Climate Change Mitigation Online Resources

Public Transit and Car Shares

Why use transit and car shares, and how do they make cities more sustainable?
(via City of Windsor)
How to sign up for Car2Go, Zip Car, or Modo in Vancouver

Bus Schedules, Transit Maps, and Skytrain times for Metro Vancouver (via Translink)

A False Creek

Further information on the piece - A False Creek (via Spacing Magazine)

What will False Creek look like as climate change increases? (via City of Vancouver)

Mason Bees
Why keep bees and how to care for them (via British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture)

How to get a bee keeping permit in Vancouver (via City of Vancouver)

Community Gardening
How to join a community garden in Vancouver  (via City of Vancouver)
How to start your own community garden in Vancouver (via City of Vancouver)

Tips for your first vegetable garden from the UBC Botanical Garden

Engineered Wetlands

How does this engineered wetland work and why is it there? (via Vancouver is Awesome)

Why use green infastructure, like Engineered Wetlands (via Enviromental Protection Agency)

District Energy - Southeast False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility 
What is the Southeast False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility?(via City of Vancouver)
Find out more about the story behind the project (via National Geographic)
Why should we use district energy and sewage to heat homes­­­­?  (via The Challange Series)

Habitat Island

What does Habitat Island do? (via Vancouver is Awesome)

Benefits of habitat restoration (via State of Massachusetts)

Video Feed of Habitat Island over time 

Native Plantings
Why Use Native Plants? (via Evergreen.ca)
Guide to Using Native Plants in British Columbia (via Habitat Acquisition Trust)

Native Plant Database for British Columbia (via Evergreen.ca)

Solar Powered Garbage Compacters
Find out more about the False Creek solar compacters (via Vancouver is Awesome)

Giant Birds
A short video of the artist talking about "The Birds" (via Capital Regional District)
A list and descriptions of all invasive animal and plant species in B.C. (via British Columbian Royal Museum)

Green Streets
Find out more about permeable paving  (via Capital Regional District)

Rain Gardens 

Why use rain gardens and how do they work? (via Capital Regional District)        

How to build your own rain garden in the Pacific Northwest (via Washington State University)

How to get a rainbarrel from the City of Vancouver and help conserve water in other ways at home (via City of Vancouver)      

Tubular Energy
Build your own solar thermal collector (via Instructables)      

Counting Bikes
Map of Bike paths and routes in Vancouver (via City of Vancouver)

Map of Bike paths and routes in West Coquitlam, and Surrey (via Translink)

Map of Bike paths and routes in Anmore, East Coquitlam, and East Surrey (via Translink)