Sent by Members & Readers (April)

  1. YouTube Links: 

    (a) Sustainable Micro Straw-bale Cabin with Passive Solar Green Roof 

    (b) Ocean Clean-up: https://youtu.be/-oAMqBiZNa0

  2. Up In Smoke: Good B.C. trees are gone for wood pellets? Also, job losses were a result. To read more about this travesty, go here!

  3. War and Sustainable Development: IISD explains what's at stake for food security, energy transition,  and multilateralism. International Cooperation is crucial.

  4. Heat Pumps: CBC reported, Jan 27, 2022, that Vancouver is now requiring all new low rise buildings to use zero emissions energy sources (NOT natural gas).  Heat pumps are a ‘go to’ option. Europe is strongly pushing heat pumps and possibly hydrogen and phasing out natural gas already.

  5. Bitcoin: Researchers say that a single transaction now requires enough energy to power the average American household for 73 days. The cryptocurrency industry is trying to recast itself as eco-friendly ??? (CBC News)

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