Tagged: climate change

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Vancouver slow to act on rain runoff

  • February 12, 2014

More rain and violent storms are in store for Vancouver as climate change and urban heat effects alter weather patterns. But experts say the city is unprepared, which[…]

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Canada and climate change beyond Kyoto

  • March 29, 2012

In December 2011, Canada withdrew from the Kyoto Accord, citing economic reasons. According to a statement by Environment Minister Peter Kent on Environment Canada’s website, the accord “is[…]

Inuit knowledge sheds light on climate change

  • March 2, 2011

The Vancouver Sun reported in January that climate change is responsible for brighter skies over Canada’s arctic. According to the article: “Wayne Davidson, a weather station operator in[…]

Fish help to buffer climate change

  • February 6, 2009

New research shows that fish play an important role in the fight against climate change. Research published in the January 16, 2009 issue of Science, co-authored by Villy[…]

Traditions and transitions

  • January 20, 2009

This very morning, Obama is assuming presidency of the USA. For Canadians, every earthquake south of our border has ripples up here in what Jon Stewart calls the[…]

Youth climate change group proposes 'green jobs'

  • October 6, 2008

They are young, politically savvy, and ready to vote.  Members of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition launched their national day of action in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in an[…]