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Protecting B.C.'s 'Galapagos of the North'
June 21, 2010
Last week, the Canadian government finally started to embrace the precious connections between land and sea ecosystems during Oceans Week by announcing its intent to create Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve — B.C.’s ‘Galapagos of the North.’
Water vapour is not the climate change culprit
May 10, 2010
You’ll often hear a climate change denier claim that water vapour is the most important greenhouse gas, and that carbon dioxide is unimportant by comparison.
Spare a thought for the salmon
April 26, 2010
On April 23, the Get Out Migration started. Concerned citizens, families, artists, fishermen, First Nations, business owners and others are joining the scientist Alexandra Morton to walk the length of Vancouver Island.
Liberals deserve kudos for Flathead Valley decision
April 12, 2010
Here’s an Olympic moment you probably didn’t hear about. Smack under the zip line, down in Robson Square, the B.C. government announced it would ban mining in B.C.’s Flathead Valley
Will Avatar's environmental message change us?
March 08, 2010
Can Avatar and Hollywood change our lives? Sure, they can make millions —even billions — of dollars, but can they change the way we think and act? Avatar has an obvious environmental message and it’s the highest grossing movie of all time—right on. But does this popularity mean anything?
Canada should re-double efforts for biodiversity
January 25, 2010
he inspiration to become an environmentalist came at age three, watching a World Wildlife Fund commercial that showed a human hand reaching onto the deck of a wooden Noah’s ark and toppling over various animals.
Climate science no joke: Balanced approach not always best choice
January 11, 2010
Though climate change is well-known among scientists, many people continue to be blasé about it. Why?
Cap consumption competition
January 04, 2010
The holidays are the face-off of the sustainability game.
Province needs to get creative on salmon
December 14, 2009
Sometimes cleaner greener industries need to be fertilized.
Environment issues will plague Enbridge plan
November 29, 2009
British Columbia is at immediate risk of becoming a petrochemical river from the Rockies to the coast.
GDP does not reflect well-being
November 22, 2009
In two weeks, world leaders will descend on Copenhagen to negotiate a new climate change agreement.
City charts a bright green future
November 01, 2009
With bold steps, Vancouver is poised to become the world’s greenest city by 2020, as outlined in the Greenest City Action Team’s recent report.
Sea otters transform B.C. coast
October 19, 2009
When Captain James Cook “discovered” Vancouver Island and the Nuu-chan-nulth people in 1778, he also discovered sea otters and their fantastically valuable fur.
SOS: Save Our Seabirds
September 21, 2009
Rugged, raw and remote — the Scott Islands are a chain of five islands just off the northwest tip of Vancouver Island.
Farms degrading wild salmon
August 24, 2009
This year’s sockeye run was expected to be more than 10 million, and only about a million have returned.
It’s about time province got wet and wild
August 17, 2009
Gwaii Haanas, a.k.a. the big park at the bottom of the Queen Charlottes, is a soaking wet, big tree, crashing waves kind of place.
Free cellphones costing lives in Congo
July 27, 2009
Mobile phone companies make it too easy to get a new phone: sign up for a contract and receive a $400 phone for free.
Co-management can offer great gains
July 20, 2009
Aboriginals often refer to animals, plants, rivers, and mountains as relatives — a cultural trait that can lead to a close connection with the environment.
Give Burrard bridge civic experiment a fair trial
July 13, 2009
The Burrard bridge is changing today, affecting everyone who uses it: pedestrians, cyclists, transit-users and motorists.
Watershed moments surround Taku River
June 29, 2009
With toasty forests and moody weather, we’ll need arks to save Earth’s animals.
Flood B.C.’s endangered Similkameen? No dam way!
May 25, 2009
An American power company is plotting to dam a river in Washington State.
Jump in to solve puzzles of our oceans
May 11, 2009
The marbled murrelet is one of many ocean mysteries.
BC-STV could fix democracy
May 04, 2009
Democracy in B.C. is broken. In 2001, opposition parties received 42 per cent of votes, but only three per cent of parliamentary seats.
Carbon tax not a 'gas tax'
April 20, 2009
You may have heard Carole James, the leader of the B.C. NDP, announcing that if she is elected, she will get rid of the “gas tax.”
Blue-green marriage in your hands
January 04, 2009
Blue bag, yellow bag, blue box … green bin? Despite having a reputation as a green city, Vancouver doesn’t have a curbside organics collection program.
Canada continues to be a ‘fossil’
December 15, 2008
Will Christmas come late for Canadians and the environment?
Prevent an un-bear-able loss: Save B.C. spirit bear
December 01, 2008
As a British Columbian, wouldn’t you be embarrassed if B.C.’s totem animal were driven to extinction?
Climate change is more than just an environmental problem
November 17, 2008
Climate change can create food shortages. When you hear this, does your mind turn to Africa, China, and other far away places? Climate change can also affect people’s food security right here in B.C.
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