Climate Smart
VANCOUVER, BC - Reducing business air travel by using teleconferencing software turns out to be the most popular strategy for companies that are trying to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming.
Curbing carbon usage is making more business sense these days for B.C.’s tourism industry, writes Andrew Petrozzi in the Aug. 18 edition of Business in Vancouver.
July 29, 2009: Whistler, BC - The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) has become the first municipality in British Columbia to approve a policy that will see its carbon tax rebate from the Province go to reducing emissions in both the community and municipal operations.
VANCOUVER - Scholarships from the provincial government will help train
business leaders from Vancouver and Whistler to reduce their firms'
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,increase efficiency and save money, MinisterVICTORIA & VANCOUVER, BC- This fall, tourism operators and organizations in British Columbia will have the opportunity to get serious about measuring, reducing and eventually offsetting their company’s carbon footprint.
PENTICTON - The Government of British Columbia will spend $30,000 to train small and medium-sized business owners to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, reports Christine McLa
KELOWNA – Business leaders in Kelowna will have an opportunity to send key staff for training to reduce their firms’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, increase efficiency and save money, thanks to scholarships from the provincial government, Minister of State for Climate Action Jo
Portland’s BEST (Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow) Business Center this spring is helping about 15 local businesses learn how to measure, reduce and offset their greenhouse gas emissions, writes
- Salt Spring Coffee Co.project name:Salt Spring Coffee Co.video:
Michael Contardi, Business Development Manager for Salt Spring Coffee Company, spoke to a Climate Smart group on Sept. 23, 2008, about how this organic, fair-trade company went carbon neutral.
Small businesses across Canada are developing a love-hate relationship with climate change-prevention programs, say business and environmental groups.

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