All Entries in the "Environment" Category
Survey on waste managment at Kwantlen
Give you feedback on solid waste management at Kwantlen.
Movies for the green-minded
The Green Screen International Film Festival wraps up this weekend in West Van.
Making the environment S.A.F.E
Independent Kwantlen group focuses on environmental action at the community level.
Kwantlen students fight to protect B.C. orcas
Environmental Protection Technology students bring attention to threats to B.C. Orca habitat.
History of Earth Day
A brief history of the day recognizing our earth.
Environmental groups get ready to fight DFO appeal
Canadian environmental groups are vowing to fight a DFO Federal court court appeal.
Jetsetting, not so jiggy
Nothing is a bigger middle finger to Mother Nature quite like a mammoth, 300,000 litre-fueled Airbus A380 debarking on 21 hour flight.
Should you fake it?
Real or fake – which Christmas trees are better for the environment.
Kwantlen’s cafeteria’s environmental?
For those that frequent Kwantlen’s cafeterias, you may have noticed the addition of steel cutlery accompanying the usual disposable wares. Embracing eco-friendliness seems to have seeped into Kwantlen; a garbage bin cheerfully encourages students to use ceramic mugs instead of Styrofoam cups which can live in a landfill for 500 years.
The demise of the urban creek
The increase in urbanization in recent years has resulted in many challenges for local streams and rivers, including the destruction of delicate ecosystem. Despite the doom and gloom these rockbeds still have a fighting chance.
Kwantlen harvesting a degree in Sustainable Agriculture
While the addictive nature of Facebook’s Farmville app may be to blame for a few failed quizzes, Kwantlen Polytechnic University students may finally have a chance to see if they have what it takes to bring in a harvest.
Eco-friendly ways to get down and dirty [to clean]
I continued to look into what baking soda could clean, and it looks like you can clean everything from the wine stain on your white shirt, to the mould infestation growing in your shower and the nasty toilet you’ve been abusing.
Gulf of Mexico spill warning to B.C.
As oil spills terrorize our oceans and coastlines, oil tankers make their way through B.C. waterways everyday.
Earth Hour: Coming to a planet near you
Celebrate Earth hour this Saturday March 27. Here are some tips on what to do to get’r done.
Raising the issue of plastic: Rise Above Plastic (bags) campaign
Environmental crusader Maya Stano takes on Vancouver’s plastic bag issue.
