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Traditional Writing Goes the Way of the Dodo

Posted on 12. May, 2009 by Sonu Purhar.

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Last week’s 2009 B.C. Association of Travel Writers’ Symposium included a 45-minute crash course on what freelancers need to master to survive today’s “cold climate – the rapid onslaught of new media in a rapidly cooling print market.
The somewhat harsh reality, according to Julie Ferguson (author of six books on writing ), is that electronic media [...]

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Retailers Have a Voice in Sustainability

Posted on 08. May, 2009 by Bernice Paul.

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RetailBC, representing the province’s $49-billion-plus retail sector, recently held a “Passion for Retail” conference to explore the question: Can retailers save the world? Amidst a recession and ever-increasing customer demands for cheaper, better and more sustainable goods, it’s a question that I initially dismissed as rhetorical fluff. But in the end it has pushed me to think [...]

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EPIC Sustainable Living Expo

Posted on 07. May, 2009 by Bernice Paul.

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Can British Columbia Be a Canadian Hub for the Electric Car?

Posted on 04. May, 2009 by Bernice Paul.

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The emerging green economy has been touted as our lifeline out of this global recession. More and more we hear about green-collar jobs meant to stimulate a new kind of economy – one that values environmental and social sustainability as primary building blocks for growth.
Of course, for car manufacturers (the Detroit Three included), pursuing alternative [...]