Family Tammy Haney D. Reece & Family Sara Washburn & Lapner Michel Pichette Nicole Cheung Shelley Hansen Richard & Joelle Matt Lewis & Stef Bowles Karen Wilke Lucas & Addy Croxon Andrew Harries & Family Linda Ruiter & Dave The Lowan-Trudeau Family Koopmans Dionne Wilkinson The Cruickshank Family Graeme & Kinari Harvey L. MacKeigan Amy S. Leanne Wirch Yvonne Cuttle Brian Hendry Eric MacNaughton The Salzman Family Richard Worzel Francois Desjardins Patricia Hill Ken & Ellen Manney Marc Saner & Lorena Aaron & Teah DiBenedetto Bill Hodgkinson Ziraldo

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Thanks to your support, student volunteers at Banff Community High School were able to raise funds for a 10 kW solar installation on their school’s roof! In your own WORDS

ZANE CAPLANSKY Zane Caplansky is a restaurateur, caterer and Bullfrog Power customer who owns Caplansky’s Deli, with locations in downtown Toronto and at Pearson International Airport. Caplansky talks about his passion for restaurants, the importance of doing good in the world and why he signed on his home for green electricity.

ne of the most pleasurable Some thought it was odd for a aspects of what I do is seeing Jewish guy to do that, and it’s a bit Omultiple generations of of a shame that it was seen that way. customers come in, such as parents There was some backlash, but many with their kids or grandparents with more people expressed their support. their kids and grandkids. There’s I believe in supporting others so they nothing I love more than having can tell their own stories through people come into the restaurant comedy, art or film—I believe in hungry and leaving full and happy. people’s rights to express themselves. We provide people with comfort I had seen Bullfrog before but I and joy, and it’s a great honour to never completely knew what it was do that. until a Bullfrog Ambassador came I joined Action Against Hunger, a to my door and explained it to me. non-profit dedicated to feeding I’m normally not that receptive people in distressed areas of the to solicitations but she was really world, to take an active leadership effective at quickly and clearly role in spreading the word in communicating what she was Toronto about global hunger issues. doing and why it made sense. It was We also support many similar local an easy choice to support renewable initiatives, such as Second Harvest. energy. I raised some controversy this past It’s such a win-win for the earth that summer when I helped sponsor the I’m happy to support Bullfrog. I’m Toronto Palestinian Film Festival. happy to count myself a member.

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