Category Archives: sustainability

No Nukes For Oil?

Posted on 2007-01-17 by alan

In Today’s Big Story at thetyee.ca perhaps the most interesting aspect was the (wisely) restrained reaction of Jack Layton – “It’s certainly incumbent on somebody proposing to use nuclear plants to provide the power for the oil sands to tell … Continue reading →

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Transforming Langara

Posted on 2007-01-10 by alan

A group of my colleagues at Langara College have been looking at the possibility of significantly increasing the attention paid to environmental sustainability – both in terms of our college’s physical operations and in terms of what we teach. Some … Continue reading →

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Langara College – Environmental Achievements

Posted on 2006-12-25 by alan

Award from national Climate Change Voluntary Challenge and Registry Article from Office of Energy Efficiency at Natural Resources Canada Another from OEE More from OEE status (gold) record at VCR/GHG Challenge Registry CS Workshops in partnership with CityGreen Report by … Continue reading →

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Carbon Footprint

Posted on 2006-12-24 by alan

Carbon Footprint includes a “calculator” for estimating one’s personal contribution of CO2 to the atmosphere and suggests various ways of reducing or offsetting it. But the encouragement to “plant trees” (or pay for same) may be misguided, since it seems … Continue reading →

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