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• What is cool, solid and green?

  Thursday, November 26th, 2009

  Take a look at these objects and guess what they are and what they are used for? Did you guess Lego or ink for your print? Well if you believe it, the latter is correct. And I don’t think anyone could be criticized for not knowing these blocks were actually solid ink.

  
  

• Microgeneration – Macro Solution?

  Thursday, November 12th, 2009

  Not familiar with microgeneration? That’s alright, it is far from mainstream. In fact your spell checker probably doesn’t recognize the word yet! But it is important so you may want to read on. Microgeneration is the generation of zero or low-carbon heat and power by individuals, small businesses and communities to meet their own needs.

  
  

• Convert Your Car To Electricity

  Friday, December 19th, 2008

  Convert Your Vehicle To Electricity I think by now most people have heard of “Global Warming”. We are somewhat familiar with the term. Unfortunately though it doesn’t have a big impact on our lives, or so we think. People are too preoccupied with their own immediate concerns and day to day problems. Some of us [...]

  
  

• Change the World

  Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

  I bought a book called Change the World for Ten Bucks, 50 ways to make a difference written by “We Are What We Do” (a nonprofit group). I thought I would share a few of the ideas that can be used in the workplace that can make a big difference. #1 Take Public Transit: “A bus [...]

  
  

• Mixed Recycling in Full Swing!

  Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

  Tourism Vancouver Island has been looking for ways to limit the office’s environmental impact. One of the main ways we have achived this is by implementing mixed recycling pick-up. At our previous office location, we had paper recycling in place, but we noticed that there were alot of recyclable materials that were going into the [...]

  
  

• Welcome to Tourism VI’s Green Blog

  Friday, September 5th, 2008

  Tourism Vancouver Island’s Green Blog is now online! You can find out more about the blog and how you can contribute by visiting out the About / Register page. The intention of the blog is to be a central resource for Vancouver Island businesses to share their green ideas and initiatives so please register and [...]