April 17, 2013
EARTH DAY: Former poet laureate creates revolutionary 'green' tax software
By Jenn Chic, WE Vancouver
Brad Cran’s name may seem familiar. He was Vancouver&rsquo...
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January 22, 2013
Opinion: Great Bear Forest Carbon Project offers prosperous future for Coastal First Nations
By Art Sterritt, special to the Vancouver Sun
As discussion around complex and important issue...
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January 21, 2013
Response to The Tyee: Minister Chong 'Proud' of Great Bear Carbon Offsets
By Ida Chong, TheTyee.ca
In response to Ben Parfitt's opinion piece in The Tyee, Why Such S...
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January 18, 2013
Great Bear Rainforest enters the carbon economy
By Gordon Hoekstra, Vancouver Sun
Critics say conservancy project does not meet a key carbon cre...
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January 18, 2013
Opinion: Why Such Secrecy About Great Bear Carbon Offsets?
By Ben Parfitt, TheTyee.ca
The provincial government, First Nation...
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January 14, 2013
First nations aim to capitalize on carbon in Great Bear Rainforest
By Wendy Stueck, Globe and Mail
A first nations group is gearing up to promote and sell carbon ...
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January 07, 2013
How the Great Bear project is a leader in carbon offsets
By Wendy Stueck, Globe and Mail
As concepts go, carbon offsets are a simple thing: for every ton...
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December 04, 2012
Local aquatic ecosystem assets worth billions to taxpayers annually: Suzuki Foundation report
Study estimates massive replacement costs for benefits lost from degraded environment
by Jenny W...
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November 06, 2012
Star turn for Vancouver carbon-offset company
Following movie-star validation, Offsetters Clean Technology plans to harness M&As to become ...
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October 25, 2012
Woody Harrelson: Wheat-Based Paper From Canada Can Start Forest Industry Revolution
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press, Huffington Post
Actor Woody Harrelson has played every cha...
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October 25, 2012
Celebrity TreeHugger Woody Harrelson on His Tree-Saving Paper Mill (Interview)
By Melissa Breyer, TreeHugger
You may know Woody Harrelson for his Emmy-winning television work,...
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October 25, 2012
Woody Harrelson pushes tree-free paper plan
The Canadian Press, CBC
Actor Woody Harrelson has played every character from a gullible bartend...
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October 22, 2012
West Coast ocean fertilization project defended
Dumping iron dust off B.C. coast violated no laws or treaties, leaders say
Originally post...
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October 18, 2012
Which is the Best Airline in Canada?
By Daniel Baylis, Huffington Post
Most Canadians have a favourite team. And we are extremely loy...
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October 12, 2012
Harbour Air Marks Five Years of Going Carbon Neutral
By Matthew Hoekstra, Richmond Review
A Richmond-based airline is marking five years of flyi...
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August 17, 2012
Airlines Working on Their Carbon Emissions: World Savers Finalists
By Erin McDonough, The Daily Traveler
While travel is a great, powerful, potentially world-chang...
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August 08, 2012
Biomass Heat's Carbon Capture
By David Schmidt, Greenhouse Canada
Greenhouse growers have long eyed biomass as a cost-effectiv...
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July 31, 2012
Sauder Prof Helps 2012 Canadian Olympic Team Go Carbon Neutral
From Sauder School of Business
As the 2012 Olympics swing into action, the world’s attenti...
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July 30, 2012
Hemlock: First Canadian Printer to Earn Green-e
By PrintAction Staff, PrintAction
Hemlock Printers continues to build its standing as one of Nor...
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July 30, 2012
Why Saving Marshes Might Save Civilization
By Christopher Pollon, Tyee Solutions Society
What grows in tidal zones may be our best ally aga...
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June 15, 2012
The Canadian Olympic team goes green to London for Summer Olympics
By Michael V'Inkin Lee, The Vancouver Sun
The Canadian Olympic team and support staff will gener...
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May 29, 2012
Life Lessons: James Tansey
Don't let early success dull your startup's initial competitive edge
By Jenny Wagler, Business I...
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May 15, 2012
Alberta mulls changes to CO2 rules
By Valerie Volcovici, Point Carbon
Alberta regulators will explore raising the price its la...
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May 07, 2012
B.C.'s 'Carbon Neutral' Controversy
By Christopher Pollon
The bet was that collecting a carbon tax and investing in offsets would cr...
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May 02, 2012
Social Innovation
An Q&A with Offsetters' President & Founder, James Tansey
By Ash Macleod, Media Planet (...
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May 01, 2012
Tips on how to be carbon neutral when you fly
By Waheeda Harris, Kalev.com
It’s a challenge to live life in neutral, especially carbon n...
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April 27, 2012
Sauder professor leader in social innovation
Associate Professor James Tansey, Executive Director of Sauder’s ISIS Research Centre, is a...
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April 23, 2012
ProSelect unveils first-of-its-kind carbon capture technology
ProSelect Gas Treating Inc. recently unveiled the world’s first carbon capture system for t...
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April 21, 2012
BC greenhouse uses captured CO2 to grow food
Carbon-capture-and-storage technology a joint venture of SunSelect Produce and Dutch energy compa...
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March 12, 2012
New steps needed for secure energy future
From www.globeandmail.com
The global energy market is undergoing a profound transformation as t...
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March 07, 2012
Alberta offset supply tightens as new rules kick in
By Valerie Volcovici, from PointCarbon.com
Changes to Alberta’s offset program that will ...
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March 06, 2012
Soaring to Sunny Skies! Aeroplan and CIBC's "Welcome Aboard" Exclusive Flights to Orlando Depart
Aeroplan rolls out the Tangerine carpet for a top notch flight experience
Montreal, QC, March...
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February 17, 2012
Business up for awards
By Janaya Fuller-evans, Burnaby Now
Burnaby-based Williams and White Machine Inc. has twice the...
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December 19, 2011
Global cooling: Carbon offsets used to be a hot topic. What happened?
By Lindsay Weibe
Originally posted on Winnipeg Free Press
Just a few years ago, it seemed...
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November 29, 2011
As the world meets on climate change, B.C. has a role to play
By James Tansey
While many of us are pessimistic about the likelihood that a new global accord ...
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November 22, 2011
Lions leave small paw print at Grey Cup
Carbon-management company says appearance by local team in CFL final on Sunday helps environment
...
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October 27, 2011
California's Big Move on Climate Policy Challenges BC
Seventh largest economy just approved cap and trade. What will we do?
Published in The Tyee
By ...
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September 29, 2011
How To Be A Green Entrepreneur
Advice on creating your own green job from successful green business owners.
Launching a green b...
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September 07, 2011
London Olympics abandon carbon offsetting
By Jesse Ferreras for Pique Magazine
Organizers of the London 2012 Olympic Games have abandoned ...
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August 11, 2011
Breath of fresh air in airline industry
by Alexandra Lopez-Pachec
Reposted from the Financial Post · Aug. 11, 2011
Company nam...
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February 01, 2011
Sochi 2014 invites public to an open discussion
Written by BSR Russia Editor on Wednesday, 19 January 2011 | Published in Sochi 2014 Olympiad
Th...
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January 14, 2011
Seaplane operator offers climate-friendly ride
Moura Quayle, Special to Globe and Mail Update
THE CHALLENGE
In 2007, B.C.-based float-plane op...
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December 17, 2010
2010 Winter Games more than green Games; set new bar for large sporting events
2010 Winter Games more than green Games; set new bar for large sporting eventsFinal Sustainabilit...
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November 27, 2010
Travel by transit for free to the 98th Grey Cup
Edmonton, AB - The Canadian Football League is encouraging fans to help green the Grey Cup.
"W...
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November 24, 2010
If the Olympics can go carbon-neutral, so can you
The Olympian task: For the first time in history, make the Olympics carbon-neutral.When the Vanco...
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November 19, 2010
Carbon offsetting an Olympic-sized challenge
THE CHALLENGEThe organizing committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games made head...
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October 15, 2010
Intrepid Travel wins prestigious responsible travel award
Fri 15th October 2010
Intrepid Travel has won the 2010 Responsible Travel & Tourism Leadersh...
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September 29, 2010
Carbon Offsets to be made local for municipalities
Source: Pique News | Sep 29, 2010 3:57pm | By Jesse Ferreras
With "Forging Gold Medal Standards"...
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August 13, 2010
Non-fat, decaf, no foam, carbon neutral coffee, please!
Vancouver, BC - Offsetters and Salt Spring Coffee Company, today announced Canada’s first ...
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July 20, 2010
100% electric trucks a first in Canada: No emissions, no noise, no fumes. Novex Courier: A cleaner choice for your deliveries
Being in the top five players in the local same-day delivery business would be enough for some ...
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April 22, 2010
These boots were made for walking; and buying them used could save as much energy as an average household uses in a day
By Judy Gerstel, thestar.com
Orsolya Soos was lusting for black leather granny boots in her hard...
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January 07, 2010
Green group targets guilty Games fans
Wendy Stueck, Globe and Mail
Olympic pin collectors will have another souvenir to bag come Games...
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December 29, 2009
James Tansey, Offsetters CEO, is a 2009 BIV Top Forty Under 40 Award Winner
To learn more about James and why he was selected as one of the 2009 BIV Top Forty Under Award ...
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June 11, 2009
Olympic organizers pick B.C. partner to offset carbon emissions
Deal is first of a kind for Olympics and Paralympics
By Clare Ogilvie, Pique Magazine
Olympic...
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June 09, 2009
B.C. company hooks up with Vanoc as official supplier of carbon offsets
The Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee has announced an estimated $5-million partnership wit...
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June 04, 2009
Deal signed to stage greenest Games in history
Rod Mickleburgh, Globe and Mail
On British Columbia's officially proclaimed Clean Air Day, as ...
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June 03, 2009
Vanoc reaches deal to help stage carbon-neutral Games
The Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee has announced an estimated $5-million partnership wit...
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June 03, 2009
VANOC announces green achievements
Dean Campbell, CTVOlympics.ca
VANOC has announced a sponsorship with the Vancouver-based c...
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June 03, 2009
Vancouver Olympic organizers sign carbon-neutral deal to offset emissions
Organizers are billing the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics as carbon neutral, but critics say a s...
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April 22, 2009
Human powered holidays - Three kinds of trips fuelled by you tread lightly on the earth
By Lisa Monforton, CanwestNews Service, April 22, 2009
Adventurers have punished their minds a...
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April 13, 2009
Even in a recession, it's worth being green
Andrea Southcott, Globe and Mail
Don't let tough times kill your green story.
Canadian consum...
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March 31, 2009
University aims to create champions of business and social good
Understanding that every good idea also needs good management, the Sauder School of Business ha...
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March 19, 2009
Creating a better world with business skills
Michael Ryval, the Globe and Mail
The Centre for Sustainability and Social Innovation at the Sau...
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February 09, 2009
First class carries costs. Heavier carbon footprints left behind by executive-class travellers
By Sarah Schmidt, Vancouver Sun
There's a steep environmental cost to the extra leg room, free w...
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September 18, 2008
When lifeboats are a bad thing
Some Vancouver commuters were given an unusual reminder about the possible effects of climate ch...
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September 15, 2008
Offsets can minimize 'green' debt
Vancouver, BC - Eco-Minded by Kai Chan
Climate change is happening and many Canadians want to ...
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August 28, 2008
Business In Vancouver: The climate is changing, so should your business strategy
Vancouver, BC - Sustainable Business: Nina Winham
You’ve got your marketing strategy, your...
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August 14, 2008
Offsetters Co-Founder James Tansey and Bill Clinton Among Speakers at BCBC Summit on Corporate Social Responsibility
Vancouver, BC - Former President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the Business Counci...
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July 02, 2008
Small Business Sustainability: It Can Be Done
A visit to Vancouver's recent West End BIA (Business Improvement Association) Sustainability Exp...
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April 27, 2008
Global Energy Services implements carbon offset program for associated greenhouse gases
Global Energy Services Ltd. (GLK - TSX Venture), an innovative oilfield service company that pro...
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