Don’t miss your opportunity to get involved in the ever-growing US biodiesel industry.  With strong policy, strong markets and strong technical and environmental positions, the industry is again poised to see record production in 2014, potentially nearing 2 billion gallons of production.  National Biodiesel Board celebrates the strong, united front of its membership and the successes of its efforts to continue to grow the US market.

This conference has grown from a small gathering at our first event in Palm Springs, Calif. in 2004, to a powerful platform that drives biodiesel business all year long. Demographics show most of our attendees are high-level decision makers in their fields.  Those who reach them first will be two steps ahead of their competitors. This conference is the only event that gathers biodiesel decision makers from throughout the United States and the world.

Learn more here: http://www.biodieselconference.org/2014/

When & Where: November 5th 5-7pm in Buchanan A201

UBCC350 is a social justice group that is dedicated to fighting climate change, and choses to do so through specific action campaigns. Divestment is an extremely important movement that has spread to over 300 campuses in North America.  The point of the campaign is to get UBC’s investments out of Fossil Fuel companies, as we believe that we cannot be a sustainable campus while still profiting off of companies that are destroying our environment.The event will be a fantastic night filled with renowned environmental and economic speakers, music, and networking.

For more information, visit the Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/events/563151110425269/

Date: Monday, 30 September 2013

Time: 9:30am to 11:00am Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)

Location:  Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC

 This event will be available via live webcast.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a UN Body, is releasing the first of three major reports on climate change on September 27^th, it’s first comprehensive reports since 2007. The first report, Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis, is the culmination of work of 259 authors from 39 countries. Leading BC climate scientists and senior contributors to the report will make sense of the IPCC assessment process,  what is new in climate science and the implications for BC.

Join us to learn the state of climate science—why and how the climate has changed and how it could change in the future—and what it all means for BC. There will be plenty of time for questions from the audience; the public and media are welcome.

The event is sponsored by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions and the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium.

This FREE public lecture is the first of a PICS Research Lecture Series. Join Dr.John Robinson, UBC and Dr. Alissa Antle, SFU and their research team members as they share results of the Greenest City Conversations.

When: September 18th 5-6:30 @ Morris J Wosk Center for Dialogue, SFU (580 West Hastings Street)

More info and to register: www.greenestcityconversations.eventbrite.ca

UBC has launched a Building Tune-Up program in partnership with BC Hydro, tweaking systems in 72 buildings to use less electricity and steam, while maintaining – or even improving – your comfort.
Visit this dashboard provided by Pulse Energy at any time to monitor your building’s monthly, weekly or daily energy performance — in real-time. 

https://ubc.pulseenergy.com/#/location/916

To learn more about what you can do to help save energy in your building, see the energy-saving tips in the top menu. For details on UBC’s Building Tune-Up program, please go to sustain.ubc.ca/tuneup

When: Friday, April 26, 2013, 5:30-7:30pm, with a brief presentation at 6:00pm
Where: 131 Water Kitchen & Bar, 131 Water Street, Gastown, Vancouver, BC (map) Finger food will be served, cash bar

A key objective of this program is to develop a hub of peers with a shared passion for advancing sustainability in the community. Through this networking event, we want to connect the program participants with existing groups, networks, and successful young leaders. And we hope to introduce them to organizations that are looking for bright, young leaders to help develop or advance their sustainability projects

Join us to…
Meet program participants who are seeking to create, lead, or contribute to a local sustainability project. Attract support for your projects from eager students who are seeking opportunities to take on leadership roles.Promote your organization, programs, and other sustainability activities to a new audience. Connect with other groups working in this space. Hear local success stories of youth-led sustainability projects. Learn more about the IMPACT! Sustainability Champions Training program and opportunities for your organization to collaborate with us further.

Guest speakers will include:

·  Josh Snider, Manager, Youth Sustainability Leadership, The Natural Step Canada
·  Barbara Turley-McIntyre, Senior Director, Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship, The Co-operators
·  IMPACT! alumni stories of success: Alyssa Kostello (NOW! Theatre), Alexander Moscrip & Britney Myers (Quality Thyme Café)

RSVP Here: http://sustainabilityinthecityvancouver2013.eventbrite.com/#

Another biodiesel fill-up for the Housing and Hospatality Services truck. This is the third tank of B20 used by the delivery truck with zero problems to date. Since inception last year the club has sold over 475L of B20 fuel. That’s 95L of biodiesel produced in CHBE from waste vegetable oil used to power campus vehicles. That add’s up to 192kg of CO2 emissions avoided vs. using straight petrodiesel.