Tag: Sustainable Infrastructure
The Need for Good Highway Infrastructure: Part 1
As the term comes to a close here in Toronto (no I do not go to York, which is currently on strike) I am in the process of writing all my final papers. One of my classes is called Concrete Technology and Non-Destructive Testing and initially I thought the paper I was writing was not [...]
Posted: December 1st, 2008 under Sustainable Infrastructure, highway, toronto.
Tags: 400-series highways, highway, infrastructure, Sustainable Infrastructure, toronto, Transportation, truck
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Technology, Society and The Environment: Week #10
I have missed a couple of weeks with Vanderburg’s course, well I’ve been there but I wasn’t inspired to write a blog about it. This week was different, Vanderburg really got us thinking about the producer-consumer environment. Maybe it was my friend Steve’s blog that really got me thinking about it, but we as consumers [...]
Posted: November 11th, 2008 under Climate Change, Energy, Sustainable Infrastructure, Vanderburg, environment.
Tags: economics, electricity, environment, infrastructure, lighting, profit, sustainable, Sustainable Infrastructure, utilities, Vanderburg
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6 Days until we vote
Next Tuesday marks an important day for Canadians, it’s time once again to vote in a Federal Election. Unlike the US, our government has the power to dissolve government if they feel it is the best interest of the country. Stephen Harper thought it would be best to have a majority government and is asking [...]
Posted: October 8th, 2008 under Election 2008, Sustainable Infrastructure, toronto.
Tags: Canada, Election 2008, Sustainable Infrastructure, Vote
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Whistler’s Going Green
For those of you who know me, know I am absolutely passionate about downhill skiing. As a family past-time of mine we started out as ski racers at local Ontario hill Mansfield, where I also started my ski coaching and instructing career. Now my boyfriend and I head up to Collingwood every weekend to coach [...]
Posted: September 21st, 2008 under Energy, Sustainable Infrastructure, environment.
Tags: Energy, Green, renewable energy, Sustainable Infrastructure, whistler
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