Environmental Issues Archives - Page 3 of 5

The Worst Environmental Disaster in a Century?

Posted by [email protected] | Apr 30, 2010 | Canada, Climate Change, Economy, Emergencies, Environmental Issues, Food, health, News, Oil, The United States of America, World |

As we watch the effects of the inevitable oil spill transpire in the Gulf Coast we have to ask...

What is the plan for Transit City now? GTA has worst commutes in 19-city survey

Posted by [email protected] | Mar 29, 2010 | Environmental Issues, GTA Environment, GTA Issues, GTA News, Markham, Ontario, Public Transit, Richmond Hill, Toronto, Vaughan, Viva, World, YRT |

Commuters in the Greater Toronto Area suffer through longer round trips than their counterparts in 18 other major centres, including notoriously congested Los Angeles, according to a new report commissioned by the Toronto Board...

Why transit is important in Toronto

Posted by [email protected] | Mar 28, 2010 | Environmental Issues, GTA Issues, Public Transit, Toronto, Viva, YRT |

I thought I would finish the night by giving you a link to a site that details the positives of light-rail. It is unfortunate that the government has decided to put an end to a visionary plan to get transit rolling in the city...

Toronto Mayoral candidate Rossi plans on stopping all TTC Light-Rail (Transit City) Expansion

Posted by [email protected] | Jan 22, 2010 | Canada, Environmental Issues, GTA Development, GTA Issues, GTA News, LRT, News, Ontario, Politics, Public Transit, Toronto, Unions, Viva, YRT |

Have we learned nothing from history and the reasons why there is a lack of good public transit options in the city of Toronto? What about jobs for the people of Thunder Bay? Again, with another knee-jerk reaction we may loose...

The deadly asbestos trade

Posted by [email protected] | Oct 27, 2008 | Canada, Climate Change, Environmental Issues, health, News, Politics, Quebec, Science, World |

Asbestos is a mineral with long, thin fibrous crystals. The word asbestos (῾ἀσβεστος) is derived from a Greek adjective meaning inextinguishable. The Greeks termed asbestos the miracle mineral because of its soft and pliant...