What can all of us do to help our planet

	linsleyk wrote:
	great artical. here in Seattle I see people using bikes taxis or buses more then cars. but we still have traffic probs out of Seattle.

> Many years ago i used to deliver Hot Tubs to Yakima Washington & i drove through Seattle Confused

8 lanes of hell !! at times , lol Laughing

Nice city though, and i liked that floating bridge.

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yea traffic is hell. but the city is just beautiful. Very Happy

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I just heard something big crackï¿½.. holy crap!-Les Stroud

better to fail at something you love then to succeed in something you hate.

Hehe, woops, I've broken my share of those light bulbs Shocked

We Recyle old cans/bottles/newspapers and we burn other paper trash (That may be bad or good, I don't know)

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-Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.

I agree with the little home thing, I can't wait to get a house of my own, I still have awhile to wait though.

Tip- I saw thing on "The G Word" its on the planet green channel. Fill an old pop bottle with watter, than put it in the tank of your toilet, this makes it so you use less water in your toilet. Also you can get composting toilets (they're kinda cool!) ANother thing is if your in the country, just use a tree!

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-Thou may'st break, but shalt not bend me.

-Idleness brings want
To work today is to eat tomorrow
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity

-Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.

A funny cool video. Cool

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/GardenContest/gnomevideo.asp

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I once saw Dr. Suzuki on the sidewalk outside the CBC building. Although he's certainly not tall, I never saw a gnome resemblance until now. Laughing

He knows that humour gets people's attention. Wink

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oh, I like that guy, and he is spot on. keep our gardens off drugs. Very Happy

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better to fail at something you love then to succeed in something you hate.

Q.} Canister backpacking stoves are becoming so popular, but I have a concern about them that I can't find much info about. Are the canisters refillable or recyclable? Or are we just creating more waste when we purchase these stoves in the quest of lightness?

A.} While stove canisters are not refillable (yet, anyway!), they are recyclable, though most people still don't know it. They're made of steel and can be recycled with your beer cans and crumpled tin foil. Different regions have different rules about how to recycle them (call your Public Works department to find out), but I happen to know the scoop in Seattle because we covered it in the magazine ("How to Recycle Spent Fuel Canisters" ). All you have to do is burn off all the fuel, mark the canister "USED" using a Sharpie marker or a sticker, and toss it in your recycle bin. In some cities you have to puncture or crush the canister, so consider yourself lucky!

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Last edited by Drummer Dave on Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:18 pm; edited 1 time in total

How to Recycle Spent Fuel Canisters
Different cities have different rules for recycling your used fuel canisters

Don't let used fuel canisters accumulate in the garage, even if they do remind you of all your great trips. Recycle them. Most fuel canisters are steel and can be recycled along with your Dr. Pepper cans. Just burn off any residual fuel and puncture empty canisters before recycling. (We crush spent canisters with a large rock.) Coleman, which makes Powermax aluminum fuel canisters, includes a Green Key puncture tool with compatible stoves. In Boulder, Burlington, and other eco-conscious towns, you can just toss empty, punctured canisters into your recycle bin. In Seattle, canisters that are empty (and marked as such with a Sharpie or adhesive label) can be placed in curbside recycling bins–no puncture holes necessary. Call your local Public Works Department and ask about rules in your area.

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Next summer I may get to go to the ELCA youth confrence in New Orleans, its a huge church thing with tons of teens. The topic our group is looking at is going green Very Happy

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-Thou may'st break, but shalt not bend me.

-Idleness brings want
To work today is to eat tomorrow
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity

-Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.

Oooohhhh...New Orleans! Sweet! I love it down there. Very Happy

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http://archive.elca.org/youth/gathering.html here is the website

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-Thou may'st break, but shalt not bend me.

-Idleness brings want
To work today is to eat tomorrow
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity

-Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.

that sounds like fun. man I wish I was a kid again Cool

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better to fail at something you love then to succeed in something you hate.

.........clears throat, stay on topic my good friends Twisted Evil

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	Drummer Dave wrote:
	.........clears throat, stay on topic my good friends

I thought that I was... Kinda...

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-Thou may'st break, but shalt not bend me.

-Idleness brings want
To work today is to eat tomorrow
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity

-Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath, to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the Last Day.

Alittle news Cool

Let’s speak up for the country we want

We’ve just had our federal election and, if nothing else, the environment did become an issue. Unfortunately, global warming and other environmental issues were overshadowed by an economic crisis and, no doubt, by the fear people have of the word tax, so much so that they didn’t notice the word cuts was also in there.

Now it’s up to all of us to make sure the environment doesn’t get lost in all the noise about the economy. The new government has some important choices to make in the near future.

Although a few nations are putting plans to combat global warming on the back burner while they weather the economic crisis, many more are holding fast, realizing that protecting the environment makes good economic sense. The European Union has stated that it is committed to meeting emissions targets even as some Eastern European countries are getting cold feet.

And the U.K. has created a Department of Energy and Climate Change to confront both energy security and climate change, with an emphasis on creating green jobs and a green economy.

Even the State of Florida, a Republican stronghold formerly governed by U.S. President George Bush’s brother Jeb, has released an ambitious climate plan. The Florida plan estimates net economic savings of $28 billion between now and 2025, along with a 51 per cent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels, and a 33 per cent reduction below 1990 levels. Projected drops in fuel consumption are also expected to lead to significant reductions in the state’s dependence on foreign and "dirty" fossil fuels.

Here in Canada, several provinces, including B.C. and Ontario, have taken the lead in establishing plans to combat global warming and to shift to a sustainable economy. But more needs to be done, especially at the federal level.

Continuing to rely on projects such as the Alberta tar sands to keep our economy afloat is a short-term strategy with long-term negative consequences for both the environment and the economy. Sure, we’ll be able to pull in some money while the oil lasts, or while it is economically feasible to extract, or until the rest of the world has switched to renewable sources of energy, but then what?

Should we really continue down this path while the rest of the world takes a more forward-looking approach to energy, the environment, and the economy? Where will that leave us in 10, 15, or 20 years? Maybe the current batch of politicians doesn’t care; most of them won’t be in government then. But we should care. After all, it’s not just our world; it’s the world we are leaving to our children and grandchildren.

We may be able to withstand the current economic crisis, but we’ll surely face more in the future. And the environmental crises we now face, from rapid extinction of mammals, birds, amphibians, fish, reptiles, and plants to global warming, may not be as immediately apparent to most people, but the consequences will be far more severe than diminished retirement savings plans.

If we start now to shift from reliance on dirty and nonrenewable sources of energy to renewable sources, and if we put more effort into conserving energy, we will benefit in so many ways.

Other countries have proven this, and continue to prove it. Scientists and economists have confirmed not only that we must do something, but also that acting now will cost us far less in the long run than doing nothing.

Canadians may have elected a government that differs little from the one we had before the election – and they may have even shown, through the votes they did cast and through the disappointing apathy that many demonstrated, that it was difficult to connect with the parties that made the environment the top priority. But we shouldn’t conclude that the results of the election mean that the window of opportunity for government action on the environment has slammed shut.

We must keep in mind that more than two-thirds of voters cast ballots for political parties with strong plans to fight global warming and other environmental problems. Millions of Canadians have sent a message to this parliament that they want action on global warming.

A minority government such as the one we just elected has an even greater responsibility to listen to all our voices. We just have to speak loudly enough to be heard.

Take David Suzuki's Nature Challenge and learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

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