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Apr. 20, 2020 / Gordon Price

Remember “peak oil”?

From HuffPost Canada: In a tweet late Sunday, Kenney shared a screenshot showing Western Canadian Select oil falling to minus-$0.01…
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Feb. 24, 2020 / Gordon Price

Australia: Emergency? What Climate Emergency?

Gord Price will be in Australia for the next month.  Follow his coverage here and on Instagram (gordonpriceyvr). More evidence…
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Feb. 17, 2020 / Gordon Price

What to do with underground parking

Ian Robertson found one solution in Paris.  From Euroactiv: In Paris, as in many European cities, the number of cars…
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Jan. 06, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Being a Citizen in a Suffocating City

Via Kris Olds and Croakey.org this story is from Gemma Carey who lives in Canberra Australia and is an associate…
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Nov. 13, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Netherlands Slowing Highway Speeds to Limit Nitrogen Oxide Emissions

Last week I attended the International Road Safety Symposium that was hosted by UBC’s Integrated Safety and Advanced Mobility Bureau…
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Sep. 14, 2019 / Gordon Price

Our world Just Shifted Again

Three days late ……
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Aug. 08, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

The Iconic VW Van Returns – Electrified!

One of the world’s most iconic vans is making a comeback… But this time, it’s electric. Slated for production by…
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Jul. 22, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Coliform Counts, Closed Beaches & Vancouver’s Dirty Little Secret

This topic is under the radar which is probably why most people are not more indignant that in a city…
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Jun. 17, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Towers of Glass Energy Crisis & the Ishiumura Skeletal Solution

Trust The Tyee’s Chris Cheung who consistently finds the story in front of the headline, and his latest article does not…
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May. 17, 2019 / Gordon Price

Tough Questions I Wanted To Ask

[Update: Do read Geoff’s comment at the end of this post.  Powerful and provocative.]   SFU Vancouver – the downtown…
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May. 08, 2019 / Gordon Price

Metro Sustainability Breakfast: Circular Cities – May 16

At this breakfast you will hear highlights from a recent report on how cities in Holland are embracing the circular…
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Apr. 01, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Expansion Back On? It’s Bait & Switch “Big Berth” Time at Deltaport

It’s not over until it’s over and Peter Ladner has forwarded this article from Business in Vancouver reporting that GCT Canada…
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Mar. 15, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Port of Vancouver’s Deltaport Terminal 2 Expansion Torpedoed, Western Sandpipers Celebrate

In the Good News, Bad News department, Delta Optimist’s Sandor Gyarmati reports on the face-saving exercise being undertaken by Deltaport’s…
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Mar. 11, 2019 / Gordon Price

Metro Sustainability Breakfast – Mar 14

On average, we buy three times more clothes than we did in the 80’s, and it is estimated that one…

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