Comments on: EPIC – the sustainable living expo

By: Peter Sr. Father of Peter

Peter Sr. Father of Peter — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:24:57 +0000

Please Help The Planet!
http://www.davidsuzuki.org

1. Reduce home energy by 10%
2. Eat meat-free meals once a week
3. Buy a fuel efficient, low-polluting car
4. Choose an energy efficient home and appliances
5. Stop using pesticides
6. Walk, bike or take transit to regular destinations
7. Prepare your meals with locally produced food
8. Choose a home close to regular destinations
9. Support alternatives to the car
10. Get involved, stay informed

By: Peter Sr. Father of Peter

Peter Sr. Father of Peter — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:24:09 +0000

I am finally here. I already like the color of your site Peter and I am proud of you and Andrea what a great job you have done. I know this is only the beginning, so I’ll be watching.

I was there when Concordia University Awarded Honorary Doctorate to Al Gore (March 22). It was a magnificent afternoon organized by Youth Action Montreal. I have counted the seats – there were 7000 people there, mostly young people, which are so important to us. The conference gave me the right energy to continue to save Planet Earth. Don’t take me wrong, I am no extremist, but even so I can do a lot. I’ve been doing this more than 30 years and this was my Day! Al Gore and David Suzuki were inspiring and energetic, I could say both of them have at least the power of the best movie superstar – even when talking about such a serious topic like global warming, they could be funny and humorous.
Thank you Youth Action Montreal for organizing such an important event!

By: Sue Campbell

Sue Campbell — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:56:27 +0000

Good morning Petr…thought I would pass on some more ideas. As I am working away here I realize I am doing “environmentally friendly” things without even realizing it.
l. Instead of buying new ink cartridges each time they run out, I have them refilled with recycled ink; albeit, you can only do this twice before you get a lot of degradation in the ink/printing quality. I then take the cartridges into our local Computer store and they recycle them.
2. Instead of throwing envelopes out (received in mail) I keep them and write notes on them. Once they are covered “in my scribble” I shred them. Saves a lot of “post-its” and scratch pads!
Have a great day!
Sue-Mom

By: nikdo

nikdo — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:42:45 +0000

Sue,

wonderful idea, shredding the paper for packaging. After all, the person on the other end can then still recycle it!

I love how this blog took off; this exchange of ideas is really great! There’ll be 3 other writers hopefully coming on board soon; it wil lstart getting really interesting here.

By: Sue Campbell

Sue Campbell — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:04:21 +0000

Thanks for the response Petr…I totally understand the “plastics” problem and appreciate your “suggested solutions” although I am not quite ready to walk down the street with a plate and chopsticks…haha!; however, I do carry cotton bags and request they be used instead of plastic ones – where practical. I often state I do not need a bag and hand-carry things…this does eliminate some waste that is for sure.
Another suggestion for your “blog” ….instead of recycling paper the traditional way (in the recycle box)…shred it and use it as packing material for parcels (I do this all the time). Seems to work just as well as styrofoam. Those are my comments for today. Will check in tomorrow.
Sue