Tag: politics
Construction Procurement and Constructing with Glass
As the summer comes to an end most university and college students are rushing around trying to get everything organized for this year. A select few are trying to get their PhD and Masters Thesis defence done so they don’t have to pay another term of tuition. Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend two [...]
Posted: August 27th, 2009 under economics, infrastructure.
Tags: concrete, economics, infrastructure, politics, procurement, public sector
Comments: 1
Toronto’s Compost Debate
Toronto is said to be forward thinking, a model for cities of the world with regards to its composting program. But there are some mixed feelings as to whether or not the composting waste is actually being composted.
The Toronto Star has reported (and more than once) that the amount of waste that the city claims [...]
Posted: August 11th, 2009 under environment, garbage, sustainability, toronto.
Tags: compost, environment, garbage, politics, toronto, waste
Comments: 1
Gardiner East Consultations
Yesterday I wrote about Toronto’s “ring road” or as I called it ‘Toronto’s Box Road.’ It got me thinking and I decide to a more thorough read of the website and provide some thoughts/ideas on what is presented on the Future of the Gardiner East.
In moving to be more environmental WATERFRONToronto set up an online [...]
Posted: May 1st, 2009 under Sustainable Infrastructure, Transportation, engineering, highway, infrastructure, toronto.
Tags: Congestion, economics, environment, Gardiner, infrastructure, politics, sustainable, toronto
Comments: 1
Budget Day 2009
It’s one of those days Canadians seem to dread every year, budget day. What will it say? How will it affect me?
As we enter a recession Canadians were even more concerned with the budget. Prior to the holiday break an alliance was formed between the Liberals, the Bloc, and the NDP that threatened to take [...]
Posted: January 28th, 2009 under environment, infrastructure.
Tags: 2009, budget, Canada, construction, environment, Green, infrastructure, obama, politics, Transportation
Comments: none
The Great Debate
Last night was the first and only debate between Govenor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden. Palin in her folky, ‘main street’ fashion addressed America with perfect rehersal. She started out so nervous, eased up a bit upon speaking about education, and then tensed up again when giving her closing remarks. Her night had been [...]
Posted: October 3rd, 2008 under Election 2008, Energy, environment, sustainability.
Tags: 2008, Alaska, America, Biden, debate, Election 2008, Energy, government, Palin, politics, Vice Presidents
Comments: 1
Welcome to the future. Welcome to the Green Party.
After a busy evening last night, I decided to watch some news to unwind, instead I got more worked up.
CBC National News announced last night that Green Party Leader Elizabeth May would be left out of the coming televised debates
After writing last night that finding sustainable solutions is about bringing together different areas of expertise, [...]
Posted: September 10th, 2008 under Climate Change, environment.
Tags: Climate Change, debate, environment, Green Party, politics
Comments: 1