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PICS CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 16 August 2011
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- Vancouver mayor may pay the political price for bike lanes
- Carbon-gobbling trees in Northwest forests change the forest equation, a new study finds
- Top writers tackle climate change in short stories
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business in partnership with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: picsscan@uvic.ca.
Authors: Neil Thomson, Neil Salmond, Calyn Shaw, Kristina Welch
Editors: James Tansey, Jessica Worsley
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Tags: BC Hydro, Bike lanes, Biofuel, Burrard bridge, Carbon capture, carbon emissions, Carbon footprint, carbon market, carbon pricing, carbon reduction, Carbon sequestration, carbon-management, cellulosic biofuel, Cellulosic ethanol, cellulosic feedstocks, cellulosic technology, Clean Energy, Clean tech, Clean-vehicle technology, Climate Change, climate policy, Congestion, Dunsmuir street, Energuide, energy labeling, energy labelling, fallow land, Financial incentive, Forest, Fuel economy, Fuel efficiency, Fuel-efficient, GHG, GHG emissions, global warming, greenhouse gasses, Gregor Robertson, Home Energy Assessment, Lignol, low carbon economy, Mayor Robertson, Net ecosystem carbon balance, Old-growth, Pine beetle lumber, Public engagement, Second growth, Vancouver
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