environmental
BC’s vow to have zero-emission vehicles by the year 2040 is absolutely doable
January 14, 2019Written by Elise Burgert, Peak Associate In a big move towards climate action, the B.C. provincial government declared a mandate on November 20 to have all light-duty cars and trucks sold in B.C. be zero-emission vehicles by 2040. Sales targets to achieve this will start in 2025 and increase progressively until 2040. To meet these targets, Horgan says it will be critical that clean-energy vehicles become accessible and feasible for B.C. residents to own and operate. Ambitious as this goal is, I’m confident B.C. can achieve it. In talking with The Tyee about this, SFU professor and climate policy expert Dr.…
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Urban planning displaces Black populations, says professor
November 6, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer A public lecture held at SFU Harbour Centre on October 24 tackled the issue of how urban planning constantly fails to consider the Black population. The talk was held by Ted Rutland, associate…
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Senate debates the creation of a school of environmental science at SFU
June 17, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor A lengthy debate around the motion that “the Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the establishment of a school of environmental science within the Faculty of Environment” was tabled by…
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Beedie MBA grad guides Kanaka Bar Indian Band toward self-sufficiency
June 14, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Zain Nayani, an alumnus of SFU’s Beedie School of Business, is the CEO of economic and business development for the Kanaka Bar Indian Band located near Lytton, northeast of Vancouver. He has been…
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SFPIRG signs lease agreement “under duress,” says campaign coordinator
June 4, 2018The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) has signed a lease that allows them to continue inhabiting their current space in the Rotunda until December 14, 2018, after which they will be evicted. The terms of the lease renewal…
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