New research is showing that BC’s shift towards green schools may be producing healthier, more productive, and more environmentally aware students. Canadian and American studies have shown that the improved natural light, air quality and acoustics required in green buildings help meet the educational and health needs of children and teachers far better than traditional buildings. Read the full story in The Tyee.
Month: February 2011
Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change
In 2006 Professor Sir Nicholas Stern, a world expert in economics and climate change, released the “Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change“. This extensive report addresses the economics of moving towards a low-carbon global economy, stating that the benefits of strong, immediate climate action far outweigh the financial costs of a business-as-usual approach. Stern provides the economic evidence to prove that the while there are significant costs required to stabilize the planet, the alternative would not only be more expensive, but also very dangerous.
Homelessness on the Rise in Metro Vancouver’s Suburbs
A two-part series in Megaphone Magazine explores the rise of homelessness in the suburbs and what municipalities are doing to address the issue. Read the article here.
Canadian Values More Liberal than Ever Before
A recent poll conducted by Focus Canada shows that Canadians are more supportive of gay marriage and abortion than ever before and are less supportive of capital punishment. "Focus Canada’s survey finds Canadians’ top spending priorities to be education, health care, elderly programs, the environment and reducing child poverty." Read Jeffrey Simpson’s editorial in the Globe and Mail.
Alberta’s Conservatives’ Push to Expand Electrical May Backfire
In a push to increase Alberta’s power grid, the Conservative government has introduced several pieces of legislation that concentrate power into the hands of government while severely limiting, or in some cases eliminating, individual land rights. These draconian policies may result in new party governing the province. Read story in the Tyee.