Environment

BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc. (TSX:BQE) has entered a partnership in the U.S. to test a new process for cleaning up wastewater from flue gas.

Forestry company TimberWest received $5.6 million from cash-strapped school districts, hospitals and municipal bodies to save old-growth timber that it didn't plan to cut in the first place, under the controversial Pacific Carbon Trust program, Business in Vancouver has learned.

A proposed $400 million Metro Vancouver facility to convert garbage to electricity could reverse recent gains in waste reduction, say critics

Three cities in Canada have been selected as finalists for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s Earth Hour City Challenge – and they are all in B.C.

Expanding the market for clean technologies developed in B.C. is key to growing the province’s share of one of the global economy’s fastest growing segments.

Large polystyrene forms used to support construction of Port Mann Bridge

Expert panellists debate the efficacy of sustainable building materials rating systems

An oil spill off B.C.’s coast could cost up to $9.6 billion, according to a University of British Columbia (UBC) study released yesterday.

The Ministry of Environment announced yesterday that a second round of installations has been approved for 145 new electric-vehicle charging stations, in addition to those already approved.

Study estimates massive replacement costs for benefits lost from degraded environment