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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.

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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 […]

Earth hour countdown.  This Saturday (March 29th) don’t bother turning your lights on when dusk hits, leave the TV off, the radio as well.  Invite some friends over, burn a few candles for mood, and strike up say… a conversation.  One without referring to the great Google for answers, try debating the topic, you don’t […]

In the end, 99% of developers just want to build and sell homes and attain maximum profit.  After all, it wouldn’t be a capitalist society if that weren’t the case.  This usually manifests in cookie cutter developments based on for the most part poorly designed model homes built quickly and cheaply.
But what if they could […]

Earth hour montreal style will entail people doing what they will in their homes with little guidance or fanfare from city hall.  As per the norm, Montreal jumps on a bandwagon but brings nothing but horse shit to the party.
The press release reads like a last ditch effort to let people know how eco friendly […]

Quick read on a new ‘heat map’ that UQAM’s department of geography has produced showing localized hot spots around the city. (I need to find the actual map, sorry  - update below)
Take one large highway (HWY13) add two adjacent massive shopping mall parking lots and you get a micro climate of 42C in the […]

I’ve used that term in some carpentry work in the past, but hadn’t thought about it’s relation to dam reservoir levels. It seems Pakistan’s Tarbela dam is running at dead level, which means that the turbines are running off only the natural flow of the river and not on any added kinetic energy provided […]

Made my daily trek to the local HD yesterday and looky looky. Quebec’s home renovation warehouse was shut down due to snow loading on the roof. Ha. I was surprised that Réno’s marketing crew weren’t in the lot shooting snaps and sending the dozens of customers down the road for their supply […]