Posted by Arden Henley | Mar 16, 2021 | Covid-19, international news, lifestyle, news
By Ross Thrasher Beware the Ides of March! And in Europe, several countries are wary of the AstraZeneca vaccine after some recipients developed blood clots and other medical conditions. A definitive link with the vaccine has not been established, and Canadian... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Mar 10, 2021 | Covid-19, international news, lifestyle, news, opinion
By Ross Thrasher One year has passed since the World Health Organization declared a coronavirus pandemic emergency on March 11, 2020. And what a year it has been, with 118 million worldwide cases of the COVID-19 pathogen so far, of which 2.6 million have been... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Feb 28, 2021 | e-vehicles, energy, international news, lifestyle, news
by Arden Henley There is now wide agreement that the world’s economy is in transition to a much lower carbon emission future. This will increasingly mean changes in employment opportunities. Some jobs, such as those in the fossil fuel sector, will become less... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Feb 19, 2021 | energy, lifestyle, news, opinion, technology
By Ken McFarlane This is a response to Andrea Reimer’s recent National Observer article – https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/02/18/opinion/cleantech-bcs-100-billion-dollar-opportunity The article itself refers to KPMG’s third BC Cleantech Report Card. As with... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Feb 15, 2021 | climate change, Covid-19, international news, lifestyle, news
By Ross Thrasher The goal of “herd immunity” against COVID-19, whereby enough people are protected (by vaccines or recovery from infection) that the disease no longer circulates. may not be truly achievable in 2021. It is believed that at least two-thirds... 
Posted by Arden Henley | Nov 10, 2020 | climate change, e-vehicles, energy, lifestyle, news, policy, sustainability
This is the text of GTEC Board member, Dr. Linda Thyer’s talk to Vancouver City Council about the Vancouver Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP). Good evening Mr. Mayor and Councillors, and thank you for the opportunity to speak from the unceded territories of the... 