Environment

New map helps B.C. job seekers looking to work in clean energy

British Columbia’s clean energy sector is one of the strongest in the country and supports over 14,000 jobs, but it is often overlooked as...

Apr 27, 2015 11:01 AM Read more >

Top 10 tips for greening the workplace on Earth Day

Canadians looking to green their workspace would be wise to turn their attention to the West Coast, according to results released on Earth Day (April 22) for the annual Canada’s Greenest Employers competition.

Apr 22, 2015 8:20 AM Read more >

Ucluelet Coast Guard station closure will erode coastal safety: union (updated)

The union that represents Coast Guard officers is sounding the alarm over the closure of a three ship traffic monitoring stations today, including one in Ucluelet.

Apr 21, 2015 10:04 AM Read more >

How cheap gas could hobble quest for greenest-city title

Even if Vancouver loses race to become the first city to meet all its power needs with renewables, local clean-energy companies could be winners

Apr 21, 2015 12:00 AM Read more >

Tsilhqot’in leader wins $175,000 environmental prize

Marilyn Baptiste, a Tsilhqot’in First Nation councillor who was on the front lines in the fight against the Prosperity and New Prosperity mine is in San Francisco today to receive an international environmental award worth $175,000.

Apr 20, 2015 10:57 AM Read more >

U.S.-style shipping regulations could help patch Canada’s leaky laws: critics

Detractors of federal government’s response to English Bay oil spill point to mandatory safety measures, closer involvement with citizens’ groups south of the border

Apr 20, 2015 10:12 AM Read more >

Fire at Squamish Terminals almost fully under control, say officials (with video)

A fire at Squamish Terminals is 90% contained, say officials, but smoke continues to...

Apr 17, 2015 10:50 AM Read more >

Wilderness groups fear Park Act changes will increase industrial activity in B.C. parks

A river runs through it; so does a pipeline and a road

Apr 14, 2015 12:00 AM Read more >

English Bay oil spill a wake-up call: Christy Clark

Last week’s bunker fuel oil spill in Vancouver’s English Bay has demonstrated the Canadian federal government’s lack of...

Apr 13, 2015 8:57 AM Read more >

Infographic: Oil, ships and spills

Infographic created by Business in Vancouver

Apr 10, 2015 4:03 PM Read more >