Un reportage du Téléjournal de Radio Canada sur l'essai possible
d'EcoTraction par la ville d'Ottawa. Le produit vert écologique à déjà
fait ses preuves à Chicago et le foundateur du produit Mark Watson
espère qu'Ottawa va bientôt utiliser ce produit écologique vert. Radio
Canada fait l'entrevue de Conseillers municipaux Bob Monette and Eli
El-Chantiry qui semble ouvert à un essaie par la ville.
"Parce que le sel de déglaçage conventionnel contient des dérivés actifs qui le rendent non seulement nocif pour le métal et le béton, mais également..."
"Des entrepreneurs d'Ottawa tentent de percer le marché des produits qui servent à rendre les surfaces glacées moins glissantes. Ils commercialisent..."
"C'est joli mais glissant, cette blanche neige sur nos trottoirs et balcons. Comment s'en occuper avec un geste écologique? Home Depot propose EcoTraction..."
"Their pitch for EcoTraction – an environmentally friendly volcanic soil touted as an alternative to sanding and salting winter roads – was to call their product..."
"After 4 years of hard work, eco-entrepreneurs Mark Watson and Marc Appleby received a fiery endorsement by five of Canada's most discerning investors..."
"They came, they pitched, and 90 minutes later, they slayed all five dragons. Of course, viewers of Monday night's episode of Dragon's Den on CBC only saw..."
Watch here as Marc Appleby and Mark Watson enter the Dragons' Den. Will these Ottawa entrepreneurs slay the fiery Dragons, or get burned by their flames?
"Two green entrepreneurs from Ottawa, one of the world's coldest capitals, will attempt to chill the fiery inferno of the Dragons' Den through their..."
"Take a giant - and eco-safe - step toward a salt-free winter by using EcoTraction on your icy pathways. Offering instant traction, these all-natural volcanic..."
"A local company says it's found the answer to a winter problem- one that could
reduce the damaging effects of road salt to health, the environment and..."
"Road salt leaves a bad taste in the mouths of environmentalists but there are several products out there to be sweet on.
The City of Toronto has experimented..."
"It's always something, isn't it? The latest way that we're poisoning our planet (that I've heard of) is by spreading toxic road salt all over our snowy roads...."
"It's a decipedal dilemma: 10 boots to put on before going for a winter
walk. No, I haven't given up my sweet Gazette gig to become a daycare worker...."
"I've had enough of the frigid weather and piles of snow. I can't wait for the thaw to begin, even though that can give rise to a different headache..."
"An Ottawa man who lost his dog to cancer is warning dog owners about the toxic dangers of road salt. Mark Watson, a former IT professional, says that..."
"Preventing slips and slides in winter usually means making some sacrifces. Salts and harsh chemical ice melters can be harmful to pets, corrosive to surfaces..."
"EcoTraction is a new environmentally friendly ice management product that provides 35 per cent better traction than sand and won't corrode, rust or stain..."
"EcoTraction is a granular snow and ice fighter made from volcanic minerals. It provides 35% better traction than sand and turns dark green when ice is safe..."
"Marc Appleby may have been the only person in Ottawa to applaud the arrival of yesterday's fierce storm that turned the city into one big ice rink..."