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Ambition and trouble collide

Vancouver’s Olympic village aims for green, runs into problems 4
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
The athletes’ village is the centerpiece of efforts to green the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now being constructed on an 80-acre rehabbed brownfield near downtown, the village is intended to be a whole new kind of sustainable neighborhood. The development has impressive green features, but some serious problems too.
Tax away, eh?

Carbon tax gets big nod from voters in B.C. election 0
Posted 6 months, 1 week ago
British Columbia held its provincial election yesterday, with the province’s carbon tax playing a big role—and coming out a big winner. Aside from the economy, probably no issue was more important.
Recycle & Flow

Canadian eco-rap and other youth offerings in Vancouver 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Climate activist Thomas Kineshanko’s musing on jet travel was one of several back-to-earth moments provided by the youngest speakers at the World Conference on Sport and the Environment.
From ‘the wave’ to a groundswell

Enlisting sports fans in the green movement begins by understanding them 2
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Talk of “harnessing” the passion of sports showed up everywhere at the World Conference on Sport and the Environment, but one marketer moved past the cliché and made a case that athletes are in a great position to promote environmentally friendly behavior.
How about water hockey?

Canadian activist warns warming could cripple winter sports 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
David Suzuki describes two “iconic Canadian images” already endangered by climate change -- polar bears and backyard skating rinks, like the one on which a young Wayne Gretzky learned to skate.
Hot air emissions

A roundup of notable speeches from the Sport and Environment Conference 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
There was some good stuff along with the cheerleading on day one at the World Conference on Sport and the Environment.
How much CO2 does a Zamboni emit?

Vancouver Olympics Committee shopping carbon offset plan 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Vancouver wants make the 2010 Winter Games carbon neutral, but the plan it released Monday counts on help from the private sector to make it happen.
Greening the games

Vancouver showcases preparations for 2010 Winter Olympics 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Eleven months from the opening ceremonies, Olympics buzz is fairly palpable, with games-related ads on the airwaves, heaps of Olympics gear for sale in souvenir shops, and construction cranes dotting the skyline.
Canadian athletes urge Olympic committee to fulfill eco-promises 8
Posted 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Making energy efficiency possible for cheapskate homeowners 1
Posted 2 years, 4 months ago
15 Green Cities 51
Posted 2 years, 4 months ago
Lots of good stuff north of the border 0
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago
Is your town? 17
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago
Do gas prices affect behavior or not? 18
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago
Making public transit work 9
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago
Not lookin’ so good 3
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago
Now that I’ve actually read the book ... 2
Posted 2 years, 7 months ago
Cloves to Home

Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon chew the fat on their 100-mile diet 13
Posted 2 years, 7 months ago
Vancouver’s submerged seawall 31
Posted 2 years, 10 months ago
Vancouver family does it up right. 2
Posted 3 years, 5 months ago