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Here are some actions to apply to avoid transforming Earth into Mars. Earth still has 4 billions years to go...... Version Canadien Français
solar dish - Enya , Vangelis , Mike Oldfield , ELO |
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Participate
1- Earth Day - April 22 (every year)
2- Develop the civilization of the light based on humanity, common sense and free 3- Decrease the advertising that you receive it takes 2 minutes 4- Plant trees and use it to build houses |
links: Earthday ; Stop junk mails link: lesensdenosvies.org (copy url and translate here) link: the-cma.org - Do Not Contact Service links: tree planting ; Wangari Maathai |
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To do
1- Develop car sharing everywhere in the world
2- Suppress the use of styrofoam at the supermarket |
link: car sharing in the world link: products novaenvirocom |
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Getting around
1- Avoid taking planes
2- Use car sharing (with 100% eletrical car) 3- Use car pool 4- Use the bus, train, subway, your feet, bike and/or selfserve bike |
links: communauto ; elcat 100% electrical vehicle link: carpool.ca link: bus Montreal trip planner |
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Consumption
1- Consume less in general 2- Grow your own vegetables/fruits 3- Buy green products in your area example: cloth diapers 4- Consume local products, look where the product comes from and buy it from the closest manufacturing location (it is always written on every product) 5- Consume products according to the season (ex: apples in the winter, cherries in the summer) 6- For the garbage, use biodegradable/compostable bags instead of plastic bags 7- Avoid packed products (plastics, styrofoam) (ex: packed meat/ packed fish - buy at the counter and ask for paper wrapping) 8- Bring your own plastic bags/ own tupperware plate when you buy fruits/vegetables/fish/meat |
links: kijiji (free ads) ; freecycle (free donations) link: forum gardening link: where to get cloth diaper ? links: cooplamaisonverte ; segal (bio very good prices) link: cleaning products Lemieux link: where to get biobags (Bio Terre) ? |
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Paper
1- Use toilet paper made from recycled paper
2- Use the internet to receive/pay your invoices, bank statements and pay your taxes 3- Read electronic newspapers 4- Call institutions to stop receiving mail that you do not want (ex: advertising, visa cheques) 5- Write on both sides of a piece of paper before to throw it in the recycling bin 6- Keep all the paper that you get and put them in the recycling bin (ex: grocery receipts) |
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In the home
1- Do not use air conditioning
2- Insulate/weatherproof around and under the doors and windows 3- Buy electronic thermostats to automatically lower the temperature during optimum periods 4- Keep doors closed in order to preserve the higher temperature of the main room and to keep temperatures lower in the rooms used less often 5- Buy thick curtains for the windows 6- Buy economical bulbs for the house 7- Take a shower instead of a bath |
link: electronic thermostats link: bulbs energy star |
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Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (3Rs)
1- Reuse everything
2- Bring used paint to the processing centers 3- Use your municipal recycling services 4- Get informed about municipal collection days for autumn leaves and used Christmas trees 5- Set up your own compost heap in your back yard |
link: forum link: where can I take my paint remains ? links: how to compost ; with a blender in appartments |
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Get involved
1- Encourage green organizations
2- Encourage appropriate people 3- Express your green opinions to the governments 4- Everywhere you go, ask what actions are done to protect the environment |
link: greenpeace (the human factor) links: David Suzuki ; Hubert Reeves |
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Sports
1- Do not practise sports like motor bike, formula 1, motor boating, karting
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link: green shop Moutain Equipment Coop |
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At the office
1- Use web conferencing, online meetings and video conferencing
2- Get involved in teleworking 3- Use software to share documents 4- Use the least possible printers, scanners, photocopiers, fax machines 5- Bring your coffee cup, bring and fill your plastic containers at the foodcourt (instead of using plastic plates provided) |
link: online meetings, video conferencing link: work from home more often link: livelink |
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The news concerning the climatic changes
1- Research with Google on the subject
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link: live news on Google about climate change |
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