The Vancouver Island Eco Initiatives

The population of the Vancouver metropolitan area is 2.5 million ("Vancouver Population 2016."). The growth rate of Vancouver has been increasing; the population went up by 200,000 from 2006 to 2011 ("Vancouver Population 2016."). As the growth rate goes up, it results in a rise in the birth rate as well. Vancouver is a very diverse area with many ethnic groups and cultures.The 3 main ethnic groups in Vancouver consist of Caucasian, South Asian Origins, and Southeast and east origins. Vancouver being diverse could attract many others to migrate. The majority of Vancouver's area is very dense which also leads to it being a clustered area due to the big population in a tight area, the densest

Analysis of the attached proposal reveals that it partially satisfies the government standard form for solicitation. The attached proposal satisfies some of the requirements of the government's standard form for solicitation, which include:

Briefly describe the problem or issue that you have decided to be the topic for your project proposal in order to orient your classmates and faculty

Nearly fourteen years ago, the Calgary-based oil enterprise "Enbridge" announced its most controversial project yet; to build a $6.5-billion oil-duct from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia (Canadian Press, 2013, para. 1). It was to be named the "Northern Gateway Pipeline”.Enbridge 's preliminary announcement on the sixth of March, 2002, not only divided the province of British Columbia on whether environmental or economic prosperity was more important, but the country of Canada as a whole. Although the name "Northern Gateway" is well-known in many Western-Canadian households, few truly know the details of what this project entails. Many environmentalists and economists (Mortillara, Nicole, Global News, 2014) debate the benefits and the negative-impacts that this pipeline will have on Canadians and Canadian society. Others, though, are trying to understand what steps are being taken to ensure environmental sustainability during construction, and for the many years after its projected completion.This multi-billion dollar project has many vocal opposers, and a seemingly equal amount of environmental risks that accompanies it, all adding up to the general consensus that this duct is not worth the economic benefits that it would produce.

Because of how I was raised I know more about the world at large than you might expect for someone who has lived in very few places. I was born at 12:49 A.M. in Murphy, North Carolina, weighing about 9 pounds. My mom ran a shiitake mushroom farm, and my dad worked on landscaping and real estate. When I was 4 years old, I moved to Earthaven Ecovillage, meeting 4 kids that would turn out to be my friends for life! Earthaven Ecovillage is an alternative sustainable community of hippie-type people who use solar power and composting toilets. At first, I was skeptical because some of this was new to me, like the toilets! Then, I got used to living at a place that felt like a summer camp for hippies, and it became normal to me. But Earthavens

A research plan is intended to encourage others that you have a valuable research assignment and that you have the intelligence to see it though. A research plan should include all the essentials in the research method and contain enough information for the reader to assess the proposed subject. Your research and the method you prefer, the research must address the following questions: What you plan to achieve, why you desire to do it and how you are going to do it. The plan should have enough details to persuade the reader that you have a solid research plan; you have an understanding of the important information and that your approach is sound. The value of your research plan depends not just on the quality of your assignment, but also on the quality of your research plan. A good research assignment could be subject to scrutiny or rejection just because the plan is not written well. This motivates me to develop a research plan that is logical, understandable, and convincing. This paper focuses on proposal writing rather than on the development of research

Another business requirement is the timely delivery of quality modules and equipment by the suppliers. The main task of the project team is to install the modules and equipment on the trains. It is therefore essential that the products are procured in good time. It is the task of ECO-Trans to ensure that quality equipment is delivered in time for the completion of the project. The delivered components should be inspected for quality at the time of delivery to ensure they match the client’s quality needs and recommendations (Burke, 2013). Any defective components should be noted and returned to the supplier. This would help

To solve the shrinking population and already small population issue the Northwest Territories has decided to look for recruits. The government has come up with a plan to “attract 2,000 more residents over the next five years, to help grow the territory's economy.” (“N.W.T. Aims to Attract 2,000 to Territory1”) This plan seems to have very good promise since there is a lot to be attracted to in the Northwest Territories. Aside form the cold temperatures there is a surplus of job opening and offering, there is plenty of land and space, resources have yet to be exploited and as mentioned before there are the northern lights and plenty of adventurous activities. The government hopes that at least 20% of the 2000 residents “will be students who leave the territory for post-secondary education coming back to live and work.” (“With Population Shrinking”1) The government also has hopes to “improve its immigrant nominee program” (“With Population Shrinking”1), which will help eliminate fly-in/fly-out workers. The potential for economic growth is very promising. In a time where a good portion of economies are taking a hit, this is the perfect opportunity for people to move and take advantage of the Northwest territories small population and weak economy. Many people struggle to find jobs and if they move there is a good chance they could land their dream job instead of a fall back dream. For example, in the article "With Population Shrinking, Canada's N.W.T. Seeks Recruits” from the

The reasons that British Columbia was not a land of opportunity were the physical landscape of BC was inhospitable for migrants, the weather in BC was terrible, and the gold source was depleting due to over mining. This statement, with supporting evidence presented in this essay will show that due to the gold rush many people arrived in BC, but when the gold source started to deplete, many migrants soon found out BC was not a land of opportunity.

According to Olive (2016), the Canadian environmental movement is broken down into four distinctive waves. The first wave, which originated in the 1880s – specifically the establishment of Banff National Park – set motion to various initiatives to conserve forests and threatened species like bison. The motives for this reside mainly around ecotourism and to encourage settlement. Crises like WW1, The Great Depression, and WW2 reduced the priority of environmental protection, meaning that the second wave started only in the 1960s. During this movement, the first environmental groups like Green Peace appeared, and public pressure helped to create environmental legislation such as the Endangered Species Act. The change from the first movement is

Greenpeace is a well known organisation, iconic for their bold and tenacious environmental campaigns surrounding nuclear weapons testing, whaling, logging and seal hunting. While these campaigns have had significant impact and have achieved many victories they also have an exclusionary nature. The political events taking place in the late 60’s greatly determined the nature of those who joined and showed interest in organizations such as Greenpeace. The gender and class dynamics forming in Vancouver at that particular point in history led Greenpeace to target very specific issues, and to shape their campaign and image in very particular and non inclusive way. This essay will examine the social dynamics in Vancouver in the 60s, which led to the formation of Greenpeace, as well as how it altered their persona and actions, specifically in the Amchitka and harp seal campaigns.

While the plan appears to be thorough and complete, this very characteristic may also prove to be a weakness. As sustainable technologies and even planning methodologies improve, a plan as cohesive as the current Portland Plan may leave little breathing room to accommodate the integration of future improvements without large investments and comprehensive re-planning. In addition, plans as comprehensive as this one is tend to leave less room for the creative expression, which adds diversity and charm to the cities neighborhoods. In terms of raw efficiency, the choice to make this plan a joint effort between the city government and the citizens themselves, though a noble cause, can cause each step to take much longer, and even the delay of the project in its entirety due to the volatility of entire populations. One final risk of the plan, is the risk associated with time. As any program needs money to continue on, people must continue to vote for the Portland Plan’s various programs over the years in order for them to maintain funding, so that they may continue bringing about the sustainable Portland as exists within the plan. The plan is to take place over 25-years, over the course of which any number of variables may change. The issue is things may change over the course of those 25-years, that could cause people to lose support for the plans various programs. Likewise, over

Until recently, many of the environmentalist policies of the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard have been quite moderate, such as encouraging children to turn off their game consoles when not in use. On the government-run Clean Energy Future homepage, the website proclaims: "Switching off video game consoles when not in use could save households up to $150 a year enough to buy several great new games." The website provides a link to tips for ordinary consumers about how they can save money on energy costs through conservation efforts. This is environmentalism marketed from a self-interested perspective. The message is that people can save money and save energy at the same time. While this is a helpful promotional campaign in some respects, it is also somewhat inaccurate, given that many of the measures that must be taken to save the planet will likely be more costly and result in the consumer having to give up certain things and to pay more money for others. Organic food and hybrid cars, for example, cost more than standard-grown food and standard vehicles.

High performing companies like Patagonia have created an environment, that allows them to gather and implement ideas that are generated while they are out in the environment, a boots on the ground sort of speak. Patagonia entrepreneurs support their employee improvement programs, by incorporating improvements into training and support systems, as well as rewarding and compensating their employees by balancing a work life and personal life. Furthermore, Patagonia seems to be effective at creating environmental systems and standards to help our planet. By systematically identifying the root cause of environmental issues and the solutions to the problem, employees report a higher level of job satisfaction, which results in lower turnover and higher employee morale. Patagonia is constantly under fire for their business practices. Why, because people just don’t understand Patagonia’s values and

Brief summary description of the project proposal: Describe problem addressed, proposed solution, expected results, intended beneficiaries and reason(s) why assistance is requested from the Voluntary Fund.