Nelson Hydro plans ambitious project
<!– –> Tweet Nelson Hydro is investigating the feasibility of a district energy project that could allow it to sell carbon offsets to other public sector organization. If the project goes ahead,...
View ArticleNelson opts not to buy carbon offsets for 2012
<!– –> Tweet Nelson City Council isn’t sold on the idea of buying carbon offsets for the green house gas emissions produced through its corporate operations. In 2007 the city was among the first...
View ArticleCoquitlam district gets carbon money for energy upgrades – The Tri
<!– –> Tweet Last year the province moved to change the way schools are compensated for money they pay out to Pacific Carbon Trust, an agency that was the subject of a recent provincial audit. In...
View ArticleCarbon offsets draw heated debate
<!– –> Tweet That delayed, then discredited, carbon offset report from Auditor General John Doyle is yet another case in which the Liberal government manages to take a bad situation and make it...
View ArticleNo carbon today
<!– –> Tweet The City of Rossland might not be designated carbon neutral in 2013 if a new recommendation is passed by City council next week. A City staff recommendation is going against...
View ArticleCarbon crunching
<!– –> Tweet The city has elected to no longer remain neutral. Carbon neutral, that is, as city council decided to scrap its plan to contribute money to the Darkwoods offset project and instead...
View ArticleSD5 puts $80000 into Carbon Offsets Fund
<!– –> Tweet School District 5 (SD5) is expected to pay out close to $80,000 in carbon offsets to the Pacific Carbon Trust (PCT) in order to comply with the government’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction...
View ArticleCouncil won’t trade carbon offsets
<!– –> Tweet When the city of Terrace signed the B.C. Carbon Action Charter in 2008 it committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, moving towards the goal of carbon neutrality. And in the...
View ArticleCarbon offsets start to add up in Chilliwack
<!– –> Tweet Chilliwack’s public sector has spent tens of thousands of dollars on carbon offsets last year, according to the latest government reports. This is part of the government’s goal to be...
View ArticleCarbon credit costs add up for hospitals, schools
<!– –> Tweet The Vancouver Coastal and Fraser health authorities spent more than $1 million each on carbon offsets last year. A provincial government report detailing the mandated purchases shows...
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