]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/vancouver Blog Articles Tagged with 'vancouver' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150057?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver My Clean Break column today takes a look at a few startups that are trying to make wind farms more reliable and productive. Most of the companies I've mentioned in the past Whalepower (blade design that mimics humpback whale flippers); Premium Po... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/150057?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:12:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/146588?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver One of Canada's most prominent environmentalists toured the oil sands in northern Alberta recently and had one word to express what she saw: Mordor. Maude Barlow, who was recently appointed to advise the UN on water issues, said her visit to the oil... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/146588?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:17:58 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/146507?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Time Magazine has just named the Bionic Energy Harvester, which was developed by researchers at Simon Fraser University, as one of its Top 50 Inventions of 2008. The device is a wearable orthopedic knee brace that extracts up to 13 watts of power. O... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/146507?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:18:03 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146133?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Arran Stephens is the CEO and co-founder, with his wife Ratana, of Nature's Path. The company is one of the leading privately owned and family operated organic food companies in North America. They sell their certified organic cereals, breads, cookie... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146133?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:29:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144591?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver My Clean Break column today takes a look at Vancouver-based Sempa Power Systems, which helps large energy customers reduce their bill and lower greenhouse-gas emissions by dynamically switching their heating requirements between fossil fuels (mostly ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144591?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:44:58 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144230?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Finavera Renewables, a Vancouver-based wind and wave power developer, has enough troubles these days. The publicly traded company has shares trading at 5 cents and as an untested newcomer to the developer scene it's considered much riskier than more ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144230?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:06:36 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/144240?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver By Joseph RommThe oldest Utah newspaper understands climate change is now being blamed for an increased population of bark beetles. The journal Nature published an article just this April, Mountain pine beetle and forest carbon feedback to climat... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/144240?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:11:32 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144026?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Well, not so white as in snowy yet, but certainly north. And Great, I should add. It is, however, starting to getting pretty cool these days. Maybe it's because the federal Conservatives were re-elected? Hmmm Below is a wrap-up of news fro... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/144026?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:11:21 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/real-climate/143052?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver I had the opportunity to attend a three-day meeting of the Nature Conservancy last week in Vancouver. I was there with my RealClimate hat on, to offer ideas and insight on blogging in particular, and public communication of science in general.While ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/real-climate/143052?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:14:48 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/142841?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Brilliant solutions are more than just answers to problems. They are catalysts of hope, beacons for those who believe in a better world. Shining brightly, the best solutions beckon thousands to take notice, to recognize the call to action and to make... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/142841?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:58:47 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141389?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver By Janet WilsonLobbyists for industrial battery recyclers charged over to the White House recently to crank up arguments against possible tough new regulations of lead, a key ingredient of automobile and other heavyweight batteries. The closed-door m... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/141389?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:24:23 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/140197?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Is there value in knowledge for the sake of knowledge? My gut says of course, but when the question comes down to dollars and cents and it does, in the case of funding for arts, science, and other often intangible cultural resources -- it's he... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/140197?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:35:41 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/140191?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver After years in which North America was the leading international holdout against action on climate change, the continental tide appears to have turned -- mostly. Only one leader still stands against the international consensus, Canadian Prime Ministe... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/140191?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:11:11 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/138700?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver CBC News. The Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) city council has approved the use of low-speed electric vehicles on city streets.Under city bylaws, they will now be able to travel on Vancouver streets which have a posted speed limit of 50 km per h... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/138700?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:43:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137871?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver In 1993 filmmaker Amy Bodman travelled to Zimbabwe to make a film about land as living entity. It has taken her fifteen years to produce a film which pushes The limits of what we know about ecosystems; about Zimbabwe; about specifics; about the mu... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137871?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:00:30 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/137650?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver This article was written by Sanjay Khanna in March 2008. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.A small yet growing body of evidence suggests that how people think and feel is being influenced strongly by ecosyst... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/137650?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:34:22 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137594?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Image:Construction workers work on the site of the residential complex of the Commonwealth Village being constructed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in partnership with private builder Emaar MGF (Getty)Whether it's Beijing or Vancouver, it s... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137594?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137238?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Image:Construction workers work on the site of the residential complex of the Commonwealth Village being constructed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in partnership with private builder Emaar MGF (Getty)Whether it's Beijing or Vancouver, it s... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137238?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:26:46 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/137270?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver This article was written by Sanjay Khanna in February 2008. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.By Sanjay KhannaOn a summer day, walk down a typical street in almost any city in the world and you'll observe th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/137270?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:19:27 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137605?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver LEDs used to be rare and noteworthy; now they are just expensive. There were a couple of rows of LED vendors on display at IIDEX, most clunky and inelegant, still put together by engineers instead of designers. A rare exception was MP Lighting from V... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/137605?rsstype=tag&tag=vancouver Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:30:36 -0400