Tag Archives: water restrictions

Vancouver as the greenest city

Vancouver has a goal to be the ‘greenest city’ by reducing carbon emissions by 2020. Their target: “Require all buildings constructed from 2020 onward to be carbon neutral in operations” as per the City of Vancouver website.  This is a goal all cities internationally need to put into place.  There is no reason given the […]

Climate Change Impacts BC

“Climate change will likely have profound impacts on many ecosystems in B.C. over time.”  (taken directly from the Province of BC’s government site).  Isn’t this what we’re already witnessing throughout our cities and communities as dead grass replaces what was once lush green lawns or landscapes?  Water restrictions are the result of climate change and […]

Global Warming Affects Vancouver – What can you do about it?

Each Canadian uses about 350 litres of water a day, second to our southern neighbours, the United States we are the worst consumers world-wide. Global warming affects Vancouver and we are seeing the results of this more each year with dead grass where there were once green luscious lawns. There’s nothing that looks worse than […]