Green Space
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Friday’s headlines before you leave for the long weekend
• The Way We Were: Simcoe Day history [ Toronto Sun ] • Up on cripple creek [ National Post ] • NYC group flunks T.O.’s waterfront ...
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Sam Javanrouh photo from lightning storm
Sam Javanrouh, the world famous Toronto photoblogger and regular Spacing contributor, captured this amazing photo of the lightning storm we had the other...
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Solar-powered trash compactors that don’t recycle
Most large cities in North America are facing their own garbage crises, so Toronto shouldn’t feel it’s the only one trying to find solutions...
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Heat, heat, everywhere…
The Toronto Star has three articles that are inter-related. The first one is about Baby Boomers and how they will bear the brunt of smog-related illnesses...
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Weekend headlines on public space issues
Christopher Hume has a great piece in the Star today about the redevelopment of Beirut during the 1990s and its connection to Toronto’s waterfront...
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Register for Toronto Green Building Festival
Toronto Regional Green Building Festival Second Annual Conference and Trade Show October 31 – November 01, 2006 Canadian Broadcasting Centre, 250...
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Greenpeace: You’re a prick if you drive an SUV
Greenpeace has released a 90-second commercial that takes dead aim at SUV drivers. While I appreciate the cheekiness of this ad, I ‘m not sure this...
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The aesthetics of wind power
I recently read an interesting article on the aesthetics of wind turbines. I’m going to come out and plead ignorance — I had no idea people...
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Underground parking, skateboard parks, tourists in own city
In the Star today: The price of underground parking: A Star reporter takes a look at the disappearing surface parking lots in Toronto and lauds the...
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No swimming
From the Toronto Star: It’s going to be hot, hot, hot for the next several days. So, where do you go to cool off? To the beach, of course. But wait...
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Mobile Landscape Intervention Unit
The Mobile Landscape Intervention Unit is a recycled shipping container that has been transformed into a live-work space for a team of intrepid gardeners...
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Forbes’ Least Green Machines
North America’s most harmful vehicle: 2006 Ford E-Series van Forbes magazine has produced its first Least Green Machines list: a who’s who of...
By Matthew Blackett