scam Archives | Ouno Design https://ounodesign.com/tag/scam/ Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:56:28 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 New York’s “greenest” skyscaper is actually its biggest energy hog: New Republic https://ounodesign.com/2013/07/31/leed-tower-scam/ https://ounodesign.com/2013/07/31/leed-tower-scam/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:56:28 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=16203

Must read: Bank of America’s Toxic Tower: New York’s “greenest” skyscaper is actually its biggest energy hog in New Republic.

“According to data released by New York City last fall, the Bank of America Tower produces more greenhouse gases and uses more energy per square foot than any comparably sized office building in Manhattan.

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]]> https://ounodesign.com/2013/07/31/leed-tower-scam/feed/ 0 Condo marketing company’s own employees posing as buyers from China to drive condo sales; busted by blog https://ounodesign.com/2013/02/14/condo-marketing-company-china-buyers-fraud/ https://ounodesign.com/2013/02/14/condo-marketing-company-china-buyers-fraud/#respond Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:09:35 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=15657 On Thursday, February 14, Business in Vancouver ran a story detailing how the editor of a high-profile blog was being paid by a real estate marketing company to write about living in Vancouver's pricey Olympic Village, without disclosing the fact to readers.

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The following CBC article confirms what we’ve always known: sports stadiums simply do not deliver on their extravagant economic promises. Just as with casinos, the millionaire proponents of stadiums always claim that these big arenas will make a city rich.

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