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EKOS Leads Project to Update School Curriculum in the Caribbean The EKOS team are exceptionally pleased to have been awarded a contract with the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to update secondary learning modules to include biodiversity conservation themes. The EKOS team will be complimented by several leading Caribbean authorities in curriculum design, including Dr. Joyce Glasgow, professor emeritus within the Faculty of Education at the University of West Indies. The project team also includes Sue Staniforth, an acclaimed environmental educator who lives near Victoria, BC, but as worked internationally. |
Solar Wall Collects Heat - Even in the Coldest of Prairie Winters! Another innovative renewable energy project at Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site of Canada, near Selkirk Manitoba is the installation of a SOLARWALL. Like the other green technologies installed at the Parks Canada site, the SOLARWALL showcases the simplicity of energy efficient technology, as well as both the long term cost savings and decrease in greenhouse gas emissions that result from such technologies. |
Best Summer Vacation Yet! I’ve just returned to Victoria from a nearly seven week long vacation. Over the course of this time, my wife and I visited numerous parks, protected areas and historic sites throughout Western Canada. Our travels took us to Waterton Lakes National Park, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Grasslands National Park, Riding Mountain National Park, Rushing River Provincial Park, Great Sandhills Special Management Area, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Royal Tyrrell Museum, Jasper National Park, Banff National Park and, finally, Kootenay National Park. In nearly every park or site, we camped, hiked and photographed. Between us, I think we returned with nearly 5,000 images! |
Biodiesel: From the Deep Fryer to Your Tank! Vegetable oil…whoever thought you could fry it and drive it? The pursuit for a cleaner- burning, non-toxic, biodegradable, renewable fuel source to power our vehicles has lead to an innovative development known as biodiesel. Made from animal fat or vegetable oil, biodiesel is created by separating out glycerin from oil to create “methyl esters” (bio-fuel) which can then be blended at any level with petroleum diesel. Unmodified diesel engines in cars, buses, trucks, tractors and boats can all benefit from biodiesel. Not only does the fuel burn cleaner than conventional diesel, but it elongates engine life as a result of the built-in lubricant. |