Sasha on the Street

As I try to expand my personal library I thought I would create a section of book reviews – more just an area of what I thought of the book. More books to follow, a few I’ve read recently, and some that I’ve just recently started. The first book I included was The Celestine Prophecy [...]

With the rising cost of fuel we will no doubt will we have to change our consumption patterns. But it is not easy to change something that has become such a habit for us, plus it is a lot of fun to push the envelope and see how fast you can accelerate on the on-ramp [...]

Today was an exhibition and breakout sessions. Exhibitors ranged from dual-flush toilets, to Green Roof solutions, to the Ministry of the Environment and many educational institutions. The two sessions that I attended were excellent. The first was a roundtable discussion on Campus Sustainability Planning with a panel from the University of Toronto, York University and [...]

Where do I even start? Yesterday was fantastic. I learned a lot, met some great people and I’m really looking forward to today. From Malmo, Sweeden to Vancouver there were lots of great ideas to come out. The day was all lectures and our speakers were from the Netherlands, Germany, and many great Canadians. The [...]

After a busy evening last night, I decided to watch some news to unwind, instead I got more worked up. CBC National News announced last night that Green Party Leader Elizabeth May would be left out of the coming televised debates After writing last night that finding sustainable solutions is about bringing together different areas [...]

Although I was nervous this morning, I survived my first day of class … new program, new building and an old friend. My first class, titled above, is taught by Professor W.H. Vanderburg. His passion’s lie in the study of technology, society, biosphere interactions and its application to the development of preventive approaches for the [...]

This week I go back to school, maybe a week late compared to others, but I’ll take it. I’m starting a Masters of Engineering at the University of Toronto (but only part-time, I can’t quit my day job after all) This week is also the Green Building Festival here in Toronto and I am fortunate [...]

As the clean up of yesterday’s accident here in Toronto continues I thought more about distractions while driving. Recently California changed the laws with respect to talking on your mobile while driving; California has become a ‘hands free’ state. Chrysler also announced this week that it will be adding wi-fi to some of it’s new [...]

This morning a truck driver narrowly escaped death as his truck catapulted into a bridge pier on the transfer from Highway 401 west-bound collectors to the DVP/404. I think this picture says it all in terms of the severity of the crash. The highway system around Toronto is expansive but with a crash like this [...]

It’s that time of the year again, it’s time to go back to school. That generally means more cars on the road, which means a longer traffic jam on the way to work and the grocery store seems to get busier too. Thinking about this time when we go back to school I thought about [...]