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Smart Cities Challenge Milestone 9
Meghan Doucette Meghan Doucette

Smart Cities Challenge Milestone 9

We are going to be sharing our Milestone Reports on our blog so that our community, partners, and other groups can learn about what we have been up to.

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Community Conversations on Sustainability
Meghan Doucette Meghan Doucette

Community Conversations on Sustainability

Our team organized a Sustainable Social event which featured 9 short presentations about initiatives in our region. The presentations were recorded and shared on the Town of Bridgewater’s YouTube page. We’ve highlighted the videos in this post.

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Join the Energize Bridgewater Advisory Committee
Meghan Doucette Meghan Doucette

Join the Energize Bridgewater Advisory Committee

We’re looking for 1 resident and 2 stakeholder businesses or organizations to provide ongoing advice on the Energize Bridgewater program. Apply by December 7th, 2022 to join our committee!

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DID YOU KNOW?

  • Three quarters of the planet’s energy is generated by the burning of fossil fuels

  • Canada uses 2.5% of the world’s total oil and fuel, but is the fifth largest energy producer in the world, with the second greatest volume of oil reserves in the world

  • Every Google search releases approximately 0.2g of carbon into the atmosphere

  • America uses nearly half of the world’s gasoline

  • Enough sunlight reaches the earth every minute to satisfy the planet’s energy demands for an entire year

  • More than 40% of all energy produced in Canada is used for heating

  • If everyone changed their five most-used light fixtures to an ENERGY STAR bulb, Canada would save around $3 billion per year in energy costs

  • 30% of the Energy used in office buildings is wasted