by Arden Henley California’s Oakland Unified School District is the first major district in the United States to transition to 100 percent electrified buses, transporting 1,300 students to and from school every day. But Oakland’s new school buses don’t just reduce...
On June 25, 2024, the 3rd anniversary of the unprecedented heat dome in Western Canada, 350.org launched a new campaign demanding life-saving heat pumps for all. During the 2021 heat dome, temperatures reached record breaking levels and 619 people died in BC. Most of...
By Ross Thrasher GTEC Communications and Media Team On June 11th the Burnaby Board of Trade assembled an impressive array of speakers and panelists at their second annual Clean Energy Summit. This information and networking event for clean-tech entrepreneurs attracted...
Necessary Adjustments? Compiled by Ross Thrasher Just Transition Sometimes the transition to clean energy runs into opposition from unexpected sources. The January 2023 issue of Harper’s Magazine contains an article by Hillary Angelo entitled “Boomtown: a solar land...
In an interview published this past week in the Vancouver Guardian, GTEC Executive Director, Arden Henley maps out GTEC’s current focus on establishing a Climate Crisis Education Centre (re-named Climate Response Centre) in partnership with Friends of False Creek....
As the Executive Director of the Green Technology Education centre I am delighted to introduce the Student Voices series of blogs. This series provides an opportunity for high school students to publish their thoughts and feelings about the climate crisis and reach...
