Environment Minister Terry Lake is downplaying environmental concerns over the liquid natural gas industry. Lake says the government is still committed to a 33 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, the same year it hopes to see five L-N-G plants in operation. "So yeah I remain optimistic i think it's been shown that British Columbia is … [Read more...]
B.C. breaking own rules on targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions: report
October 10, 2012 by
Plans to heavily increase natural gas production in B.C. are “far worse” than the impact of the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline. That’s according to Marc Lee, the author of a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. "The government's argument that this is going to displace the use of coal in Asia … [Read more...]
Richmond greenhouse destroyed by fire
September 8, 2012 by
Smoke could be seen from as far away as the North Shore - as fire consumed a greenhouse at a Richmond plant nursery.The flames broke out around 7:30pm Saturday night near Westminster Highway and #8 Road.Ted Townsend with the City of Richmond says no one was hurt. "There was a couple of semi-trailers and a large propane tank on-site near the … [Read more...]
Good news, bad news in latest greenhouse gas emission numbers
June 27, 2012 by
There's good news and bad news in the province’s latest update on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The good news: Emissions are down by 4.5% between 2007 and 2010, according to environment minister Terry Lake. "I think it makes us optimistic we can continue to increase the economy, as well as reduce greenhouse gases." The bad news: Most of … [Read more...]
Local company finds way of creating greenhouse fertilizer using carbon capture technology
April 21, 2012 by
It is a made-in-BC first, as a local company has created a way for greenhouse fertilizer to be created using carbon capture technology. Co-founder Victor Krahn says they burn wood used to heat greenhouses, and then funnel gases from sequestered carbon through water-based solvent. "So then the gas continues to the atmosphere without any CO2 in it at … [Read more...]
