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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?”

ThoughtStream: Local innovators capture the wisdom of groups in a new "community learning" tool

by Andrew Bennett on 07 Nov 2012
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ThoughtStream won "Most Innovative Company 2012" (right) in the Kootenays

Its ancestors were decision-making tools for management consultants, but now ThoughtStream has evolved into a broadly applicable, collaborative software that groups of any size can use to merge many people's ideas to answer difficult questions, identify priorities, and more—all using technology that's as simple as email.

Christina Lake gets much anticipated new fire truck

by Erin Perkins on 26 Apr 2012
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Christina Lake Fire and Rescue is pleased to have a new Engine 1. Photo Erin Perkins.

Christina Lake Fire Rescue has waited nearly five months but their shiny new red and chrome pumper truck is finally here.

The truck, now known as Engine 1, arrived at the department's garage earlier this month. They had expected it to be delivered on November 15, 2011 but due to manufacturing delays, it was quite late.

Delay aside, the truck is great according to fire chief Ken Gresley-Jones.

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.

Out of space in outer space: Special report on NASA's 'space junk' plans

by Wikinews on 15 Sep 2011
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Out of space in outer space: Special report on NASA's 'space junk' plans

A 182-page report issued Sept. 1 by the United States National Research Council warns that the amount of debris in space is reaching "a tipping point," and could cause damage to satellites or spacecraft.

The report calls for regulations to reduce the amount of debris, and suggests that scientists increase research into methods to remove some of the debris from orbit, though it makes no recommendations about how to do so.

NASA sponsored the study.

TECH REPORT: Smartphones a target for attacks

by Mona Mattei on 25 Aug 2011
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TECH REPORT: Smartphones a target for attacks
With a growing population of smartphones on the market and in use, it's natural that security issues would start to pop-up on their systems. What took years to happen in the internet / personal computer (PC) evolution is taking mere months, says Lookout Mobile Security in their 2011 report on mobile security.
 
Mobile devices are the fastest growing consumer technology, with worldwide unit sales expected to increase from 300 million in 2010, to 650 million in 2012. Mobile applications are likewise booming.

New rules to deal with capturing carbon dioxide and injecting it into ground

by Contributor on 08 Aug 2011
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New rules to deal with capturing carbon dioxide and injecting it into ground

By Andy Soos, ENN

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a rule to advance the use of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies, while protecting American health and the environment.

CCS technologies allow carbon dioxide (CO2) to be captured at stationary sources - like coal-fired power plants and large industrial operations - and injected underground for long-term storage in a process called geologic sequestration.

Making history: first all-electric car hits market in Canada

by Contributor on 29 Jul 2011
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Race version of the Nissan Leaf

Today Nissan Canada made history when it delivered the first all-electric Nissan LEAF in Canada, signaling the arrival of sustainable mobility to the Canadian mass market.

PowerStream, the second largest municipally-owned electricity distribution company in Ontario, received keys to its two white Nissan LEAFs MY11, at an event at its head office in Vaughan, Ontario.

Huge rare earth deposits found in Pacific

by Contributor on 05 Jul 2011
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Roger Greenway, ENN, photo

Reuters

Vast deposits of rare earth minerals, crucial in making high-tech electronics products, have been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean and can be readily extracted, Japanese scientists said on Monday.

"The deposits have a heavy concentration of rare earths. Just one square kilometer (0.4 square mile) of deposits will be able to provide one-fifth of the current global annual consumption," said Yasuhiro Kato, an associate professor of earth science at the University of Tokyo.

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