Nature Conservancy of Canada reports two pairs of Western Bluebirds are making their home Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve for the first time since the species disappeared from the in the 1990s.
The Wilderness Committee released a new report, Do You Want To Help Stop An Oil Spill?, which explores the Kinder Morgan proposal to expand their Trans Mountain pipeline.
People from every corner of Vancouver Island and southern BC are converging in Comox, as the National Energy Board Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project holds public hearings.
In Evergreen BC’s Green City Race, teams will race against the clock, (and each other!), as they put their physical, mental, and environmental savvy to the test.
Western Canada’s largest sustainable consumer show and eco marketplace. 90,000 square feet of green innovations and eco-entreprenures perched on the shore of Vancouvers beautiful English Bay.
M410E: Global Engineering Leadership Distinguished Lecture Series at UBC Come and hear UBS’s distinguished speakers discuss issues surrounding engineering, appropriate technology, knowledge, communication and understanding, and leadership in various contexts, on the following dates: May 15, 2012: The Context for Global Engineering Leadership: Concepts and ApplicationsSpeaker: Dave Waldron (Principal, Synapse Strategies) May 17, 2012: Leading [...]
Victoria – Students and community members will be hosting a day of action against the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline on April 15 at 11:30am, on the lawns of the BC Legislature. After the rally at the BC Legislature, participants will then depart for a March to Centennial Square at noon. Upon arriving, a series of [...]
Fish release from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Jennifer Atchison Environmental Centre, 2730 Beaverbrook Crescent, on the north end of the Stoney Creek Community School grounds in northeast Burnaby, near Lougheed Mall. Free.
GreenTech Exchange and the Women in Energy Network are pleased to present an exciting panel on community energy developments in BC. http://www.greentechexchange.ca/upcoming-events?eventId=487207&EventViewMode=EventDetails What: Networking Forum Title: Community Energy Development – The Role of Small-Scale Energy Systems in Achieving a Clean Energy Future When: Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 Time: Registration 5:30 pm, event begins 6:00 pm [...]
Enjoy family-friendly fun at the free Earth Fest nature festival in Burnaby, BC.
(Colwood, BC) – Captain Frank Gale of the Colwood Fire Station watches as a TerraTek Energy Solutions Inc. crew secures sleepers enough to support 12 solar photo voltaic panels and 2 solar hot water panels to the roof of the Colwood Fire Station. The systems are sized to meet approximately 40% of the electrical needs and 60% of the [...]
Learn more from Mark Roseland about what’s happened at the community level in sustainable development since the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, 1992.
Toby Hemenway, author of the world’s best selling permaculture book “Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture” will be in North Vancouver to share his knowledge and inspiration on how we can transform and create a prosperous and ecologically intelligent cities and suburbs.
Discover the importance of environmental sustainability and the role of business in reducing our ecological footprint at this unique speakers forum.
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Team Hot, Cold – FortisBC Community Energy Challenge Community Consultation
Teams are competing in a 5 part challenge centered around building a District Energy System for the imaginary town of Sustainaville as part of the FortisBC Community Energy Challenge.
2011 International Student Energy Summit
The International Student Energy Summit (ISES) is a global forum that focuses on sustainable resource management and the role that students will play in defining the future of energy development. The International Student Energy Summit targets international, multidisciplinary post secondary students in undergraduate and graduate studies interested in energy.
Students aim to phase out bottled water
Here is another amazing student-led initiative. From Burnaby, BC, Students from Alpha Secondary’s environmental club are campaigning for people to choose tap water over bottled water to help protect the environment and reduce waste. “This is the only planet we have. We have to try and take care of it to make sure future generations have [...]
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