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Happening NOW: Nov. 3, 2009

What’s happening on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.

Things are getting a little stinky at the Exhibition. The luxurious hotel to be built on the site happens to have an ex-board member at the helm. Cue the investigation.

Speaking of exhibitions, 350.org, the climate action group trying to get our carbon parts per million down to a manageable 350, is also cutting back on the clothing these supermodels are wearing in a new ad campaign.

The Washington Post has a neat interactive tool s showing global emissions. Check out Canada as we battle for top spot (per capita) with the US and Australia!

And we know deserts are hot, so why not use them for something worthwhile. In this case, it’s about converting 6,500 square miles of wasteland into parabolic mirrors that power steam turbines. The project is expected to deliver 15% of Europe’s power by 2050.

Leslieville councillor Paula Fletcher announced that SmartCentres was denied a leave of appeal on developing (building a Wal-Mart) on Toronto Film Studio lands. This could be the end of that long fight. But Wal-Mart isn’t done with the rest of North America’s cities.

Well, the Phillies won – prolonging the World Series. Do you care? Thinking about alternate universes as you try to deal with the fact Fringe episodes keep getting bumped by baseball? Read Sarah Palin’s undelivered victory speech to cozy up to the universe we do have.[rssbreak]

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