The Elephants of Antarctica & Greenland

The “elephants” of Greenland and Antarctica are on the move, flexing their big bodies, and getting ready to go for a swim in the ocean. We have time to begin adapting to the new reality,
Posted On 12 Aug 2016
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Sustainable Purchasing – A Driving Force for Stronger Communities

The municipal purchasing function shifts from screening out the bad to being a leverage point for sustainability progress
Posted On 26 Jul 2016
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Battle to contain climate warming HFCs continues

Montreal Protocol meetings continue the United Nations negotiations for a global hydrofluorocarbons phase-down
Posted On 25 Jul 2016
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Rise in plunder of Earth’s natural resources

New UN report warns that the threefold increase in extraction of the Earth’s primary materials will intensify climate change, increase air pollution and reduce biodiversity.
Posted On 23 Jul 2016
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Flood damages could multiply under climate change

Flood-related losses can be expected to increase considerably in Germany as a result of climate change, a new study shows.
Posted On 22 Jul 2016
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Droughts dry up Amazon’s ‘green lungs’

Serious tree loss and stunted growth caused by repeated droughts in the Amazon Basin have damaged the rain forest’s vital ability to store atmospheric carbon.
Posted On 22 Jul 2016
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Climate change’s costs are still escalating

Scientific reports released for a conference today on disaster risk reduction warn that people are already dying and economies being hit by climate change − and that the dangers are growing.
Posted On 22 Jul 2016
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Vancouver’s Strengths as a Global Financial Centre

Conference Board of Canada Releases Comprehensive Study on Vancouver’s Financial Services Sector Co-Funded by AdvantageBC
Posted On 21 Jul 2016
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