Environment

The City of Surrey held a groundbreaking ceremony for its planned biofuel processing facility on Friday (February 27).

A company has begun regulatory work with the aim of building a possible $480 million wind farm near Tumbler Ridge. According to the company’s estimates, it could be larger than any other wind project currently operating in British Columbia.

Forestry, fisheries, tourism and agriculture will be among the hardest hit, say B.C.-based researchers

The Liberal Party leader says carbon pricing system would involve provinces, be modelled on medicare

B.C. government to start charging for use of well water in 2016

Mount Polley mine owner under investigation by environmental agencies over tailings pond breach

A panel of engineering experts tasked with investigating the cause of the worst mine disaster in B.C. history has concluded that the design and material used in the construction of the Mount Polley tailings pond dam was the principle cause of the failure.

With a more wide-ranging approach, eschewing fossil fuel investments could help us transition to a low-carbon economy, say authors of UBC study

Local business booms for some companies in wake of January food scraps prohibition

Divestment intended to put political pressure on the Canadian government to adopt a national carbon pricing system, says campaigner