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Globe Conference: bullish on the business of environment

Globe Conference: bullish on the business of environment

Globe's biannual event features prominent environmentalists and business executives
Metro Vancouver on the hook for sewage dump fines

Metro Vancouver on the hook for sewage dump fines

Metro Vancouver taxpayers will be on the hook for more than $100,000 in fines and environmental restoration costs after the region’s wastewater utility pleaded guilty to dumping raw sewage into Burrard Inlet.
B.C. businesses attack new recycling program

B.C. businesses attack new recycling program

A coalition of business groups is putting the spotlight on British Columbia's new industry-led recycling program, saying it will end up costing both businesses and consumers more without delivering promised environmental benefits.
Flush power: Metro Vancouver plans to sell methane from sewage

Flush power: Metro Vancouver plans to sell methane from sewage

Metro Vancouver plans to recoup costs from what you flush down the toilet.
Researcher makes case for B.C. biochar industry

Researcher makes case for B.C. biochar industry

A British Columbia researcher is making a case for establishment of a provincial biochar industry that could lead to a massive reduction in the province's greenhouse-gas emissions.
Trash talk far from over in recycling controversy

Trash talk far from over in recycling controversy

Multi Material BC’s program updated, but business concerns persist over system’s impact
North Vancouver, Surrey chosen as Earth Hour finalists

North Vancouver, Surrey chosen as Earth Hour finalists

The City of North Vancouver and Surrey are two of Canada's three most environmentally friendly cities, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
Landmark agreement reached on B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest

Landmark agreement reached on B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest

After 20 years of conflict, the British Columbia forest industry and leading environmental groups say they have reached a final agreement between them on how much of the Great Bear Rainforest is to be conserved and how much is to be logged.
Sustainability report: Old proves new for Vancouver architect striving to design buildings for optium sustainability

Sustainability report: Old proves new for Vancouver architect striving to design buildings for optium sustainability

Classic Pacific Northwest longhouse design and other First Nations technology provide solutions for West Coast green challenges
Sustainability report: Cashing in on construction in reverse

Sustainability report: Cashing in on construction in reverse

Deconstructing a building piecemeal makes it easier for companies to reuse and recycle construction materials