In the Media
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National ObserverWill you be in the carbon capture ‘kill zone’?
MECH Assistant Professor Dr. Alex Tavasoli discussed the safety of carbon dioxide pipeline infrastructure.
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Phys.orgAfter wildfires, mudslides come: Fighting the impact of climate change on rural communities
SOE Professor Dr. Dwayne Tannant's industry-leading expertise on managing debris flows was outlined in detail.
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GristPoliticians don’t get how popular climate action is. That’s a problem
SCARP Assistant Professor Dr. Holly Caggiano's research suggests officials tend to underestimate support for renewable energy projects.
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National ObserverOur tires shed toxins that kill fish. Here's a partial fix
CIVL researchers Drs. Rachel Scholes and Timothy Rodgers are studying how rain gardens can help prevent a toxic tire chemical from entering our waterways.
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Yahoo FinanceCarbon capture: Where is it working?
CHBE Professor Dr. Naoko Ellis commented on carbon capture, use and storage.
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GristWe're in debt to the Earth. How can we repay it?
SCARP researchers Drs. Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees created a metric called the ecological footprint in the early 1990s.
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UBC SustainabilityFive Applied Science members receive Sustainability Education Fellows Grants
Drs. Sara Jacobs, Tamara Etmannski, Paul Lusina, Christoph Sielmann and James Connolly received the grant for incorporating sustainability content in their teaching.
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Vancouver Is AwesomeUBC researchers run bad smell test on Metro Vancouverites
Engineering researchers have released the first results of their Smell Vancouver app, which highlighted how collecting odour data can inform air quality management policies.
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UBC Okanagan NewsThe carbon costs of the construction industry
School of Engineering's Dr. Shahria Alam hopes to tackle the building industry’s climate challenge through more sustainable materials.
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APTN News‘It broke my heart’: Conservation groups say spill at Yukon gold mine is distressing
Professor Emeritus Dr. Marcello Veiga (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering) commented on the environmental impacts of the cyanide spill at the Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon.