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• Five Ways You Can Add Green to Your Holiday Season

  

  Gift bags made from newspaperChristmas is a great time of year to celebrate family and friends. Because it comes once a year, though, it’s easy to go overboard... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Sustainability Efforts in Urban Cities

  

  More urban planners are embracing sustainability and strive to lessen the environmental impact on their designs. This is great news for those concerned about th... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Old Navy and Terracycle Flip Flop Brigade

  

  Here is a Great Deal for doing a Great Deed. Old Navy and Terracycle have partnered up to create the Flip Flop Brigade where every time you send your old used... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Donate Your Bras: Help Women in Need

  

  We recently were made aware of a new charitable Surgeons Give Support program created by Breast Oasis & AboutPlasticSurgery.com. The program is committed t... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2012 CHARITY, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• How to Get the Best Gas Mileage

  

  You've seen the iconic monster pick-up blazing down the road, slamming the brakes at intersections and gunning the gas for green lights. Or maybe you drive a... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Economics of Green Living

  

  It's no coincidence that we use the word "Green” to describe eco-friendly living, because it usually requires some “green” money to make the transition to that... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• October Edition of ‘geopub’!

  

  Event: Geopub October meetup Date: Thursday, October 18th - 4:00pm – 6:00pm Venue Location: Railway Club - 579 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver British Columbia “Catc... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Importance of Big Data DATA to Geospatial Technology

  

  Data is becoming increasingly important. But it’s also increasing in size. Remember when a gigabyte seemed like an impossibly large concept? Such is the... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, TECH

• Energy-Efficient Lighting For The Workplace: Your Sustainability-Motto Made Large

  

  There’s a motto you’ve probably adopted and you might not even realize it. It’s when you pick up a piece of plastic blowing on the sidewalk and stuff it into... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Microlight Graphics Ltd.

  Added by tmackinnon 0 reviews Listed in GIS 5423 Greentree Rd. West Vancouver British Columbia V7W 1N3 604-921-7904 microlightgraphics. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Defence Geospatial Intelligence (DGI 2013)

  

  Event: Defence Geospatial Intelligence Date: 21 – 23 January 2013 Venue Location: QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London UK Website: www.dgieurope. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Making a Simple Pledge Helps Plant Trees

  

  TweetSilk was launched in 1996 and has become North America’s best selling soy milk brand. Since they were founded, they have been promoting the healthy benefit... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 CHARITY, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• How to Make Solar Panels

  

  Solar panels are becoming a favorite among green energy sources, due in part to the fact that new technologies capturing solar energy are rapidly reducing the... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• GIS Certificate at Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology

  

  Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology [SIAST] Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Program(s): GIS Graduate Certificate Prerequisites: High... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Do DigitalGlobe and GeoEye Complete Each Other’s Puzzles?

  

  Yes. At least that’s what Walter Scott, founder of DigitalGlobe, thinks about the companies’ proposed merger. OK, the combined entity will be known as... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• GIS Jobs in British Columbia

  

  British Columbia is the western most province of Canada and is known for its natural beauty. It has an estimated population of about 4.4 million people (with... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Nissan Provides a First Look Inside the TERRA SUV

  

  Nissan continues to be a leader in the eco-friendly auto industry with vehicles like the zero emission all electric car; the LEAF. Now they have stepped it up... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• For Better Decision-making: iVAULT 5.0 Web GIS

  

  MISA BC Conference, Mission, BC – iVAULT 5.0 brings web GIS into the Information Technology (IT) mainstream. This major new iVAULT release allows clients to... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• BC GIS Day 2012

  

  Event: BC GIS Day 2012 Date: November 14th, 2012 GIS Day (part of Geography Awareness Week) is an annual event that encourages GIS users all over the world to... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• Free Webinar! For Better Decision-making: iVAULT Web GIS 5.0

  

  iVAULT 5.0 Web GIS has been released and is more powerful than ever iVAULT is a self-service Web GIS application that will help you make better, more informed... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS