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Nexterra wins British Columbia Technology Industry Association award for best application of technol News | Newswire | Jun 17, 2010 Nexterra Systems Corp., a leading supplier of advanced, renewable biomass gasification heat and power solutions, earlier this week announced that it has received the Best Application of Technology Award from the British Columbia Industry Association (BCTIA). This award recognizes Nexterra's biomass gasification system at Kruger Products LP's New Westminster tissue mill. ... Read more... |
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Features | Newswire | Jun 17, 2010 CSA Standards, a leading developer of standards, codes and personnel certification programs, and the International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide (IPAC-CO2 Research Inc.) this week announced a joint agreement to develop Canada's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) standard for the geologic storage of industrial emissions. ... Read more... |
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Features | Leanne Sereda | Jun 3, 2010 Undoubtedly, the way of the future for Canadian companies will be to adopt business practices that help reduce their carbon footprint and improve the environment. Some of this will be in response to consumer interest. But the majority of businesses believe it's up to government to create this behavioural shift. ... Read more... |
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Features | Jennifer Taves | Jun 3, 2010 Spec Furniture began its journey towards sustainability some years ago, but really stepped it up in 2009. “By properly separating our waste we have increased our waste diversion from 5 per cent to 75 per cent in a matter of months,” says Jed McKie, Design Engineer and leader of environmental ... Read more... |
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Features | GB Staff | May 20, 2010 On May 12, 2010, Senators John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman released the initial draft of a comprehensive climate change and clean energy bill, titled the “American Power Act” (APA). The 987-page draft bill, which has not been formally introduced in the Senate, is the product of months of negotiations led ... Read more... |
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Features | GB Staff | May 20, 2010 As part of its Open Ontario Plan the province is taking steps to make Ontario the leading clean water jurisdiction in North America. The proposed Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act would, if passed, encourage the creation and export of innovative clean water technology, promote water conservation, attract economic development ... Read more... |
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BC continues the renewable energy momentum
The American public is losing interest in climate change; are Canadians following in their footsteps? 