Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 15:00:09 +0000
Fishing nets, buoy balls, plastic net bags, oyster trays, and long lines are just some of the marine debris choking wildlife and breaking down to micro plastics in the ocean. So what can B.C. do about it?
Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 03:30:33 +0000
Adidas is an industry leader in using recycled PET plastic in its products. As more companies follow its lead, the price of plastic waste may begin to rise, making it valuable enough to stop discarding it in landfills and oceans
Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:19:40 +0000
The federal government is moving to ban single-use items like plastic straws and bags by 2021, but Ocean Legacy president Chloe Dubois says much more needs to be done to save the oceans from the plastic crisis.
Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 01:00:47 +0000
Coca-Cola’s head of sustainability told the World Economic Forum this week her company has no intention of reducing the number of single use plastic bottles it churns out every year. Instead, it will increase recycling efforts worldwide. Is that a plan?
Credit to Author: J.J. Adams| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:26:51 +0000
Boyan Slat had a vision to scour plastic pollution from the world’s oceans, but is his mega-million dollar project the environmental version of the Fyre Fest?
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Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 23:14:17 +0000
Move intended to create provincewide plan following the differing actions of major cities like Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria
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Credit to Author: Tiffany Crawford| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:06:07 +0000
British Columbians will ring in the New Year with no MSP premiums, tougher pollution rules, a hefty vaping tax, and single-use plastics bans in several municipalities. Here is a look at some of the changes taking effect in B.C. as of Jan.1. MSP PREMIUMS Premiums under the province’s Medical Services Plan will be eliminated […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 01:02:30 +0000
“Seven Challenges for Energy Transformation 2019,” a report by Rocky Mountain Institute, was launched during three connected international events in Delhi, Beijing, and New York that convened the world’s leading energy stakeholders and catalysts to kickstart a global effort to accelerate the energy transition and mitigate the climate crisis
Credit to Author: Alex Lubben| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:18:36 +0000
“Our community cannot handle another chemical plant.”
Read moreCredit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 14:00:14 +0000
The Center for Regenerative Design and Collaboration (CRDC), which is based in Costa Rica, has been developing a process to convert waste plastic into building materials like bricks and concrete. The President and CEO at CRDC, Donald Thompson, answered some questions about the materials for CleanTechnica