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Could bacteria help clean sites polluted with nuclear waste?

Could bacteria help clean sites polluted with nuclear waste?

For the first time ever, scientists have found bacterium that essentially breathes uranium and...
Insect farming, new inventions, selling poop: organics ban breeds new businesses

Insect farming, new inventions, selling poop: organics ban breeds new businesses

Vancouver entrepreneurs come up with new ways to take out the trash
Little being done to prevent urban wildfires in B.C.

Little being done to prevent urban wildfires in B.C.

Less than 10% of land in wooded residential areas treated for fire protection: report
G7 countries agree to eliminate fossil fuels by 2100

G7 countries agree to eliminate fossil fuels by 2100

The seven industrial nations that form the so-called G7 agreed Monday (June 8) to phase out the use of fossil fuels by the end of the century, in an effort they believe would help reduced greenhouse gases. The leaders of the U.S.
Fairmont announces three new Vancouver hotels – for bees

Fairmont announces three new Vancouver hotels – for bees

Bee hotels are part of the luxury chain’s sustainability initiative working in conjunction with Burt’s Bees
Institute aims to commercialize local carbon capture technology

Institute aims to commercialize local carbon capture technology

Clean-tech and engineering expertise draws new Carbon Capture and Conversion Institute to B.C.
Frankenfood follies put world at peril

Frankenfood follies put world at peril

GMOs may be the only way to avoid catastrophic global water and food shortages
Clinging to the carbon economy is a bad business plan for B.C.

Clinging to the carbon economy is a bad business plan for B.C.

We live in such a time-lag world. So much is happening so fast we barely have time to digest the latest data before solutions start flying at us, quickly to be upstaged by an all-new path to an all-new dismal future.
Climate change affecting local horticultural industry

Climate change affecting local horticultural industry

As an arborist who’s been working in B.C. for the past quarter-century, Wyatt Sjodin is on the front lines of a changing environment.
Climate change smarts now part of core competency for professionals

Climate change smarts now part of core competency for professionals

Accountants and engineers who don’t consider potential effects of changing weather could be in hot water, professional associations warn