US coal moving through Roberts Bank

UP train of empty coal hoppers goes back home
Originally uploaded by Stephen Rees

In recent weeks there have been a number of coal trains unloading export coal at Roberts Bank. Most have come from the BNSF but today I caught the first Union Pacific train just as it was leaving Deltaport Way.
It did come as something [...]

What do we want?

The Council of Seniors Organizations of BC made a submission to the Senate’s Special Committee on Aging June 5th in Victoria. The following extract is taken from Gudrun Langolf’s speaking notes and deals with bicycles, transit and toilets. The submission did cover other issues childcare, food safety and water quality – among other things…but these [...]

Biofuel processing plant in McLean takes the next step

Canadian Green Fuels Inc. has received the village council’s blessings
to proceed to the next phase of its plans to build a
multi-million-dollar biofuel processing plant in McLean.

Another lobbyist fails to register

I know I saw headlines like that last week and I did scan the story, but failed to see how much potential the story had.
First of all it was broken by a blogger – Sean Holman in 24 hours (one of those thin freesheets given out to commuters every weekday, and which I have had [...]

Breaking news – Sam’s gone

Peter Ladner has won the NPA nomination for Mayoral candidate.
Much more as this gets absorbed by the media – but I am pleased that Ladner won, even though I would not vote for the NPA even if I could.
The Province has him saying “I will go off into the sunset”  but on Global News this [...]

L.A.’s commuters can’t even go nowhere fast

Los Angeles Times

Today’s lesson, dearly beloved, comes from the book of LA. Take a look at the image and read the longish account of the people who live there, put up with this, and expect it to get worse, even though they know that gas prices are rising. And take note of the width of [...]

516-Mile Range in a Fuel-Cell Vehicle You Can’t Fuel

With all of the Prius hybrids on the road these days and Toyota’s emphasis on gas-electric drivetrains, it’s easy to forget the company is a big player in hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles: It has…

“Technology revolution needed to save the planet”

Techradar.com
Speaking in Japan ahead of the G8 meeting of energy ministers there this weekend, International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Nobuo Tanaka warned on Friday that a technological revolution is the only way to solve the problem of climate change [PDF link].
I suppose when you look at ther source of my story it is not [...]

How Environmentally Friendly Homes Are Also Economically Friendly

There’s a rumor going around that needs to be uprooted: ECO-friendly homes cost more money. This is just absolutely false. Sure, purchasing Leonardo DiCaprio’s pad that was featured on Hollywood Green would set you back some cash, but there are many ways in which an eco-friendly home can actually save you money.

Acidic ‘champagne sea’ nothing to celebrate for corals

A study of natural “bubble streams” of CO in shallow sea waters predicts profound changes for Earth’s acidifying oceans