Small, local energy utilities save money and the environment, but who will build them?

A local entrepreneur joins Bob Marley’s son to crack the Vancouver coffee market.

Start today, without consultants, committees or impact statements

Is the city's transportation system in need of a makeover?

When Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan delivered his first “state of the city address” earlier this year, he picked just the right politically correct lingo with which to do it. Inevitably, given the green tinge of the times, he employed the magic word – “sustainable” – in his public pronouncement. Vancouver, he stated, was to become a world leader in environmental practices and sustainable transportation. This was one of his five goals for a better Vancouver.

It was moment of déjà vu; in June 2006, when the embattled Sullivan wanted to pump up his much-touted “EcoDensity” charter (he actually took out a copyright on the term), he described it as, you guessed it, an important “sustainable development” initiative: “Through more sustainable planning, we can reduce the associated costs of housing, ­thereby improving affordability.”

No one would deny that sustainability is a good thing. But what does it mean? And how is it relevant to your business? That’s where things get hard to pin down

Miners and loggers used to pose the greatest threat to wilderness tour operators, now the enemy comes from within. Some blame the competition, others blame the government, but all agree there’s a $1-billion industry at stake

He used to be a business-hating journalist. Today, he drives an SUV, owns a million-dollar home and draws a six-figure salary. He also runs one of the most successful environmental organizations in the country. Is Ian Gill the new face of the green movement?