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Canadians Flushing Great Lakes Water Down the Toilet
Environmental Defence / Press Release / 02 July 2010
More than 580 billion litres of drinking water, the equivalent of 236,000 Olympic swimming pools, are being wasted every year by homeowners in the Great Lakes region of Ontario and Quebec, according to a report released today by Environmental Defence. Down the Drain: Water Conservation in the Great Lakes Basin outlines how much water could be saved in bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms and gardens across the Great Lakes.
BMO Launches Pilot to Save Energy Consumption in Branches
BMO / Press Release / 23 June 2010
BMO Financial Group today announced a partnership with United Technologies Corporation to implement a groundbreaking Building Management System (BMS) with leading-edge remote environmental technology integrated with upgraded security capabilities for the Bank's facilities.
Brockville: Power Pledge Community Challenge
The Power Pledge Community Challenge is a friendly competition between Ontario communities vying for bragging rights as one of Ontario's most conservation-conscious communities. There are two ways to compete:
. Participation Category: The highest per capita participation in the Power Pledge drive between now and August 11.
. Megawatt Reduction Category: The highest percentage drop in electricity consumption on August 11.
Brockville has enrolled in the "Participation Category" in the Power Pledge Drive.
Go to www.powerpledge.ca to sign up. You can also earn 20 Air Miles reward miles!
For more information, contact Lesley White at 613-342-8772 ext. 439, or, lwhite@brockville.com
What Price Pelican?
The Oil Drum / Nate Hagens / 05 June 2010
Our energy subsidy from the stored sunlight in fossil fuels is gigantic. The chemical and kinetic energy embodied in the thick gooey condensed organic matter from past eons is, for all human intents and purposes, indistinguishable from magic. Once in a while, like now, we see the downsides to our dependency on this elixir, in this case the ecological degradation of increasing areas of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystems, and collateral damage to other species.
When consumption's in the red, we’re in trouble
Toronto Star / Peter Gorrie / 28 May 2010
The Earth has a limited amount of the resources humans need to survive. The important ones — fish, forests, agricultural land, water and air — can replenish or cleanse themselves.
But like taking more from a bank account than we deposit, since 1986 we’ve been over-drawing these resources — cutting too many trees; over-fishing — and creating more carbon dioxide and other wastes than the planet can absorb.
Kingston: Poker Run online survey
SPLASH Kingston / Newsletter / 16 April 2010
The City of Kingston is asking for public input on the Poker Run and has posted an online survey on their website until April 30th: http://www.cityofkingston.ca/cityhall/sustainability/poker.asp. You may have to scroll down a little to see the "Your Opinion" tab on the right hand side of the screen. Please take a few minutes to fill in the survey, and forward it on to friends, associates, family and anyone you think will have an opinion about this issue. It is absolutely vital that many, many people send the City a strong and clear message: a positive and sustainable alternative to the Poker Run must be found.
