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Feeding the City Masses With Vertical Farming

Submitted by RA on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 22:42

Interesting article in The Guardian today about feeding the urban masses of the future through vertical farming: instead of growing out, you grow upwards.

Using tried and tested hydroponics, and good building design, vertical farming enthusiasts reckon that a thirty story, downtown vertical farm could provide enough food for 10,000 people.

No Twinning, More Spinning as Port Mann Cost Doubles

Submitted by RA on Wed, 02/04/2009 - 22:53

Kevin Falcon, B.C. Transportation Minister, no longer wants to twin the Port Mann Bridge. Unfortunately, it's not because he's had an epiphany, seeing that there's no place for massive road infrastructure projects in a future with peak oil and climate change.

California votes for Massive High Speed Rail Project

Submitted by RA on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 13:50

Californians have done it! They voted to advance to the next stage of its high speed rail project that will link San Francisco and Sacramento with San Diego and LA, cutting travel times, road congestion and greenhouse gases.

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