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Climate News Scan – 30 April 2013
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- Considering all aspects of diversity in clams and salmon
- Strategies to increase electric vehicle sales
- World’s largest natural capital risks identified
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Climate News Scan – 10 April 2013
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- Localized pollution from coal in southeastern BC
- Misunderstandings further complicate the issue of climate change
- Studies highlight importance of soil in forest carbon lifecycle
PICS Climate News Scan – 3 April 2013
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- Carbon markets at a tipping point
- Do you suffer from opinion bias when it comes to climate change?
- Growing zones of BC’s forests set to shift
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Climate News Scan – 26 March 2013
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- Two valleys and two stories on the impact of climate change
- Controlling air pollution may accelerate climate change
- Annual fuel economy increase one of the best ever
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Improved Ice Rink Quality and Energy Savings
Thursday, October 4th, 2012“In Europe, over 250 ice rink operators have started to use a
vortex process technology, to lay and resurface ice rinks.
This technology removes micro-bubbles from water by
spinning the water into an ordered vortex movement.
Through this process, micro- bubbles are driven to the
inside of the swirl and then released. As a result of the
process, with less micro-bubbles and impurities in the water
- than through the traditional process of heating the water
to make the ice – the ice is harder, faster, more transparent
and produces less snow.
Read more about it here
Climate News Scan – 18 September 2012
Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
Some highlights from this week’s News Scan:
- Sea otters doing their part to fight climate change
- Civil society can foster the transition to sustainability
- A cross-disciplinary approach to sustainable community design
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
Authors: Justin Bull, Liz Ferris, James Noble, Tim Shah, Kristina Welch
Editors: Neil Thomson (ISIS), James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
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Climate News Scan – 28 August 2012
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- A new flood vulnerability index ranks Shanghai as the most vulnerable
- Ignorance of climate change may be a rational choice
- 2012 could break the record for number of acres burned nationally
Authors: Kristina Welch, Liz Ferris, James Noble, Tim Shah
Editors: Neil Thomson (ISIS), James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS)
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
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CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 14 August 2012
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- Over $4 billion of venture capital invested in green buildings
- Fragile BC marine ecosystems threatened by climate change
- British Columbia’s carbon tax a model for others
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
Authors: Justin Bull, Liz Ferris, James Noble, Tim Shah, Kristina Welch
Editors: Neil Salmond (ISIS), Joanna Buczkowska (ISIS), James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS)
CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 08 August 2012
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- Migrating birds can carry oil spill impacts far and wide
- Car share programs measure up on their environmental benefits
- Investors and governments adapt to increasing climate risks
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
Authors: Justin Bull, Liz Ferris, Clea Moray, James Noble, Tim Shah
Editors: Chris Kantowicz (ISIS), James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS)
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CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 31 July 2012
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- How will Canada’s energy priorities affect BC?
- Climate visualization study closes gap in climate research
- Vancouver’s adaptation strategy: An encouraging first step
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
Authors: Justin Bull, Liz Ferris, Clea Moray, James Noble, Tim Shah
Editors: Neil Thomson (ISIS), James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS)
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Marketwire – Alternative Energy
- Qualstar Announces Rollout of the First Fully Outsourced RLS(TM) Product May 24, 2013
- BC Safety Authority: Gas and Electrical Equipment Safety in Floods May 24, 2013
- EnergySolutions and Energy Capital Partners Announce Closing of Merger May 24, 2013
- Schneider Electric Announces Keynotes for D.C. Xperience Efficiency Event May 24, 2013
- DayStar Technologies, Inc. (DSTI) Announces the Successful Closing of a 20% Equity Position in Premier Global May 24, 2013
- NW Natural Reports on Progress of Key Initiatives at Annual Meeting of Shareholders May 23, 2013
- Volkswagen Chattanooga Builds 250,000th Passat Sedan May 23, 2013
- Hammond Power Solutions Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend May 23, 2013
- A Letter From the President of Liberated Energy, Inc. May 23, 2013
- LumaSense Introduces Rel-Rad(TM) -- Breakthrough Thermal Imaging Technology May 23, 2013
Globe Newswire
- LUCARA ANNUAL MEETING UPDATE May 25, 2013May 24, 2013 (LUC – TSX, LUC – BSE, LUC – NASDAQ OMX First North) … Lucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) announces that, further to the news release dated April 22, 2013, the Annual and Special Meeting of the Company will be held in the Maple Room, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Suite 2600 - 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, on […]
- StoneMor Partners L.P. Announces Successful Results of the Tender Offer for Its Outstanding 10.25% Senior Notes Due 2017 May 25, 2013LEVITTOWN, Pa., May 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE:STON) ("StoneMor") announced today that its wholly owned subsidiaries, StoneMor Operating LLC, Cornerstone Family Services of West Virginia Subsidiary, Inc. and Osiris Holding of Maryland Subsidiary, Inc. (together, the "Issuers"), had received, as of 5:00 p.m., […]
- Swisher Hygiene Files Form 10-Q, to Conduct First Quarter 2013 Conference Call on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 May 25, 2013CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Swisher Hygiene Inc. ("Swisher Hygiene") (Nasdaq:SWSH) (TSX:SWI), a leading provider of essential hygiene and sanitizing products and services, today announced that it has filed its Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss the re […]
- Ensurge, Inc. Announces Addition of Kurt Nunes to Subsidiary's Executive Team May 25, 2013PHOENIX, May 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- […]
- 2013 International User Experience Awards Winners Announced May 25, 2013New York, NY USA, May 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- […]
- Scott+Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP Files Class Action on Behalf of ATP Oil & Gas Corp. 11.875% Senior Second Lien Exchange Note Investors May 25, 2013NEW YORK, May 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scott+Scott, Attorneys at Law, LLP filed a class action complaint on behalf of those who purchased or otherwise acquired ATP Oil & Gas Corp. ("ATP" or the "Company") 11.875% Senior Second Lien Exchange Notes pursuant to the Company's December 16, 2010 Exchange of the Notes (the "Exc […]
- RICARDO SALINAS PARTICIPA EN EL ENCUENTRO EMPRESARIAL DE LA ALIANZA DEL PACÍFICO May 25, 2013—“Importante iniciativa abre una enorme zona de libre comercio en beneficio de los habitantes de nuestros países”— —“Colombia tiene gran futuro, y nos llena de orgullo contribuir al progreso de este dinámico país”— —Grupo Salinas construye la red de fibra óptica más importante de América Latina en Colombia […]
- Photo Release -- Ricardo Salinas Participates in Pacific Alliance CEO Summit May 25, 2013—"Important initiative opens up enormous free trade zone that benefits our countries"— […]
- Home Federal Bancorp, Inc., Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend May 25, 2013NAMPA, Idaho, May 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:HOME), announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share payable on June 21, 2013, to stockholders of record as of June 7, 2013. […]
- Pike to Participate in 2013 Credit Suisse Engineering & Construction Conference on June 6 May 24, 2013MOUNT AIRY, N.C., May 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pike Electric Corporation (NYSE:PIKE) ("Pike"), one of the nation's leading energy solutions providers, today announced that it will participate in the 2013 Credit Suisse Annual Engineering & Construction Conference being held in New York on June 5-6, 2013. […]