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Although the last two decades have seen Vancouver, Canada, grab more attention for its elegant forest of tall, slender, glassy condominium towers, the city's smaller neighbor, Victoria, is making some waves of its own. The comparatively sleepy British Columbia capital, with a population of just under 80,000, is home to one of the most ambitious sustainable development projects undertaken in Canada.
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POSTCARD FROM A TIPPING PLANET Dear ArchitectureWeek, Please take a minute to look at this great short animation from Leo Murray.
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More Environment The Candidates’ Clean Car Plans — New York Times, 2008.1023Climate Campaigners Were on Terrorist List — New York Times, 2008.1023 The Mini E: Driving without Emissions — Due Motori, 2008.1022 China Report Warns of Greenhouse Gas Leap — Reuters, 2008.1022 'Frontline: Heat' — Los Angeles Times, 2008.1021 'Frontline: Heat' — Los Angeles Times, 2008.1021 Fiddling While the Planet Warms — New York Times, 2008.1021 New Energy Economy Emerging in the United States — OneWorld.net, 2008.1021 The World's Greenest Museum — Plenty, 2008.1021 New School Sustainability: Majors Making a Difference — World Changing (blog), 2008.1020 Just Don't Call Him an Envirofreak — The Globe and Mail, 2008.1020 Eco-Friendly Schools Offer Students Fresh Lessons — USA Today, 2008.1020 Green Policies in California Generated Jobs, Study Finds — New York Times, 2008.1020 Five Great Green TED Talks — Christian Science Monitor, 2008.1020 What's Really Wrong with the Price of Oil — New York Times, 2008.1019 Healthy Lawns Vs. Clean Water? — New York Times, 2008.1019 Energy Efficiency Target for Housing — Belfast Telegraph, 2008.1018 England's Greenest and Most Pleasant New Town Is on Its Way — Telegraph, 2008.1018 Wrapped in Green — Financial Times, 2008.1018 Sustainable Revolution — Press Democrat, 2008.1017 Prince Charles Takes on the Green Machine — The Globe and Mail, 2008.1017 EU Set to Backtrack on Emissions — BBC News, 2008.1016 Britain Says to Cut Emissions 80 Percent by 2050 — Reuters, 2008.1016 Tesla Says It Will Lay Off Employees and Delay Its All-Electric Sedan Until 2011 — New York Times, 2008.1016 Dockside Green — ArchitectureWeek, 2008.1015 Fernald Preserve Visitors Center Earns LEED Platinum — Business Courier, 2008.1015 Scientists Solve Climate Science Puzzle — UPI, 2008.1014 Rich Countries to Keep Up Climate Funds — Reuters, 2008.1014 USGBC Pushes LEED 2009 One Step Closer to Implementation — Facilities Net, 2008.1014 San Jose Sets Green Standards for New Buildings — Greener Buildings, 2008.1013
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