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Copenhagen’s Ambitious Push To Be Carbon-Neutral by 2025

Copenhagen’s Ambitious Push To Be Carbon-Neutral by 2025 The Danish capital is moving rapidly toward a zero-carbon future, as it erects wind farms, transforms its citywide heating systems, promotes energy…
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Jane Squier’s Super-Efficient Greenhouse Saves Time and Energy

An interview with farmer Jane Squier by Dennis Lucarelli In her large greenhouse on Salt Spring Island Jane Squier grows subtropical fruit trees for herself and hydroponic ‘living lettuce’, basil…
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SSI’s Electric Vehicles Record

After I finished my BCSEA Webinar, on May 17, and watched our Salt Spring Island EV Celebration film again, I sat back and paused to reflect on how much progress…
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Salt Spring Island EV Report

The day started with a QA by Julian Sale and Cam of Motorized direct. Jim Standen, sitting on the right, had to step in to stop the session go into…
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Electric Vehicles are Invading Salt Spring Island

How does an island with the population of 10,000 have the highest number of electric cars per capita in Canada? The national average is 0.01%, and Salt Spring Island, BC…
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A Year in the Life of Transition Salt Spring : AGM Report 2017

The​ ​work​ ​of​ ​Transition Salt Spring​ ​is​ ​carried​ ​out​ ​by​ ​its​ ​committees,​ ​with​ ​policy​ ​and​ ​financial oversight​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Board.​ ​Historically,​ ​committees​ ​have​ ​operated​ ​with​ ​a​ ​degree​ ​of​ ​independence,​ ​and…
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