After spending three years and $18,000 on my bachelor of business administration degree at SFU, I’ve only discussed a green economy for a total of one hour. I’m appalled.
Canadian schools continue to teach that poisoned waters, fouled air, decimated forests and a warming climate are acceptable costs of doing business.
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Flat skier numbers, warmer winters and aging baby boomers should mean the future of mountain sports in B.C. is on thin ice.
So why is our ski-resort industry expanding faster than ever?
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Peter Severinson interviews Dr. Mark Mullins of the Fraser Institute and finds out what Dr. Mullins believes isn't in the news that should be.
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Look to emitters to address climate change.
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David Mowat has reinvented himself. Not only is he stepping down from his position as CEO of Vancity, but he’s pledged allegiance to Al Gore’s green flag. Andrew Findlay watches as Mowat, hand-selected and trained by the former American veep, attempts to spread the gospel of
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Business people, political pundits and environmentalists all sing a similar tune. Lofty goals make for good headlines, but we need detailed policies if we have any hope of achieving emission targets set by the BC Liberals. The question: is the government’s climate-change war cry all bluster, or a signal of substantive policy changes that will impact how we do business?
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Business people, political pundits and environmentalists all sing a similar tune. Lofty goals make for good headlines, but we need detailed policies if we have any hope of achieving emission targets set by the BC Liberals. The question: is the government’s climate-change war cry all bluster, or a signal of substantive policy changes that will impact how we do
business?
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Online medical consultations, direct ferries to Seattle, technology vying with forestry for top spot among the province’s employers… Sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but when we asked experts to gaze into their crystal balls, this is the scenario they envision for B.C. just four years from now.
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Jim Snetsinger has the future of B.C.’s biggest industry resting squarely on his shoulders. As the province’s chief forester, he decides how many trees can be cut down each year.
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The facts: B.C. coastal waters are rising, our rivers are warming up, forest fires in the Interior are wilder and more prevalent and five of the last 10 years have been the hottest on record in the Northern Hemisphere.
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