Posts Tagged Green

Gregor Robertson Promises Action On Peak Oil

December 29, 2008 by Ian MacKenzie
The Georgia Strait reported recently that Mayor Gregor Roberston is stepping up to prepare Vancouver for the effects of peak oil. “We have to address peak oil,” Robertson told the Georgia Straight at City Hall. “That’s a hard reality.…I think it could end up compounding the looming challenges we face with oil supply and an [...]

Pod Mobbing For Sustainable Sushi – Nov 20

November 14, 2008 by Ian MacKenzie
A hyper-green friend of mine, Emily Jubenvill, is stepping up her proactive nature and organizing Vancouver’s first ‘pod mob’ to encourage businesses to go sustainable. From the CBC article that covered the story: The group calls its strategy a “podmob,” an idea that originated with a San Francisco group named Carrotmob, which aims to improve [...]