Peter Beaudoin has a conversation with Tamara Loiselle, CEO and Founder of Synergraze.  They discuss how the Synergraze technology has the potential to reduce methane emissions from cattle by up to 90%. They also discuss Tamara's journey from the Foresight Cleantech accelerator to a game changing ERA grant of $5 million to scale their first-of-a-kind production facility here in Alberta. 

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Peter Beaudoin Peter manages strategy and partnerships for an innovative alliance of energy companies committed to reducing environmental impacts through collaborative R&D efforts. Peter worked for more than 20 years in Asia building and investing in a variety of businesses. His most recent role outside of Canada was with the World Wildlife Fund, where he was the Chief Executive Officer of WWF China, based in Beijing. Prior to that, Peter lived in Hong Kong for 15 years working in the technology industry.

Tamara Loiselle is from a BC ranching family, Tamara graduated from the University of Alberta, Faculty of Agriculture in Environmental Science. With over 20 years experience, Tamara has been awarded a Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal for her environmental work with Indigenous communities and was named a TIME Magazine Hero Mom of the Year.

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"Cattle produce the equivalent carbon emissions as the entire global transportation sector. The same as every car, truck, train, plane, and ship on the planet combined each year."

Credits...

This Episode Sponsored By: UFA Co-operative Limited

Episode Music: Tony Del Degan

Creator & Producer: Al Del Degan