The former NASA astronaut is now using her unique perspective from space to strive for sustainability on Earth. She's bringing her insights about some of those challenges and solutions to Metro Vancouver's Zero Waste Conference on Wednesday. Coleman compared life aboard a spaceship, reusing and recycling everything, to some of the zero waste and sustainability goals of Vancouver. It's a matter of reengineering the problem, Coleman concluded, and that's what she wants to highlight at Vancouver's sustainability conference. Coleman is the opening keynote speaker at Metro Vancouver's Zero Waste Conference on Nov. 1.

Source: CBC News November 01, 2017 13:52 UTC