Kudos Aeroplan for looking into and creating the first eco-friendly loyalty gift card. And Kudos to Innovative Graphics the company that created the First and Only GREEN Card, the EnviroCard. Instead of using cards made from polyvinylchloride (PVC) material, Envirocard uses plant-based resins which are 99% biodegradable.
Tune in for your next Aeroplan card available in 2009.
For more information:
www.innovativegraphics.com
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=1033870
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2008/09/c8162.html
And till then.. Happy Planning!
Amalia & Tiffany
We know how it is, you’re watching all the commercials about those fancy hybrid cars and they look really great, so you want one. That part you know, but where to start? Here’s some tips and resources to buying your very own hybrid car:
What is a hybrid car?
Simply put it is a passenger vehicle that operates using a hybrid engine, which is a combination of two or mores sources of power. In the case of most hybrid engines gasoline and electricity are the most common combinations.
There are two types of hybrid cars; the parallel hybrid and the series hybrid. The parallel hybrid engine is the gasoline engine and the electric motor work together to move the vehicle; while the series hybrid the gasoline engine directly powers the electric motor or charges the batteries that power the electric motor.
Why buy a hybrid?
Hybrid cars have lower emissions that most standard passeneger vehicles, use less fuel, low depreciation and savings at the pump. Just think — not only you are helping the environment, but you’re saving money too!
What help do hybrid cars offer to the environment?
With the current passenger vehicles pumping so much greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere, hybrid cars offer us the option to reduce it. So while you’re using a car that offers lower fuel emissions, the smart guys in labs can find a definitive way to eliminate greenhouse gases from cars all together
Who offers hybrid cars?
If you need more information please check out www.hybrid-car.org
Happy Car Shopping! 
Tiffany and Amalia
So you have arrived in Toronto on business and you want to know the best way to travel. Downtown Toronto can be tricky — before you know it, traffic can creep up on you and leave you stranded for hours.
Below are some of the best ways to get around the city the eco-savy way.
Subways - TTC
The TTC subway system is undeniably one of the fastest ways to get around the city. You can a get a day pass for $7.00 a day and travel unlimited above ground on buses and streetcars and below ground on trains.
For more information check out : www.ttc.ca
PATH Underground Walkway:
Want to get some exercise and see an another part of the city? We suggest you use the PATH system. The PATH system is an underground walkway system that can take you from The Toronto Bus Terminal all the way down to Union Station. Note that the pathway does not follow the same route as the streets above.
For maps and more information check out: www.toronto.ca/path
Want to Drive?
Zipcars
Zipcars is a member driven company that allows you to share a car with other cityfolk for a given period of time. The company is located worldwide so a nice little perk is that if you’re a member here in Canada you can vacation to US or UK and still rely on Zip car services.
How does using Zipcars benefit the environment
- Fewer cars. Way Fewer. Each and every Zipcar takes 15-20 personally-owned vehicles off the road.
- Green gets even greener.10% of the population is expected to adopt car sharing as their primary mode of transportation. Break it down and you have millions of people saving billions of gallons of gas and oil.
- Less and less driving. After joining Zipcar, 90% of our members drove 8,800 kilometers or less per year. That adds up to more than 121 million litres of crude oil left in the ground.
- A penny saved, a community revived. Zipcar members save more than $500 (vs. car ownership). Which is money that you can put back into your sustainable life and community
Co-op Hybrid Taxis
Co-op Taxi company is one of the very few companies that use hybrid vehicles for their fleet, so look out for them the are the yellow and red cabs driving around the city.
Welcome to Toronto, and enjoy getting around the eco-friendly way!
Until Next Time,
Amalia & Tiffany.
