In the Media
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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.
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Business in VancouverGermany needs hydrogen in its energy mix—can Canada deliver?
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering's Dr. Kamiel Gabriel said heat waste from industrial processes could be used to produce hydrogen from water.
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CBC NewsExperts raise concerns over potential cyanide spread after Yukon mine failure
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering Associate Professor Dr. John Steen said cyanide can dissolve in water and can kill wildlife.
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Toronto StarBC launches class-action lawsuit against makers of ‘forever chemicals’
Chemical and Biological Engineering Professor Dr. Madjid Mohseni said forever chemicals are found in many consumer products and have been linked with health and environmental problems.
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The Province'Not just hype': Why BC is doubling down on hydrogen to help curb emissions
School of Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Joshua Brinkerhoff said hydrogen is no longer driven by hype but demonstrated test cases and substantial investments.