Vancity is carbon neutral
Vancity has a long history of taking action against climate change. They started reducing energy use and emissions from their … Continue reading Vancity is carbon neutral
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Newswire: Small Steps
Planning to make some New Year’s resolutions for 2008? Think green. Abandon your car in favour of cleaner transportation, at … Continue reading Newswire: Small Steps
Newswire: Green resolution, green revolution
The Gazette Published: Wednesday, January 02 Susan Heller spins wool and has sheep that mow her front lawn – not … Continue reading Newswire: Green resolution, green revolution
Newswire: Mark McGuire, Rotem Ayalon: Urban conscience
In 2007, Mark McGuire, a 33-year-old professor at John Abbott College, and Rotem Ayalon, a 27-year-old environment co-ordinator at Alternatives, … Continue reading Newswire: Mark McGuire, Rotem Ayalon: Urban conscience
Newswire: Metro Vancouver cracks down on recycling and hazardous waste
Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste Challenge kicks off on Tuesday morning, with a ban intended to reduced the amount of recyclable … Continue reading Newswire: Metro Vancouver cracks down on recycling and hazardous waste
Newswire: A Globe of Green GoogleEarth Buildings
The folks over at BuildingGreen, working with the DOE and Google, have put together a cool layer for GoogleEarth: Continue reading Newswire: A Globe of Green GoogleEarth Buildings
Newswire: Protect border-hopping moose outside N.S., too, coalition says
Its a fact: moose dont carry passports. And a Canada-U.S. nature conservation coalition wants that fact to be recognized from … Continue reading Newswire: Protect border-hopping moose outside N.S., too, coalition says
Do something good with that discarded Christmas tree
After rocking around the Christmas tree, make sure you compost it. While you’re at it, why not overhaul your entire … Continue reading Do something good with that discarded Christmas tree
Follow the European leaders
To many, the future looks bleak. Smog hovers like a grim reaper over every major city, despoiling even Vancouver’s clean … Continue reading Follow the European leaders
Conservation groups back wineries trying to save nature
Would you buy a bottle of South Okanagan merlot produced at the expense of the spadefoot toad or enjoy a … Continue reading Conservation groups back wineries trying to save nature
Voluntary action needed: expert
What’s the difference between a measurable tonne of greenhouse gas and the fictional one that may be sold by an … Continue reading Voluntary action needed: expert
Resolving to drive greener in 2008
Choosing a fuel-efficient vehicle is the most important thing you can do, but how you drive and how well you … Continue reading Resolving to drive greener in 2008