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 […]
Tags: escape · hotel · refugees · waterworld
-Jean-Sebastien Peron - SEPAQ
I’m not a beach fan, but the little guy loves the sand…what’s a father to do? Here are a few local beaches to visit. I have to admit, Oka beach intrigues me and it has nothing to do with the possibility of seeing nudists in ‘action’. Sucks that we live on an […]
Tags: Beaches · Local · Montreal
After the absurd use of water tankers dumping millions of litres (of potable water?) onto our parched asphalt as a form of cleansing, this pales in comparison. Yet it still requires a look.
Poorly designed, poorly placed, poorly timed. Just poor. Or better yet…pour.
-30C and windy, these plants were probably still thirsty after today’s wastage.
Limited […]
Tags: Annuals · Irrigation · Montreal · PLanters · Rain Catchment
Water. Buzzword of the next century. Oil is so passé.
Watching a client drain (mostly) and then refill his swimming pool with a an unmetered water supply strikes me as the very heart (or at least the kidneys) of our wasteful ways. No consideration goes into the costs of flushing tens of thousands of litres down […]
Tags: Montreal · Waste · Water Meter
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Tags: hazard · ocean · Plastic
We took part in Montreal’s Urban Ecology Centre sponsored event a few weeks ago and attended a few great workshops like:
Heat island effect and how to cool the city
Cote-St-Luc’s pilot (now going full steam ahead) compost program
Green roof design
Eco Habitation presentation on building greener
Part of the Heat island effect workshop involved a little tour of […]
Tags: Compost · Cote St Luc · Green Roof · Heat Island · Milton Park · Montreal · Urban Ecology Centre
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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 […]
Tags: Big Wild · Canada · MEC · Preservation · Wilderness
These are by far the coolest reusable bottles on the market. But before I pick one up I just need to know…
click for treehugger post.
Tags: bottles · bpa · liner · sigg
Ok. New game, same rules. Same rules as all the other games I’ve never introduced on this site. Just guess what this is ok.
Hint: The images will be ‘environmentally related’ and recently in the news.
UPDATE:
We have zee winner. James called it with the “Thames Barrier“. I think the one they’re thinking […]
Tags: Guess Image · Thames Barrier