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– Richard Crowson / Wichita Eagle (August 3, 2008)
Also along these hazy lines, have a look past the propaganda and dig into the data points that prove that the pollution will continue unabated.  More drastic measures will certainly go into effect.  How about surrounding the city with Made in China vacuum cleaners with HEPA […]

Digging through the ingredient list on sunscreen is a pain in the ass.  The Environmental Working Group has done their homework and amassed a large searchable database of sunscreens to save you the pain.

I’m not a big sunscreen user, I tend to seek shaded nooks and trees with massive canopies.  However the little guy, well […]

Snapped this crazy pic on the way home from working up north last week.  Just a massive storm front moving across the island.  I had never seen anything so … linear … before.

Taking a cue from a great post entitled “This Store Blows” over at Racked.com… I present to you the 514 version.  Here’s their concept:
Come summer, you see retailers around the city leaving the doors of their stores propped wide open in the hopes of enticing shoppers in with blasts of frigid air conditioning. In protest […]

Branding it as a modern day ark for the millions who will be totally screwed by climate change.  However more than likely will be used as a ritzy hotel by ultra billionaires as an escape pod when the hoards of hungry and homeless arrive.

inhabitat article here.
…and the original concept that it was blatantly copied […]

More news on Toyota’s upcoming game plan. From plug-in hybrid’s to more efficient and smaller internal combustion engines and perhaps fully electric micro cars. Check out the story on Autopia, here.

- creative commons license here.

The invasion of Iraq by Britain and the US has trebled the price of oil, according to a leading expert, costing the world a staggering $6 trillion in higher energy prices alone.
He spoke after oil prices set a new record on 13 consecutive days over the past two weeks. They have now multiplied sixfold since […]

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The Big Wild refers to the part of Canada that is still in its natural state. The large roadless area where rivers flow free, big lakes and oceans lap against wild shores and animals of diverse species roam as they have for thousands of years.
Our vision is to keep at least […]

One of Alan DeSousa’s pet projects during his tenure on the council has been trying to improve air quality in Montreal.  I’m unaware of any legislative changes he has enacted to make this happen.  Have you?  Comment if you do.
With our first smog alert occurring earlier then ever before on the island things need to […]

For once I commend Hydro Quebéc and it’s initiative on their Recyc-Frigo program. With over 2400 pickups to date they are embarking on a path that must be traveled. Ideally, appliance manufacturers would be held responsible for the end of life recycling of their product, but until our Houses of Parliament take a […]