Technology

FortisBC PowerSense asks residents to turn every hour into an 'Earth Hour'

by Contributor on 13 Mar 2013
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FortisBC PowerSense asks residents to turn every hour into an 'Earth Hour'

For the fifth consecutive year, FortisBC is encouraging individuals and communities to pledge to reduce electricity and natural gas use during Earth Hour from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. March 23.

“FortisBC PowerSense encourages customers to turn every hour into an ‘Earth Hour’ by making impactful changes that can reduce energy use and costs,” said Tom Loski, vice president of customer service at FortisBC. 

Kootenay Contraption Contest 2012 in full swing

by Contributor on 02 Dec 2012
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Kootenay Contraption Contest 2012 in full swing

Imagine the year is 2050. Gigantic, funny-shaped towers surround your view, a hovercraft zips by and of course, your robot butler hands you your drink. While we may still be far from this sort of scenario, one of the most important questions then (as now) is:

“How will we use less energy?”

United States: How the stimulus revived the electric car

by ProPublica on 31 Jan 2012
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United States: How the stimulus revived the electric car

By Michael Grabell in ProPublica.

A common criticism of President Obama's $800 billion stimulus package has been that it failed to produce anything – that while the New Deal built bridges and dams, all the stimulus did was fill some potholes and create temporary jobs.

West Kootenay residents to get $5K off clean energy cars

by Contributor on 05 Nov 2011
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West Kootenay residents to get $5K off clean energy cars

West Kootenay residents and people across B.C. will get up to $5,000 off the sticker price of a qualifying clean energy vehicle starting Dec. 1.

Environment Minister Terry Lake said Saturday that the rebate includes qualifying new vehicles that are battery electric, fuel-cell electric, plug-in hybrid electric and those that operate on compressed natural gas.

Andrea Mercer, a spokeswoman for the ministry, said there are currently up to 30 such vehicles for fleets in B.C., and 10 to 20 for residential use.

Science and technology careers event for girls

by Nelson Daily editor on 18 Oct 2011
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Science and technology careers event for girls

 

Simple, low-cost ways to cut down how much power your computer uses

by Anonymous on 02 Oct 2011
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Simple, low-cost ways to cut down how much power your computer uses

By Tony Mauro, BC Hydro blog

In the last 30 years computers have become a standard appliance in a lot of households, maybe not as integrated as the HAL 9000 of science fiction movie fame, but still pretty important.

When you factor in the peripherals, such as printers and scanners, you might be surprised how much energy computers actually use. Don't fret though: with a few simple changes, you can reduce the amount of energy your computing needs require.

What is power management?

Whistler announces carbon neutrality two years ahead of goal

by Contributor on 25 Sep 2011
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Whistler announces carbon neutrality two years ahead of goal

Two years ahead of its goal, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) has achieved carbon neutrality.

Offsetters, leading carbon management solutions provider, has partnered with RMOW to offset their 2010 corporate footprint.

As one of the first British Columbia municipalities to adopt a Carbon Neutral Operations plan (September 2009), the RMOW has measured emissions associated with municipal operations, reduced emissions wherever possible, and offset what the municipality has been unable to reduce.

Broadband delivery just got a little better in the Columbia Basin

by Contributor on 22 Sep 2011
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Neil Muth, CBT President and CEO; Richard Wake, CBT Chief Technology Officer; Mayor Lawrence Chernoff, CMON Vice-Chair; Duane Birnie, Information Systems Coordinator, City of Trail, and Mayor Dieter Bogs, CMON Chair, show a Fibre Optic Slice Closure (FOSC) which is used to interconnect and contain fibre optic strands that are fused together.

In an effort to expand broadband internet in the Columbia Basin, the Columbia Basin Trust signed an agreement with Columbia Mountain Open Network (CMON) Wednesday to acquire CMON's broadband assets.

The assets will be managed by the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), a new wholly-owned subsidiary of CBT formed in an effort to expand broadband in the Basin.

CBT will now make strategic investments in broadband infrastructure and work with partners to assist communities interested in providing broadband to their region.

British Columbia to develop liquefied natural gas industry

by Contributor on 20 Sep 2011
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British Columbia to develop liquefied natural gas industry

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry and jobs could be created in B.C. by 2015, starting with the Kitimat liquefied natural gas plant.

Presently, the most advanced LNG project is the Kitimat LNG terminal proposed by Apache Canada Ltd., EOG Resources Inc, and Encana Corporation. This terminal is located on Haisla Nation territory.

Kitimat LNG and the connecting Pacific Trail Pipeline have received the required environmental approvals.

Belgian company leads the way in landfill mining

by Contributor on 18 Sep 2011
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Image credit: Flickr Commons; D’Arcy Norman

By Akhila Vijayaraghavan, Triple Pundit

Landfill mining is a rapidly growing area of waste management that is proving to be extremely profitable.

About 50 miles east of Brussels, at Houthalen-Hecteren lies the Remo Milieubeheer landfill which dates back to the 1960s.

It consists of industrial waste, household garbage and other things that landfills normally have — basically 16.5 million tons of trash.

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