PostedNov 29, 2018 | lifestyle, news, uncategorized
“Life is messy. I’m messy. But I’m a Beautiful Mess, and so are you. That’s what we’re here to be. Nothing more, nothing less.” “A Beautiful Mess” is a collection of thoughts, short essays, and diary entries mapping out the author’s experiences of living...
PostedOct 10, 2018 | climate change, international news, news, sustainability
Foreword by António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General Climate change is the defining challenge of our time, yet it is still accelerating faster than our efforts to address it. Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide are higher than they have been for 800,000...
PostedApr 16, 2018 | lifestyle, news, sustainability
Thank you for making our Opening Celebrations Day a success! We are grateful to everyone who participated in celebrating the Sunshine Coast’s first aquarium and honouring the legacy of Nicholas Sonntag, one of our Society’s founders and our first...
PostedMar 2, 2018 | e-vehicles, lifestyle, news, sustainability, technology
Vancouver’s VeloMetro launched a vehicle-sharing service on the University of British Columbia campus yesterday (February 27) after what it describes as a successful beta test conducted in the fall of 2017. The company’s Veemo trikes are neither bikes nor cars, but...
PostedFeb 20, 2018 | e-vehicles, energy, news, sustainability, technology, uncategorized
The final numbers for 2017 are in. First, we cover the Fast Five, then dive into the detail. Fast Five for 2017 EV Sales +68% Electric vehicle sales in Canada increased 68% year-over-year. +120% Ontario EV sales more than doubled in 2017, with year-over-year...
PostedFeb 6, 2018 | e-vehicles, energy, news, technology
Heating is generally one of the weakest points for all-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles because you can’t typically use waste heat from the engine, while operating in all-electric mode. Electric heating uses a lot of valuable energy from the battery (up to several...
