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Fresh water: British Columbia’s new cash crop

Fresh water: British Columbia’s new cash crop

Landowners in the Peace sell water meant for farming to natural gas companies, with little knowledge of how water resources could be affected
Metro Vancouver monitoring water supply as level falls below average

Metro Vancouver monitoring water supply as level falls below average

Water use has soared across Metro Vancouver during an unusually dry start to the summer as...
Alberta’s new carbon tax rate could cost industry $800m over two years: CAPP

Alberta’s new carbon tax rate could cost industry $800m over two years: CAPP

Revised incoming carbon rates, which will be phased in over 18 months, along with Alberta’s recently announced corporate tax increase, could...
Metro Vancouver keeps an eye on plummeting reservoir levels

Metro Vancouver keeps an eye on plummeting reservoir levels

No rain means reservoirs have not refilled, while at the same time hot weather pushes water consumption up
Editorial: Make B.C.’s liquid assets a top priority

Editorial: Make B.C.’s liquid assets a top priority

While findings from a new study will provide fresh ammunition to both sides in B.C.
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