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Author of Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle, Teaching sustainable design at Toronto Metropolitan university, Substacking at lloydalter.substack.com
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Reading Jane Jacobs on import replacement in a time of tariffs

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By Lloyd Alter Verified
| Carbon Upfront!
I spent the weekend re-reading Jane Jacobs’ Cities and the Wealth of Nations, thinking that her concept of import replacement was suddenly relevant in Canada, where American tariffs and Canada’s counter-tariffs might make imports significantly more expensive. Since she is most famous for her views on cities and planning, I thought it might have lessons for the design of our buildings and cities in the face of the current economic situation.
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Trump's plans for space could trash the environment, the climate, and the ozone layer

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By Lloyd Alter Verified
| Carbon Upfront!
Rockets were smaller in 1946, and we didn’t worry about emissions. Compared to cars and airplanes, the environmental impact of rocket launches has been considered minor. That’s because there aren't that many of them, but that’s about to change. Lost among all the noise coming out of the White House lately are last week’s announcements, “President Donald J. Trump Launches the Golden Age of Space Transportation”.
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Why is Muskoka investing $17 million in a prefab factory?

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By Lloyd Alter Verified
| Carbon Upfront!
There already is a prefab factory in Muskoka. Why build another? I spend my summer in a cabin on a small lake in a corner of Muskoka, Ontario, not the part famous for being a summer playground for rich Americans or the Heated Rivalry guys. But I follow the local news and was intrigued by a proposal by the Chairman of the District of Muskoka to invest $17 million in a factory to build prefabricated housing near the Muskoka airport.
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