Environment

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.

Metro Vancouver plans to recoup costs from what you flush down the toilet.

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.

Multi Material BC’s program updated, but business concerns persist over system’s impact

The City of North Vancouver and Surrey are two of Canada's three most environmentally friendly cities, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

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.

Classic Pacific Northwest longhouse design and other First Nations technology provide solutions for West Coast green challenges

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

A First Nations group is moving ahead with its plan to create and market carbon offsets tied to the Great Bear Rainforest conservation agreement.

A new provincial recycling program that sparked outcry from both cities and small businesses two months ago has now earned the support of many municipalities and become slightly more palatable to businesses.