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Plan for deeper dredging in Fraser River could have high environmental price
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Great Bear Rainforest group moves ahead with controversial carbon offset plan
BC Supreme Court lawsuit targets water use by resource extraction industry in the province
Canadians see benefits of green home renos: Scotiabank
Lignol Energy signs MOU with Korean biodiesel producer M Energy
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Trash talk far from over in recycling controversy
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B.C.’s fossil fuel focus short-sighted: U.S.
Apr 01, 2014 - Province could miss renewable energy market bonanza, Globe conference told Full Article
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Opinion: The new recycling plan is trash
Apr 04, 2014 - The provincial government is trying to fix something that isn't broken - and it's making a mess in the... Full Article
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Lignol Energy signs MOU with Korean biodiesel producer M Energy
Apr 08, 2014 -
Vancouver’s Lignol Energy Corporation (TSX-V:LEC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea-based M Energy Co. that will see the...
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Opinion: The new recycling plan is trash
Apr 04, 2014 -
The provincial government is trying to fix something that isn't broken - and it's making a mess in the process.
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B.C.’s fossil fuel focus short-sighted: U.S. scientist
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Province could miss renewable energy market bonanza, Globe conference told
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S.C. Johnson to finance new Ziploc recycling program
Mar 26, 2014 -
Household products giant S.C. Johnson plans to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in a recycling program in Canada for plastic bags next...
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Surrey Board of Trade says no to controversial recycling change
Mar 26, 2014 -
The Surrey Board of Trade (SBoT) has added its voice to those opposing the province's new industry-led recycling regime, saying the system will...
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Globe Conference: bullish on the business of environment
Mar 25, 2014 -
Globe's biannual event features prominent environmentalists and business executives
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Surrey library awarded LEED gold status
Mar 25, 2014 -
Surrey’s City Centre Library has been granted LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification in recognition of its...
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Recycling plan threatens B.C. newspapers
Mar 25, 2014 -
British Columbians have every right to be proud of our world-leading built-in-B.C. recycling program.
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Metro Vancouver on the hook for sewage dump fines
Mar 21, 2014 -
Metro Vancouver taxpayers will be on the hook for more than $100,000 in fines and environmental restoration costs after the region’s...
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B.C. businesses attack new recycling program
Mar 11, 2014 -
A coalition of business groups is putting the spotlight on British Columbia's new industry-led recycling program, saying it will end up costing...
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Flush power: Metro Vancouver plans to sell methane from sewage
Feb 27, 2014 -
Metro Vancouver plans to recoup costs from what you flush down the toilet.
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Researcher makes case for B.C. biochar industry
Feb 21, 2014 -
A British Columbia researcher is making a case for establishment of a provincial biochar industry that could lead to a massive reduction in the...
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Trash talk far from over in recycling controversy
Feb 11, 2014 -
Multi Material BC’s program updated, but business concerns persist over system’s impact
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Landmark agreement reached on B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest
Jan 29, 2014 -
After 20 years of conflict, the British Columbia forest industry and leading environmental groups say they have reached a final agreement between...
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North Vancouver, Surrey chosen as Earth Hour finalists
Jan 29, 2014 -
The City of North Vancouver and Surrey are two of Canada's three most environmentally friendly cities, according to the World Wildlife Fund....
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Sustainability report: Old proves new for Vancouver architect striving to design buildings for optium sustainability
Jan 07, 2014 -
Classic Pacific Northwest longhouse design and other First Nations technology provide solutions for West Coast green challenges
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Sustainability report: Cashing in on construction in reverse
Jan 07, 2014 -
Deconstructing a building piecemeal makes it easier for companies to reuse and recycle construction materials
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Great Bear Rainforest group moves ahead with controversial carbon offset plan
Dec 10, 2013 -
A First Nations group is moving ahead with its plan to create and market carbon offsets tied to the Great Bear Rainforest conservation agreement....
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Controversial recycling scheme collects support from cities, business still skeptical
Nov 29, 2013 -
A new provincial recycling program that sparked outcry from both cities and small businesses two months ago has now earned the support of many...
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BC Supreme Court lawsuit targets water use by resource extraction industry in the province
Nov 26, 2013 -
Ecojustice Canada claims B.C.'s oil and gas commission is a serial Water Act violator
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Metro Vancouver reveals four potential incinerator sites
Nov 21, 2013 -
Metro Vancouver revealed four potential sites for new waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities at a Zero Waste Committee meeting November 21....
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Vancouver wins international green building awards
Nov 20, 2013 -
Vancouver has won a global award from the World Green Building Council for the city’s policies that promote green building initiatives....
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Pacific Carbon Trust to be shut down
Nov 19, 2013 -
The British Columbia government's controversial carbon offsetter, the Pacific Carbon Trust (PCT), is being shut down as part of the government's...
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Surrey's energy initiatives net city a national award
Nov 19, 2013 -
Proposed $68 million biofuel facility will use kitchen and yard waste to produce methane to drive the municipality's truck fleet
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Environment minister attending UN climate change conference
Nov 18, 2013 -
Minister of the Environment Leona Aglukkaq is in Warsaw, Poland, to attend the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),...
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Sustainability report: Adera buildings set platinum standards with wastewater heat recovery
Oct 22, 2013 -
Richmond company developed system to reclaim heat from wastewater in residential buildings
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Canadians see benefits of green home renos: Scotiabank
Oct 17, 2013 -
Two-thirds of Canadians say they are likely to consider making green renovations to their homes in order to make them more energy efficient or...
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Metro Vancouver needs to back up its “zero waste” talk: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Oct 16, 2013 -
Metro Vancouver's Zero Waste Challenge is not going to result in as dramatic a reduction in our environmental footprint as is being hyped,...
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Emergency oil spill response plan needs more work: study
Oct 10, 2013 -
The Ministry of Environment has released the results of a marine-spill preparedness study, the province announced October 10....
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“Green jobs” won’t solve economic or environmental problems: University of Calgary
Oct 09, 2013 -
The idea that "green jobs" can save the environment while aiding the economy is nothing but a fantasy, according to an October 9 report from the...
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B.C. government to spend $650,000 on Kitimat airshed study
Oct 03, 2013 -
The provincial government announced October 3 it is funding a $650,000 environmental study of the potential impacts large-scale industrial...
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Canada requires a holistic approach to evaluating environmental-economic links: TD Economics
Oct 02, 2013 -
Canada needs a new approach to assessing links between economic performance and environmental quality, according to an October 2 TD Economics...
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Municipalities get recycling reprieve
Sep 17, 2013 -
The pressure is off for many B.C. municipalities reluctant to sign a new recycling contract many had complained was one-sided and unrealistic....
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Vancouver council wants to renegotiate new recycling contract terms
Sep 13, 2013 -
The City of Vancouver has said it will opt in to a controversial new recycling program – but only if it can renegotiate a contract that so...
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Sustainable Swiss architecture exhibit reveals lessons
Sep 12, 2013 -
An exhibition of sustainable Swiss architecture at the Architectural Institute of British Columbia, opening today (September 12) and running...
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Food set to feed new Metro Vancouver energy opportunities
Sep 10, 2013 -
Local recyclers and composters gear up for food-scraps business boom as 9.3-hectare composting facility installed in Richmond
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City expanding beverage container recycling program
Sep 09, 2013 -
The City of Vancouver is extending a pilot beverage container recycling program that was launched last summer as part of the city’s green...
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Carbon taxes constitute a war on the poor
Aug 27, 2013 -
For tens of thousands of public servants and contract workers, carbon is a gold rush
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Vancouver to get one of Canada’s tallest sustainable office towers
Aug 13, 2013 -
Credit Suisse Real Estate Asset Management has received the green light from the City of Vancouver to construct what will be one of Canada’s ...
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B.C. issues call to clean up coastal debris from Japanese tsunami
Jul 30, 2013 -
The B.C. government has put out a call to First Nations, local government and community organizations on the B.C. coast to apply for $1 million...
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Scientists urge further protection for boreal forest
Jul 22, 2013 -
Scientists are calling for more of Canada's vast boreal forest to be protected against logging, mining and oil and gas activity, which they say...
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Sustainability report: Burnaby businesses pledge to go green
Jul 09, 2013 -
A new website developed by the Burnaby Board of Trade encourages businesses to adopt and share sustainability initiatives
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B.C. claims carbon neutrality for third consecutive year
Jul 02, 2013 -
B.C. released a report on June 28 that claimed that, for the third consecutive year, it is carbon neutral.
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