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Category Archives: Sustainability

The R4 SustainabiliTEA! Public Consultation on Waste at Concordia Public Event

October 9, 2012by neath Leave a comment

Thursday, October 18 4pm – 6pm Library Building Atrium, Concordia SGW Campus Join us for the first sustainabiliTEA of the year!!!!! The SustainabiliTEA is a monthly event organized by the […]

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Community, Sustainability

Majora Carter – Update

March 8, 2012by neath Leave a comment

First posted about her in November of 2008. This woman is awesome! Majora Carter to launch national brand for local produce BY CHRISTINA ASQUITH Born and raised in the South Bronx, Majora Carter […]

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Activism, Sustainability

Refurbished Street Cars A Hit In North American Cities

March 6, 2012by neath 2 Comments

Do any old salvageable street cars exist in Montreal? Photo Thomas Hawk Hot tram! Old trolleys are the new classic cars [SLIDESHOW] A Brookville-restored streetcar in San Francisco. While they have […]

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Public Transportation, Streetcars, Sustainability

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January 2, 2011by neath Leave a comment

“According to its Wikipedia entry, 22 percent of Paducah’s population was living below the poverty line as of 2000, including 34 percent of those under age 18. Those numbers have […]

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Sustainability

Turcot Walk A Success

April 20, 2009by neath Leave a comment

Was a beautiful day for a walk. Being prehistoricentric I won’t have any pictures for a bit, but would be glad to post any images or videos people would like […]

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Activism, Sustainability

March Today!

April 19, 2009by neath 3 Comments

Just a reminder that the march through Saint Henri is today, April 19, 2009, starting at 2 locations, Lionel Groulx Metro and 780 Saint Remi at 1pm. Thanks to Jacob […]

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Activism, Sustainability

Detroit And The $100.00 House

March 18, 2009by neath Leave a comment

New American Dream? For Sale: The $100 House By TOBY BARLOW Published: March 7, 2009 Detroit Sophia Martineck RECENTLY, at a dinner party, a friend mentioned that he’d never seen […]

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Development, Sustainability

Curitiba, Brasil

January 8, 2009by neath 1 Comment

This city of 1.8 million people is world renowned as a model of sustainable urban planning, and has been referred to as one of the most innovative cities in the […]

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Sustainability, transportation, Urban

Passive Homes

December 29, 2008by neath 3 Comments

Article in the New York Times about Passive Housing. With the European Parliament proposing that passive house standards become the norm by 2011, it’s probably safe to say that central […]

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architecture, Sustainability

Woods # 3 Or Riviere a L’Orme

May 26, 2008by neath 2 Comments

Crazy kind of situation on the West Island in Sainte Anne de Bellevue where a developer actually owns one of the islands 10 “ecoterritories”. And would like to develop it, […]

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Community, Development, Green Space, Sustainability, Urban

Turcot Park?

May 16, 2008by neath 1 Comment

Well, I have been saying for three years that there is a wonderful opportunity to do something truly great and of value at Turcot Yards and today I read Jean […]

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Development, Otter Lake, Post Industrial, Sustainability

Budget Sustainabilty Money Disappoints

March 14, 2008by neath 2 Comments

The provincial government has announced that it will spend 133 million dollars in the coming years on sustainability programs. That might sound all good and proper especially as they claim […]

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Development, environment, Sustainability

Sustainable Stormwater Management

February 19, 2008by neath Leave a comment

Terrific award winning project designed by Kevin Robert Perry for Portland, Orgegon, that recycles storm water locally instead of routing it to expensive treatment facilitities. Please read this post over […]

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City Hall, Infrastructure, Sustainability, Urban, Urban Reclamation

How Green Is My Parking Garage?

January 28, 2008by neath 2 Comments

Last year Santa Monica, California, opened what is being called the world’s first sustainable, LEED certified, parking garage. The project is not without controversy as some suggest that the 29 […]

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architecture, Development, Driving, Sustainability, Urban

Golf Dorval/ Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport

December 11, 2007by neath 3 Comments

I have never been a big fan of golf courses. Building them has usually meant the destruction of a forest or, in the extreme, ancient burial grounds. Still, they are […]

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Airport, Development, environment, Infrastructure, Photography, Sustainability, transportation, Urban

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