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Economic woes dim chance of G8 climate change action - Vancouver Sun


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Economic woes dim chance of G8 climate change action
Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 11 hours ago
The economic storm clouds have darkened the hopes of a breakthrough on climate change at the summit. A draft copy of the summit declaration on climate
Planning For The Long Haul Forbes
Harper government not counting on climate deal with G8 Canada.com
Harper’s embarrassing international record on climate change continues Liberal.ca (press release)
Toronto Star - Canada.com
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BC NDP criticize Liberal government for ad on climate change program - The Canadian Press

BC NDP criticize Liberal government for ad on climate change program
The Canadian Press, VANCOUVER - 51 minutes ago
VANCOUVER — The BC opposition is slamming the provincial Liberal party for an ad campaign on the climate change program. NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston

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Global warning - price of oil shoves aside climate change debate - Vancouver Sun

Global warning - price of oil shoves aside climate change debate
Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 2 hours ago
Trucks block the motorway during a protest against rising fuel costs in Madrid June 10, 2008. French and Spanish truckers staged protests, causing tailbacks
Two Die in European Truck Drivers' Fuel Price Protest Environment News Service
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NaiKun Wind Energy Group Welcomes BC Hydro's Clean Power Call - FOXBusiness

NaiKun Wind Energy Group Welcomes BC Hydro's Clean Power Call
FOXBusiness - 15 hours ago
"We welcome BC Hydro's Clean Power Call, as it will allow our company to move closer to developing our offshore wind energy project," said Paul Taylor,
Clean Power Call puts wind at Naikun's back National Post
Wind Energy ready to answer BC Hydro's call for power Canada NewsWire (press release)
BC Hydro going green to power 500000 homes Vancouver Sun
North American Windpower - Northern Sentinel
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Climate change jumps to the foreground for corporate Canada - Vancouver Sun


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Climate change jumps to the foreground for corporate Canada
Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 43 minutes ago
VANCOUVER - Climate change is increasingly finding a seat in boardrooms across the country, putting greenhouse gas audits and environmental assurance on the
Emissions record under attack Stuff.co.nz
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Unstuck: Vancouver woman has concocted winning recipe for … - The Columbian


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Unstuck: Vancouver woman has concocted winning recipe for
The Columbian, WA - 40 minutes ago
You won’t find boxes of cereal, crackers or Hamburger Helper in the kitchen of her downtown Vancouver home. Her pantry is stocked with glass jars of whole

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Celebrity contractor ready to go green - Vancouver Sun

Celebrity contractor ready to go green
Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 2 hours ago
Val Larocke talks to home renovation TV personalilty Mike Holmes at an open house about his sustainable development planned near Okotoks, Alta.

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Tony Blair, Dion meet to discuss climate change ahead of carbon … - The Canadian Press


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Tony Blair, Dion meet to discuss climate change ahead of carbon
The Canadian Press, TORONTO - 1 hour ago
TORONTO — Climate change was atop the agenda at a meeting Thursday between former British prime minister Tony Blair and Liberal Leader Stephane Dion.
NDP outlines cap-and-trade carbon pricing plan New Democratic Party of Canada (press release)
NDP unveils environmental policy Vancouver Sun
What is a carbon tax? CanadaEast.com
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Vancouver: the jolly, green giant - Belfast Telegraph

Vancouver: the jolly, green giant
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 7 minutes ago
City living at high density is the most sustainable way we can live. Unlike in many English cities, the high-density apartment blocks add to the city.

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Food for thought - Vancouver Sun


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Food for thought
Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 3 hours ago
This does not lead to food self-sufficiency. We need sustainable agriculture. Those relatively short-lived "global empire[s]" Cernetig mentions did not

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Vancouver: the jolly, green giant - Independent

Vancouver: the jolly, green giant
Independent, UK - 37 minutes ago
The city is also classed as one of the world's most sustainable. With four of the Hemingways either working in or studying urban design – and with yours

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Sowing seeds of discontent - The Gazette (Montreal)


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Sowing seeds of discontent
The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - 3 hours ago
This week, Alexander Müller, assistant director of Food and Agriculture Organization, warned that loss of agricultural biodiversity threatens the world's
The seed struggle Vancouver Sun
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The seed struggle - Vancouver Sun


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The seed struggle
Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 26 minutes ago
"At a global level, it's a problem that's not going to be solved by organics or focusing on local food," says Douglas Southgate, a professor of agricultural

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Home thoughts - Vancouver Sun

Home thoughts
Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 1 hour ago
''Environmentally sustainable building products including Triton wood, which has been harvested from non-living, but preserved trees from submerged hydro

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Harper's European tour to focus on climate change - Ottawa Citizen


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Harper's European tour to focus on climate change
Ottawa Citizen,  Canada - 1 hour ago
Ms. Buckler said Mr. Harper will speak about Canada's plans to combat climate change, although she provided no details. Mr. Harper also will talk about
Harper heading to Europe to push climate change plan before G8 The Canadian Press
Canada's Harper to Press G-8 on Global Climate Change Pact Bloomberg
Canada's PM to visit European allies May 27-29 AFP
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Smash climate change - Vancouver Sun

Smash climate change
Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 5 hours ago
the world's graphic designers to use their influence and buying power to combat climate change by changing their professional and personal practices.

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A sustainable spring - 24 Hours Vancouver

A sustainable spring
24 Hours Vancouver, Canada - 11 hours ago
Ballet BC's much anticipated Home and Garden Tour is this Saturday and Sunday. If you want to see some of the city's most prominent and beautiful homes and

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