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Jan. 10, 2013 / Gordon Price

They Got Milk – and a world record

Ever wonder who holds the Guinness World Records’ title for largest major construction to be built out of recycled materials? (Sure…
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Jan. 09, 2013 / Gordon Price

Free Lecture: Sustainable Energy Systems – Jan 29

From Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) : Join us for a special free Vancouver public lecture on sustainable energy systems,…
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Jan. 04, 2013 / Gordon Price

Who’s the Greenest of them all?

From Co.Exist: An Infographic Breakdown Of The World’s Greenest Cities London, New York, Vancouver, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Stockholm: Which city…
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Jan. 03, 2013 / Gordon Price

Article of the Day: Maintain state’s transportation network with a carbon tax

From Seattle’s major newspaper: Op-ed: Maintain state’s transportation network with a carbon tax … Unfortunately, we don’t just have a…
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Dec. 20, 2012 / Gordon Price

SFU City Lecture: Jeff Tumlin on January 10

You can sign up now. Sex, Neuroscience, and Walkable Urbanism Thu, 10 Jan 2013 – 7:00 PM How are cities…
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Dec. 19, 2012 / Gordon Price

Indicators for Cities: Sustainability around the globe

Sustainable Cities International has released “Indicators for Sustainability : How Cities are Monitoring and Evaluating Their Success” Sustainable city planning is a…
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Dec. 18, 2012 / Gordon Price

How to tell a story: “Cleaning Out the Fridge”

I’m posting this because: (a) I really agree with the ideas, and want to share them. (b) I sit on…
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Dec. 07, 2012 / Gordon Price

Wading into the North Shore’s development controversies

As the proposed (and now-withdrawn) Onni development at 13th and Lonsdale, or the Grosvenor proposal for Ambleside, reveal, the North Shore…
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Dec. 05, 2012 / Gordon Price

A morning for storytelling …

Not what you might expect from a waste-management utility: A morning for storytelling … Create Memories, Not Garbage The holiday…
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Nov. 29, 2012 / Gordon Price

Other Shades of Vancouver

Each of us sees our city through a certain lens – filtered by time, place, experience, education, media, family.  Whether…
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Nov. 28, 2012 / Gordon Price

Offset Indulgences: Portland

After the gratifying success in giving away the rough equivalents of carbon offsets to those who attended the lectures that…
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Nov. 23, 2012 / Gordon Price

A Seminar on Regenerative Neighbourhoods – Nov 29

From the Consulate General of the Netherlands and Light House Sustainable Building Centre: An invitation to a seminar on Regenerative Neighbourhoods,…
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Nov. 22, 2012 / Gordon Price

Remembering “Clouds of Change”

I’ve found that the longer you’re out of office, the better memories are of your political career – as Daniel…
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Nov. 21, 2012 / Gordon Price

Sustainability in High Places

In this case: The Vancouver Club – where the elite meet to eat.  And what they eat is veggies and…

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