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eco-minded by kai chan

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.

Green invading machines reach Vancouver

October 04, 2009

Did you know that B.C. is under invasion?

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.

Seeking true green power

June 08, 2009

Run-of-river power projects are touted as green energy.

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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