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Kitimat smelter expansion will increase some
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Engineering report: Engineering creates opportunity
Mar 05, 2013 - If trash disposal is going to be made cheaper and more sustainable, engineering entrepreneurs need to first... Full Article
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Climate experts issue warning to energy minister over
May 09, 2013 - A team of climate scientists is warning energy minister Joe Oliver that his continued support of... Full Article
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Climate experts issue warning to energy minister over fossil fuels
May 09, 2013 -
A team of climate scientists is warning energy minister Joe Oliver that his continued support of Canada’s oil and gas industry will have...
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David Suzuki getting Bayer award for renewable energy focus
May 08, 2013 -
Vancouver scientist and environmentalist David Suzuki is among the Canadian scientists and educators being recognized by pharmaceutical giant...
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NDP would scrap Pacific Carbon Trust, oppose pipelines
Apr 22, 2013 -
If a Liberal government won't accept B.C.'s Auditor General John Doyle's criticisms of the Pacific Carbon Trust, an NDP government will, says NDP...
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Carbon tax tactics: Raise, freeze or scrap?
Apr 16, 2013 -
Economists weigh in on what government should and shouldn't do with B.C.'s carbon tax
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Carbon trading: A multibillion-dollar boondoggle?
Apr 16, 2013 -
The carbon offsetting market is worth billions, but insiders say it’s ineffective
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Greenhouses getting much-anticipated break on carbon tax
Apr 10, 2013 -
B.C.’s carbon tax will be permanently reduced for B.C. greenhouses by 80%.
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B.C. exploring carbon offsets potential of eelgrass
Apr 10, 2013 -
As if the funding of forestry conservation projects through Pacific Carbon Trust offsets were not controversial enough, the B.C. government is now ...
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B.C. government signs protected lands agreement with Lake Babine First Nation
Apr 09, 2013 -
The B.C. government and the Lake Babine First Nation signed an agreement today to collaboratively manage protected areas....
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Sustainability requires economic strength: panel
Apr 09, 2013 -
Metro Vancouver forum eyes high costs of living as threat to environmental goals
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Auditor general and province in almighty carbon clash
Apr 02, 2013 -
Two projects that received $6 million from the Pacific Carbon Trust dubbed ‘freeriders’ by John Doyle, whose report is slammed by...
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Vancouver engineer joins UN disaster-mitigation effort
Apr 01, 2013 -
The Weir-Jones Group, a Vancouver engineering firm specializing in early detection systems for earthquakes, landslides and oil and gas pipeline...
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Pacific Carbon Trust slammed in hotly anticipated Auditor General report
Mar 27, 2013 -
The Pacific Carbon Trust leaked confidential information while being audited and spent $6 million of public money on two large carbon-reduction...
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Carbon offsets at boiling point as AG report remains under wraps
Mar 27, 2013 -
A potentially damning report by the auditor general on the provincial government's controversial carbon-neutrality policies is being withheld from ...
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First Nations group releases anti-pipeline commercial
Mar 25, 2013 -
Coastal First Nations have fired back at Enbridge’s Northern Gateway media campaign with a two-minute video....
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Land-based oil-spill prevention symposium begins today
Mar 25, 2013 -
Approximately 200 people are participating in a symposium today through Wednesday to help develop a world-leading land-based spill prevention and...
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Vancouver crowned Earth Hour world champion
Mar 19, 2013 -
After going through a rigorous selection process that lasted several months, Vancouver was today named Global Earth Hour......
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Victoria, Ottawa ink single environmental review agreement
Mar 18, 2013 -
Two new coal mines proposed for Hudson’s Hope and Chetwynd could be the first projects in B.C. to get an environmental review by the...
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Green seafood processing plant in Richmond opens
Mar 14, 2013 -
A fish processing plant in Richmond that is the first to be built under the city’s green roof design guidelines has begun operations, the...
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Environmental groups want tax hikes to fund climate-change solutions
Mar 08, 2013 -
Leading environmental groups are urging the B.C. government to raise gasoline taxes, tweak the carbon tax and close tax loopholes to get more...
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Vancouver wins national Earth Hour title, in the running for global prize
Mar 05, 2013 -
Vancouver has been chosen as the Canadian winner of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) green city challenge, keeping the city in the running for the title...
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Engineering report: Greening the Port Mann
Mar 05, 2013 -
Environmental consultants play a key role in B.C.'s large-scale infrastructure projects
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Engineering report: Engineering creates opportunity from waste
Mar 05, 2013 -
If trash disposal is going to be made cheaper and more sustainable, engineering entrepreneurs need to first provide proof of concept before these...
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Telus Garden’s data centre heat to be captured, reused
Mar 01, 2013 -
Heat from the Telus (TSX:T) data centre will be captured and reused in a district energy system being built as part of the $750 million Telus...
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TimberWest and nature conservancy received $10 million in carbon credits
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B.C. government to review structure for carbon pricing after questions raised over Pacific Carbon Trust's payouts for offsets
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Pacific Carbon Trust pricing to be reviewed, government may tap surplus
Feb 15, 2013 -
B.C. environment minister Terry Lake wants to know how much money the Pacific Carbon Trust (PCT) has banked, and says his government may tap any...
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Prices paid per tonne by Pacific Carbon Trust
Feb 15, 2013 -
Offsetters Clean Technology, $566,840, 35,146 tonnes at $16.13 per tonneSempa Power Systems Ltd. (Enbala), $45,019, 4,501 tonnes at $10...
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BioteQ to test new wastewater treatment process in U.S.
Feb 14, 2013 -
BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc. (TSX:BQE) has entered a partnership in the U.S. to test a new process for cleaning up wastewater from flue...
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Exclusive: Cash-strapped schools helped pay TimberWest $5.6m in carbon credits
Feb 13, 2013 -
Forestry company TimberWest received $5.6 million from cash-strapped school districts, hospitals and municipal bodies to save old-growth timber...
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City trash talk: Vancouver's plans to turn garbage into power
Feb 12, 2013 -
A proposed $400 million Metro Vancouver facility to convert garbage to electricity could reverse recent gains in waste reduction, say critics
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Three B.C. cities are Canada’s finalists for Earth Hour City Challenge
Jan 17, 2013 -
Three cities in Canada have been selected as finalists for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s Earth Hour City Challenge – and they are...
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Styrofoam compression is expanding business
Jan 01, 2013 -
Large polystyrene forms used to support construction of Port Mann Bridge
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Exports key to building B.C.’s clean-tech sector
Jan 01, 2013 -
Expanding the market for clean technologies developed in B.C. is key to growing the province’s share of one of the global economy’s...
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Rating interest
Jan 01, 2013 -
Expert panellists debate the efficacy of sustainable building materials rating systems
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Oil spill off B.C. coast could cost $9.6b and wipe out pipeline benefits: UBC
Dec 13, 2012 -
An oil spill off B.C.’s coast could cost up to $9.6 billion, according to a University of British Columbia (UBC) study released yesterday....
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Province announces second phase of electric vehicle charging stations
Dec 07, 2012 -
The Ministry of Environment announced yesterday that a second round of installations has been approved for 145 new electric-vehicle charging...
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Green with ivy
Dec 04, 2012 -
Plant-care business picks up one of Surrey’s annual environmental awards
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Local aquatic ecosystem assets worth billions to taxpayers annually: Suzuki Foundation report
Dec 04, 2012 -
Study estimates massive replacement costs for benefits lost from degraded environment
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Government offers incentives to trade in old wood stoves
Nov 27, 2012 -
Few things are more comforting on a cold winter’s night than a cheery fire in a fireplace or wood stove. But residential wood smoke causes...
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Surrey reduces landfill waste by 35%
Nov 23, 2012 -
Surrey residents have helped bring Metro Vancouver a little bit closer to its waste diversion goals.
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Vancouver wins international award for urban innovation
Nov 21, 2012 -
The City of Vancouver has been selected to receive the inaugural Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation for its housing affordability...
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Canadian industries support new ‘carbon tax’
Nov 20, 2012 -
Conservatives slam NDP carbon pricing scheme, but industry agrees plan is needed
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BioteQ revenue up 29% year-to-date
Nov 13, 2012 -
BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc. (TSX: BQE) announced its third-quarter operating results yesterday, with year-to-date revenue 29% higher...
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B.C. companies finding the green in clean
Nov 13, 2012 -
Province is forming industry clusters focused on smartgrid and water treatment
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Star turn for Vancouver carbon-offset company
Nov 06, 2012 -
Following movie-star validation, Offsetters Clean Technology plans to harness M&As to become one of Canada's biggest carbon-offset businesses
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Eight businesses, organizations get clean energy awards
Oct 31, 2012 -
The City of Surrey, Nechako Lumber and Kanaka Bar Indian Band were among the eight recipients of Clean Energy BC awards last night.The awards...
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Thousands join Victoria pipeline protest
Oct 23, 2012 -
Several thousand people gathered outside B.C.'s legislature yesterday to protest Enbridge Inc.'s (TSX: ENB) proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and ...
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Turning over a new leaf on paper
Oct 23, 2012 -
Businesses help reduce waste with monetary incentives and the latest apps
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B.C. businesses honoured for energy conservation
Oct 22, 2012 -
BC Hydro has recognized 27 business and organization leaders for their efforts to reduce their organization's power consumption with its annual...
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Delta schools to get new energy efficient heating system
Oct 03, 2012 -
A new energy system that combines natural gas and ground source heat for Delta schools will help the school district hit its mandated carbon-...
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Pacific Carbon Trust economic analysis missing key data
Sep 25, 2012 -
PwC economic impact report estimates carbon offsets generated $317 million in investment
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UBC opens $34m clean energy “living laboratory”
Sep 14, 2012 -
The University of British Columbia (UBC) opened a $34 million clean-energy facility September 13, making it Canada's first university to produce...
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Expanded food scraps program “unlikely to save tax dollars”: chief engineer
Sep 12, 2012 -
The City of Vancouver has expanded its food scraps program so those who live in houses and duplexes can add all food scraps and food-soiled paper...
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Vancouver wants share of B.C. carbon tax dollars
Sep 11, 2012 -
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson wants Victoria to transfer an increasing share of provincial carbon tax revenue to municipalities for carbon-...
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B.C. environmental firm becomes global player with merger
Sep 10, 2012 -
Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., a B.C. environmental consulting firm, is now a global player, following a merger with U.K.-headquartered...
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Scott Niedermayer speaks out against Northern Gateway
Aug 29, 2012 -
Former hockey star and environmental activist Scott Niedermayer came out against the Northern Gateway pipeline August 27 by issuing a public...
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Metro Vancouver gets grant for charging stations
Aug 29, 2012 -
Metro Vancouver has been awarded a $75,000 grant to begin developing a network of charging stations for electric vehicles, in collaboration with...
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First Nation urges Dix to apply B.C. pipeline assessment to Kinder Morgan
Aug 24, 2012 -
North Vancouver's Tsleil-Waututh Nation is calling on Adrian Dix and the provincial NDP to clarify that a "made in B.C." assessment of the...
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City of Vancouver buying 13 new electric vehicles
Aug 16, 2012 -
The City of Vancouver will get a little greener and cleaner with the acquisition of 13 new electric vehicles.
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Vancouver, U.K. forge green business ties amidst Olympics
Aug 03, 2012 -
In a bid to boost green business ties with the U.K., a delegation of B.C. businesses is visiting London during the Olympics to explore green...
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Where the rubber meets the roof
Jul 31, 2012 -
Roof systems made from recycled tires become more attractive and more affordable
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Form and function
Jul 31, 2012 -
Contexture Design is a Vancouver-based firm recognized for making products from other people's waste. It sources materials from nearby industries, ...
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Energy star
Jul 31, 2012 -
FortisBC encourages customers to drop the dryer in favour of clotheslines
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Telus Garden: setting an example in energy reduction
Jul 31, 2012 -
In a city that’s chock full of tall residential towers, it’s hard to stand out. But Vancouver’s Telus Garden certainly will – if not for its...
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Carbon-friendly care plan
Jul 31, 2012 -
The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association has established Canada’s first carbon-neutral extended-health insurance plan
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