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Vespa Says Beeeee-Beep to Climate Change - thegreenpages - Canada

First-ever national carbon neutral driving program creating a buzz across Canada

TORONTO, June 17 /CNW/ - Canada's first national carbon neutral driving program was launched today by Canadian Scooter Corp (Vespa Canada) and its partners Environmental Defence and the Carbon Reduction Fund. Under the new program, Vespa will offset the estimated greenhouse gas emissions for all new Vespas, including the green-themed EnviroVespas in yellow (sun), blue (sky) and green (grass).

To celebrate the new program, the latest Vespas (the Italian word for 'wasp') from the land of love were joined this morning by their bee friends, and a host of well-known admirers, in an outdoor oasis at Terroni Restaurant in downtown Toronto.

"Vespa Canada has just taken a quantum leap in making transportation fun, affordable and most importantly, environmentally responsible," said Morey Chaplick, Canadian Scooter Corp.

The innovative carbon neutral driving program comes with a unique and serious twist that's all about the birds and the bees: supporting the habitat of wasps, bees, butterflies and other pollinators. To help its bee friends, Vespa also announced that it will support the protection of pollinator habitat through Environmental Defence.

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The unusually cold May climate, filled with frost warnings and nights dipping into the upper 20s and low 30s, has been preventing some bees from pollinating.

Nikki Rothwell, director of the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Resource Station, said bees prefer warmer conditions.