Environment
Covering a full range of environmental and sustainability issues in Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada as a whole
Vancouver council approves $500m ‘climate emergency action plan’
Transport pricing report not expected before end of 2022
BC leads country on energy efficiency action
British Columbia is leading the pack in energy efficiency policies in Canada, according to a new national scorecard published by Efficiency Canada and Carleton University. Decreasing energy...
Air quality not a top concern for Metro Vancouver residents, says survey
Findings come as Vancouver city council prepares to vote on 371-page climate fight plan
Contrasting climate plans, contrasting challenges for B.C.
Biden presidency promises sharp turn in U.S. environmental policies
Climate change too ‘political’ for court
Federal Court rejects legal challenge by children against Canada for inaction on climate change
Cleantech considerations for the evolving Canadian economy
Canada is poised to become a world leader in exporting clean technology by 2025. Here in British Columbia, one of Vancouver’s top intellectual property lawyers thinks we could see a cleantech boom...
New oil spill base to be built at Beecher Bay
Beecher Bay will host one of six new oil spill response bases being built in B.C.
NDP commits to net-zero emissions by 2050
BC NDP leader John Horgan announced his party’s commitment to ensure net-zero emissions by 2050 after touring the facilities of Carbon Engineering, a Squamish based clean technology company focused...
Taseko gets award for mine reclamation
Mine reclamation work doesn’t only start after a mine shuts down
Petrochemical company invests in BC plastic recycler
Following Merlin Plastics expansion, B.C. will ship back almost as much plastic as it consumes