“Today is the Tomorrow we worried about Yesterday”
Articles
- Montreal household recycling tips
- Pollution Prevention & You @ HOME
- Couleur Bazar: Includes more than 450 addresses, a wide range of information and great tips on source [R]eduction, [R]euse and [R]ecycling.
- How to stop hogging energy
- How to Make a Dirt Cheap Compost Bin with a Garbage Can
- Demand for geothermal heating up
Links:
- www.tdcanadatrust.com/greenhome
- www.hydroquebec.com/residential/energystar
- www.homedepot.ca/ecooptions
- www.energyalternatives.ca
- www.cmhc.ca
- www.ec.gc.ca
- www.recyc-frigo.com
- www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca
- www.thinkgreen.com
- www.thermanet.ca
- www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca
- www.hydroquebec.com
- www.powerwise.ca
- www.aee.gouv.qc.ca
- www.energystar.gc.ca
- www.gmreb.qc.ca
- cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Environment
- www.inspectionpreachat.org
This Section is meant to provide guidance and simple ways in which the whole family can contribute at home, everyday, to help reduce global warming and protect our environment- we will make a difference! Also, you’ll find access to informative articles and green links relevant to home ownership. Look for regular updates.
If you find this interesting please do e-mail this page to somebody else. Everyone can contribute to a better world today and for all those close to us, tomorrow.
Household quick tips:
- Don’t leave the water running when brushing your teeth. Stop start & stop instead. (saves up to 5 litres/minute.)
- Respect municipal bylaws in terms of outdoor water use !
- Don’t leave the hose running when washing the car.
- Water the gardens and lawn sparingly and later in the evening or early morning. Try collecting rainwater in outdoor containers for plant watering.
- Get in the habit of flushing the toilets sparingly.
- Start a composting system.
- Replace old incandescent light bulbs with new compact fluorescent lights.
- Turn off lights and appliances when exiting a room.
- Run half a sink of water instead of a full sink when cleaning up dishes etc.
- Try taking shorter showers……also turn on the cold water first then set the hot water slowly instead of trying to cool down the hot water. ( set a timer !)
- Replace thermostats with electronic digital units-saving energy and substantial money.
- Select the cold water settings on your clothes washer more often.
- New appliances are generally much more efficient than their older predecessors…check the federal govt energuide program for $ savings in energy.
- Set the furnace thermostat ( auto control or timer) to reduce heat in the late evening and to increase at ‘wake up time’
- Minimize the air conditioning during hot periods.
Did you know?
According to a recently released report by Royal Lepage and National Association of Green Agents and Brokers (NAGAB), "green" is a growing trend. The report found that 72 per cent of Canadians plan to make their next home purchase a green-improved one. Of those, 62 per cent said they would pay $5,000 to $20,000 more for green features. Another eight per cent would be willing to pay more than $20,000
