BuiltSpace Technologies Corporation, a BC-based company that uses collaborative and mobile technologies to improve the sustainability of buildings, has just launched their highly anticipated building community management system.
BuiltSpace introduces web-based “crowdsourcing” technology to save energy in buildings
posted by Fraser Los
Feds close ecoENERGY Retrofit program early
posted by Fraser Los
Vancouver – Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver closed the popular ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes program to any new registrants on Sunday, January 29. The sudden closing of the program comes two months before its official end date on March 31, 2012. The government has limited...
Video retrospective: Merve and Anne Wilkinson – Wildwood Forest
posted by Rex Turgano
Merve and Anne Wilkinson, who spent their lives managing forested areas sustainably on Vancouver Island, have both passed away -- Merve recently and Anne a few years ago.
BC residents concerned about foreign investment in Northern Gateway pipeline: poll
posted by Fraser Los
A poll released today by BC environmental groups shows that almost 75 percent of British Columbians are worried about foreign investment in Canadian natural resources, while showing that only a small minority of BC residents (15 percent) are concerned about charitable funding provided by US philanthropic foundations to Canadian environmental groups.
UBC named Canada’s first Fair Trade Campus
posted by Rex Turgano
The University of British Columbia has been named Canada’s first “Fair Trade Campus” – and will get its very own blend of ethically sourced coffee – as a result of its national leadership on Fair Trade purchasing.
Solar Colwood Spurs Job Creation for First Nations Trainees
posted by Rex Turgano
T’Sou-ke Nation’s Edward Hale stands on the roof beside his recent installation of solar hot water panels, soaking up the sun. A trainee under the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) certificate course and new employee of Pacific Solar Smart Homes omesHomInc., Hale is a success story of the First Nations training program sponsored by Solar Colwood to build local capacity in the local solar hot water industry.
Tides Canada’s Top 10 Canadian grassroots initiatives
posted by Fraser Los
The 2011 Tides Canada Top 10 were recently announced, recognizing the nation's most innovative and forward-thinking projects and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding leadership, vision and real-world impact in addressing today's most pressing environmental and social problems.
BC oil tanker traffic a ‘slap in the face’ to First Nations
posted by Fraser Los
The National Energy Board approved an increase in tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet by 25,000 barrels a day.
Art for Impact Presents: 12 Ways to Make Light in the Dark
posted by begreen
A delightful evening of performance and art to celebrate social change!
Tar Sands Pipelines Opposed from Washington to Pacific Coast
posted by Fraser Los
Vancouver – After more than 12,000 people surrounded the White House to protest the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, activists on the other side of North America are making it known that tar sands pipelines will also meet fierce opposition here. “We’re inspired to see the massive...
Slow Food Vancouver’s Terra Madre Day
posted by begreen
Slow Food Vancouver takes a look at the big picture of preserving food.
Indigenous Foods Go Digital
posted by Fraser Los
The Nuu-chah-nulth Traditional Foods Toolkit—a six-booklet collection now available online.
