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After the B.C. election: Big Oil won a battle but they haven't won the war	18.5.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
Friday, May 17, 2013 I think both the NDP and the Greens owe it to the public to make a peace treaty and find a way to show everyone that we can work together for solutions that are good for people and the planet. What makes me sad about Tuesday night's election in B.C. is that I know a lot of folks that really care about the people and the planet had their hearts broken. The candidates and their supporters that I saw at the BC NDP election night party were a group of people who I know wanted to make this province a better place -- it was hard to watch them leave the convention centre with sad faces. read ...
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Obama Tries Hard To Change The Subject	17.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
By Mark Felsenthal and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday will seek to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening...
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Is there an 'I' in sustainability?	17.5.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Sure, there's no "I" in team, but when it comes to sustainability, what kind of recognition is right for a chief sustainability officer?
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David_Goldstein: A Daughter's Tears: The President's Speech	17.5.2013	Green on HuffingtonPost.com
China has recently overtaken the United States as the world's highest carbon emitter. Of course, for any solution to be effective, not only the United States, not only China, but the entire world must get on board.
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How to select a CEO for the Collaboration Economy	16.5.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
The seven habits of highly collaborative leaders.
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VERGE Boston: 'Welcoming our new robotic overlords'	15.5.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
While technology's productivity benefits may eliminate certain jobs, advances in mobility, analytics and robotics are inspiring a new age of efficiency and innovation.
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Public-private partnerships turn waste into cash	14.5.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Converting waste from one company into a feedstock stream for another can generate revenue while reducing virgin material and energy use.
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B.C. election: Vote 'yes' to green jobs and 'no' to Enbridge and Kinder Morgan pipelines	14.5.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
Monday, May 13, 2013 We need people like George Heyman, the former Executive Director of the Sierra Club of BC, to get elected. Last week Van Jones , the founder of the green jobs advocacy group Green for All , was arrested at a rally organized to protest against a major American coal company. What's interesting about this is not just that Van Jones is a CNN correspondent and a former senior staffer for the Obama administration, sometimes called their "green jobs czar." No, what was really interesting is that he was standing shoulder to shoulder with the coal miners fighting to defend their pensions from a hugely wealthy coal company. read ...
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B.C. election: More vision needed for clean, green jobs	14.5.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
Monday, May 13, 2013 While the BC Liberals have stepped away from envisioning a greener economy, the NDP is saying little to fill the void, according to observers. There was a time when the British Columbia Liberal Party had some vision for how the government might reshape the provincial economy to provide good jobs and benefit the environment, said Mark Jaccard, a professor of environmental economics at Simon Fraser University. "Prior to Christy Clark, Gordon Campbell did contact me from time to time," said Jaccard in a phone interview from Washington, DC where he was attending a meeting. "Green jobs from reducing greenhouse gasses in our province were something BC Liberals talked a lot about. She has changed the discourse." read ...
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Massive efficiency gains hidden in cellphone networks, says study	13.5.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Technology and proposals developed by GreenTouch consortium members promise to cut energy use in communication networks by 90 percent.
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Gas fracking and coal exports: Two sleeper issues that will surge following B.C. election	13.5.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
Monday, May 13, 2013 "Given the current level of extraction of shale gas and the required power to export these fossil fuels, we’re looking at carbon pollution levels that exceed Alberta's tar sands." There's been a dearth of substantive policy debated and alternatives offered during British Columbia’s election campaign. Transit, education, health care, social welfare, housing -- these and other burning issues have received too little attention. Of more substance has been the debate over proposals to build or expand two tar sands pipelines from Alberta to coastal export terminals. The two leading parties have staked out more or less opposing positions. The Liberals are in favour and the New Democratic Party is opposed (a caveat being the NDP silence on Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that would see a portion of the tar sands product delivered to U.S. refineries just south of the border at Vancouver.) read ...
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Lambeau Field jobs: Packers hiring 400 new concession workers	10.5.2013	Twincities.com: News
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers' renovations at Lambeau Field have created a need for more than 400 additional concession workers.
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Kaiser, Metro Health show how sustainability investments are on the rise in health care	10.5.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Sustainability is steadily becoming strategically integrated into all departments at hospitals and health care systems.
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Canadian, U.S. responses to WTO decision in Green Energy Act case	10.5.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
As expected, people aren't very happy with the WTO decision this week reaffirming the illegality (under global trade rules) of local content requirements in the Ontario Green Energy Act. The WTO Appellate Body, which has a final say in trade disputes between countries, agreed with a WTO panel report on December 19 that the high local content quotas on solar and wind components (up to 60 per cent) discriminate against products manufactured elsewhere. Japan and the European Union were the complainants in the WTO case, which has attracted global attention for the threat this final decision will create for similar local content rules on energy, transit and other types of government spending around the world. read ...
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The call for a B.C. poverty reduction plan: Where have the parties landed	9.5.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
The CCPA is a founding member of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition (PRC), which for over four years now has been advancing the call for a comprehensive BC poverty reduction plan. Its Open Letter calling on the B.C. government to adopt a legislated plan has been signed by hundreds of organizations. The PRC has now published its analysis of where the parties have landed. You can find a summary table here. And below is an opinion piece on the subject co-authored by PRC organizer Trish Garner, Ted Bruce and myself. A Poverty Reduction Plan for B.C.: Government spending saves money in the long-term read more
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Composting Is Key to New Business Sector and Green Jobs, Says New Report	8.5.2013	Commondreams.org Newswire
Composting is a major job creator, according to a new report released by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC, in conjunction with International Compost Awareness Week. According to the report, Pay Dirt: Composting in Maryland to Reduce Waste, Create Jobs, & Protect the Bay, 1,400 new full-time jobs could be supported for every million tons of yard trimmings and food scraps converted into compost that is used locally. Collectively, these jobs could pay wages ranging from $23 million to $57 million. read more
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Beyond the economy: Where are B.C.'s major parties on health care and our aging population?	8.5.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
We have been surprised, to say the least, at the lack of public discourse around health care during this election period. As a top-of-mind issue for British Columbians, you'd think it would be as central as the always large and looming economy. So what are the burning issues in health care, and how do the party platforms stack up? Here's our take, with a particular focus on seniors. The challenge: read more
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Turncoats? Moving from Greenpeace to the corporate world	8.5.2013	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Can Greenpeace activists make it in the private sector? Two of the group's leaders are trying.
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The Mind of Mulcair: The leader of the NDP on energy, climate change, and electoral reform	8.5.2013	rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
A decade ago a friend of mine spent a summer apprenticing as a page in the National Assembly of Québec during the time that Thomas Mulcair served as Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, and Parks in the government of Jean Charest. He described vividly how opposition Parti Québécois deputies were terrified of Mulcair. His encyclopedic knowledge, searing intellect and brilliant rhetorical gifts could shred a careless opponent. His nickname at the time, The Grizzly, reflected that approach. This was no Winnie the Pooh or Panda -- tangling with Mulcair could leave an opponent seriously mauled. read ...
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Public Citizen and Sierra Club Denounce World Trade Organization Attack on Successful Clean Energy Program	7.5.2013	Commondreams.org Newswire
A World Trade Organization (WTO) final ruling against Ontario’s successful renewable energy incentives program designed to reduce carbon emissions and create clean energy jobs, underscores the threat the WTO poses to a clean energy future. read more
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