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Share a car or share the road
Have you ever noticed that most cars are parked for the majority of the day? People often only need their vehicle to get to work and for errands such as groceries. So the rest of the time why not have other people using the car? This is the idea behind car shares and car co-ops. [...]
Take a bite out of that!
We are constantly inundated with dooms day stories of the oil spill, climate change and just overall a rapidly declining environment. It is easy to become completely defeated in the face of global scale issues where the proposed responses, of stopping all industrial activity and for everyone to stop driving cars, just seem extreme and [...]
Warm weather or warm climate?
If you were in the Southern Ontario area ringing in the new year you may have noticed how warm and green everything was. While it was a great break, it was not what most people had been expecting. So was that an indicator of the great doom and gloom everyone is predicting when they talk [...]
New environment minister, does it make a difference?
Regardless of party divides we can all (hopefully) agree that the environment is a serious issue. We may all disagree on what the next steps should be but it is refreshing to see so much attention being given to the appointment of MP Peter Kent as the new environment minister. The Conservative Party has been [...]
Diyode: Community workshop
Have you ever wanted to fix something up rather than throw it out or be creative with wood, glass, metal or a host of other materials? Access to space, know how and tools have been a limitation for many who would be keen to explore creating and fixing things. That’s why Guelph is lucky to [...]
The GreenFIT strategy
There has been a lot of buzz lately on the Government of Ontario’s GreenFIT strategy, which stands for Green Focus on Innovation and Technology. So what is it really? Basically, the Ontario government is making a commitment to support businesses developing new green products and services by considering them over their conventional purchasing. So if you are [...]
More things you can do
Learn how to build your own on site composter at: Resource Recovery Fund Board Inc. of Nova Scotia Want to do more? Try some of these other environmental actions: Use only recycled toilet paper Use cleaners that have 100% natural ingredients or are certified with the EcoLogo Environmental Choice Stamp Have low-flow toilets Have low-pressure [...]
