Topic: British Columbia

Surprise: Old-growth forests soak up CO2

Woodlands in developed world also absorb CO2. What will impact be on global climate talks?

Website makes salaries more transparent

More specific income data can help negotiate a raise. It may also hurt working relationships.

A garden built around the view

Marnie and Jim McNeill’s garden on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, was planned to complement the gorgeous scenery surrounding their property.

More Mail Bag matches

Readers remember pen pals they found through the Monitor's old Mail Bag column.

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Guantánamo video, deserter case draw Canadian criticism of U.S. ties

On Tuesday, a US Army deserter was deported. An unrelated but simultaneous video release showed a Canadian Gitmo detainee taken at age 15 crying, 'Oh Mommy!'

Green architecture’s new goal: stylish sustainability

Ecologically friendly designs are shedding an ugly past for a sleeker, more integrated future.

B.C. salmon farm breach could threaten native stocks

Some 30,000 Atlantic salmon escaped from a fish farm off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, where they may pose a threat to already depleted populations of wild Pacific salmon.

Sowing the seeds of history

Some say my beans are from King Tut’s tomb.

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More garden visits

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Glass ‘cities’ under the sea

For kids: Special sponges made of glass have formed entire reefs in the Pacific Ocean.

Tribes strive to save native tongues

In the Pacific Northwest, some 40 indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing within a decade.

Dog days of summer vacation

Discover the most dog-friendly destinations in the US and Canada.

How the big picture changes from tiny beginnings

How the big picture changes from tiny beginnings

It pays to think small when forecasting environmental change.

Debunking the debunkers

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In British Columbia, a beetle upsets climate calculus

A record infestation of beetles is turning western Canada's forests from a carbon sink into a CO2 source.

Fishermen hit hard by closure of West Coast salmon fishing

Drastic federal action to try to save chinook salmon is latest move in ongoing battle.

Fishermen hit hard by closure of West Coast salmon fishing

Drastic federal action to try to save chinook salmon is latest move in ongoing battle.

$10 million quest for a practical 100-mpg car

Small innovators rule so far in the entries for the Progressive Automotive X Prize for the most fuel-efficient car.

$10 million quest for a practical 100-mpg car

Small innovators rule so far in the entries for the Progressive Automotive X Prize for the most fuel-efficient car.

$10 million quest for a practical 100-mpg car

Small innovators rule so far in the entries for the Progressive Automotive X Prize for the most fuel-efficient car.

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