Join the food bank e-drive! In partnership with Mustard Seed and GeaZone Transportation, Oak Bay Students are going around Oak Bay neighbourhoods on January 23rd, 2016 to collect non-perishable food donations in the first emissions-free food bank drive using an electric truck. Come and join Elizabeth May and Andrew Weaver (in his new…
Dear Premier Clark: Regarding: Accelerating the electrification of the transportation sector. This open letter communication is from electric vehicle (EV) organizations and supporters representing hundreds of experienced EV owners and outlines the measures that need to be taken by the BC government to increase the adoption rate of EVs in the Province. Following the signing of the Paris Agreement…
Self-driving cars; self-flying drones Drone Capable Of Carrying A Human At 100KM Per Hour Unveiled January 8, 2016 | by Robin Andrews Drones are everywhere these days. The proverbial tool of the future, they are used to deliver aid to war-torn areas, fly over inaccessible lava lakes, and take elaborate selfies. The U.S. military are even developing “vampire drones” that…
New Climate Economy @NewClimateEcon 8h8 hours ago The US #solar industry is adding workers 12X faster than the rest of the economy http://buff.ly/1JIVfVD @solarfound
Vancouver 100% Renewable David Dodge Become a fanProducer/Host, Green Energy Futures.ca How Vancouver Plans To Go 100 Per Cent Renewable So when a city says it’s going to go 100 per cent renewable, that definitely got our attention. Vancouver’s commitment came in March 2015, and they’re not wasting time to put it in place. Vancouver has the advantage of British…
Mars Is Getting Closer Nasa trialled an engine that would take us to Mars in 10 weeks And may have inadvertently created a warp drive in the process. FIONA MACDONALD NASA scientists have reported that they’ve successfully tested an engine called the electromagnetic propulsion drive, or the EM Drive, in a vacuum that replicates…
National Green Tribunal (NGT) diesel vehicle ban jolts car makers Ketan Thakkar & Ashutosh Shyam, ET Bureau Dec 12, 2015, 12.22AM IST MUMBAI: The National Green Tribunal’s order banning the registration of diesel vehicles in the national capital has come as a major jolt to auto makers, who have invested heavily in diesel technology in the recent past. 12,000 car sale…
B.C. signs zero-emission vehicle pledge If embraced worldwide, move could cut global emissions by 40 per cent. The Canadian Press Posted: Dec 10, 2015 1:00 PM PT Last Updated: Dec 10, 2015 1:00 PM PT British Columbia has joined a global team aiming to fill highways and city streets with zero-emission vehicles over the next 35 years. Environment Minister Mary…
Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau An open letter on climate change to Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau December 12, 2015 Dear Prime Minister: Regarding: Accelerating the electrification of the transportation sector The greatest and most immediate opportunities to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are in the transportation sector which accounts for 23% of all greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. As…
Beijing Smog Requires Headlights Beijing Smog So Severe It Requires Headlights At Noon By Stephen Edelstein Dec 6, 2015 China’s air pollution is notorious, and anyone not aware of the extent of the problem got a graphic demonstration last week. For about five days, Beijing essentially disappeared–enveloped in a cloud of smog. Beginning Friday November 27, unfavourable weather conditions covered…
