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USA might unleash 35 gigawatts of diesel powered electricity
Get ready to breathe a lot more PM2.5, and 28,000 tonnes of CO2 every hour.
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Lloyd Alter
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Older people are spending more time on their phones than the kids are
Some think this is a good thing as we enter into an "app-based retirement." I am not so sure.
Dec 1
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Lloyd Alter
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November 2025
This Small Business Saturday, reoccupy Main Street and shop local
This year is different, particularly for Canadians who want to avoid American products and services.
Nov 28
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Lloyd Alter
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Buy a new phone and save the economy!
How about no, the world will survive if I don't have M5.
Nov 26
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Lloyd Alter
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What the hell happened to "Fabric First?"
A very good question. Has heatpumpification crushed insulation?
Nov 24
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Lloyd Alter
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A crossing guard dies in Hamilton, Ontario, due to regulatory failure and bad design
Meanwhile, in London, the government says, "safe vehicles save lives."
Nov 21
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Lloyd Alter
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Bonus Post: I almost missed World Toilet Day!
Here's a bonus roundup of some of my recent posts about toilets.
Nov 19
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Lloyd Alter
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The kitchen island gets tabled
The big old kitchen table makes a comeback.
Nov 19
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Lloyd Alter
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SchadenfreudeTower in New York City is cracking up
The problems at 432 Park Avenue never end.
Nov 17
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Lloyd Alter
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It's America Recycles Day, sponsored by cigarette, plastic and bottled water companies
There is a new twist this year with a campaign to get us to switch to aluminum cans.
Nov 14
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Lloyd Alter
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It's my birthday, and I am off to the gym
The gym is actually the biggest present I gave myself this year.
Nov 12
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Lloyd Alter
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Should all public washrooms be all-gender?
This is a biological, not a political problem: women have different needs than men, and everyone's needs are changing as we age.
Nov 10
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Lloyd Alter
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