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.
Enjoy family-friendly fun at the free Earth Fest nature festival in Burnaby, BC.
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.
Local residents and environmental watchdogs alarmed over road construction in a Wildlife Habitat Area that is meant to provide habitat for the critically endangered spotted owl near BC’s Chilliwack Lake.
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.
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.
The National Energy Board approved an increase in tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet by 25,000 barrels a day.
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 opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington, [...]
The Nuu-chah-nulth Traditional Foods Toolkit—a six-booklet collection now available online.
Come out for a three-course meal, a specially created amuse bouche, botanically infused cocktails – all featuring locally grown BC products, and all for a good cause!
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VIDEO: Conversations in Sustainability: The University of British Columbia
Shared on Aug 17, 2012 by UBC “We have the chance, which doesn’t come very often in human history, to make this fundamental change.” The University of British Columbia is exploring and exemplifying new ways of addressing sustainability. Students, leadership and the UBC campus as a living laboratory are key. Watch the video.
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.
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