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I love this house of steel and glass! There are just a few problems....
There is the upfront carbon, the lack of comfort, the flat roof, the giant fireplace, the energy consumption, but everything else is fabulous.
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Lloyd Alter
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Toronto has too many Ghost Bikes
The construction industry kills another cyclist and I attend another ride and installation.
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Lloyd Alter
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Walkable neighbourhoods need places to shop
It's not a 15-minute city if you can't find a litre of milk or other useful stuff.
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Lloyd Alter
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The Happy Planet Index measures what matters
The Gross Domestic Product measures money, but there is more to life.
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Lloyd Alter
9
Happy May Day, which used to be green instead of red
A bonus from the archives, a look at why we don't celebrate May Day in North America
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Lloyd Alter
4
Why we will continue to be buried in single-use plastic
It's part of the culture of convenience that drives our economies and a UNEP conference in Ottawa can't stop it.
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Lloyd Alter
8
On water and windows in the UK today
After writing here for 16 months I have to be careful about repeating myself!
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Lloyd Alter
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Do we need to change the way we grow things, or change the way we eat?
Indoor farming is seen as a response to the "steadily thumping drumbeat of climate change." Is it the appropriate response?
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Lloyd Alter
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Carbon Upfront!
Coming May 21 from New Society Publishers, looking at the upfront carbon in everything.
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