04-22-2009, 08:46 AM
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Self-Ban
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Calgary
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Today is Earth Day
Hello Fellow Earthlings,
Today, April 22, is Earth day.
http://www.earthday.ca/pub/index.php
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Earth Day Canada (EDC) is a national environmental communications organization mandated to improve the state of the environment by empowering Canadians to achieve local solutions. Since 1991, EDC has been coordinating Earth Day/Earth Month events, and creating successful community programs and award-winning artistic and media projects.
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10 ways to be green
Herald Article
Last edited by skins; 04-22-2009 at 08:51 AM.
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04-22-2009, 08:51 AM
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Don't forget - free coffee at Starbucks today if you bring your own mug.
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04-22-2009, 08:51 AM
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One of the Nine
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Today I shall take all of my crushed beer boxes to the green bin. But I'm driving them there.
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04-22-2009, 09:00 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Not Abu Dhabi
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Batteries... I have a whole collection of dead batteries that I want to recycle... anyone know where in this city you can take them?
That will be my contribution for the day!
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04-22-2009, 09:05 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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My contribution...
I turned off my lights before I left for work this morning. You see for someone who cares as much about the environment as I do, I treat every work day like it was earth day.
###### Earth Day.
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04-22-2009, 09:06 AM
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One of the Nine
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There's an electronic recycling place in the Currie Baracks where they take everything electronic. They might take batteries.??.
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04-22-2009, 09:07 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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What the hell is Earth day?
I was never consulted about this.
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04-22-2009, 09:09 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: /dev/null
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
My contribution...
I turned off my lights before I left for work this morning. You see for someone who cares as much about the environment as I do, I treat every work day like it was earth day.
###### Earth Day.
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But you care enough to post in this thread...
It's just for awareness. It's been around for decades and sadly it only really started to gain traction in the past few years.
Anyone know what fuel the recycling trucks run on? Wonder what the carbon cost of pickup-recycling is versus the community bins solution.
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04-22-2009, 09:28 AM
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Franchise Player
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I just can't help but wonder what tangible amount of time they will toss the word 'earth' in front of next.
"Quick earth second is approaching......it's here" *turns off light switch*
Ahhh yeah there's that false sense of entitlement knowing that I've done essentially nothing.
Isn't spreading awareness great?
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04-22-2009, 09:35 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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Happy Earth Day to you!
Happy Earth Day to you!
Happy Earth day dear earthlings,
Happy Earth Day to you!
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04-22-2009, 09:41 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Wasn't it earth day a few weeks ago when everyone turned out the lights?
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04-22-2009, 09:43 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by troutman
Wasn't it earth day a few weeks ago when everyone turned out the lights?
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NO! That was earth hour! You right-wing, SUV driving, seal clubbing, b*stard!
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04-22-2009, 09:45 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by J pold
NO! That was earth hour! You right-wing, SUV driving, seal clubbing, b*stard!
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Two of those descriptors are true.
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04-22-2009, 09:47 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by troutman
Two of those descriptors are true.
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b*stard is for sure, I'm having trouble narrowing down the other.
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04-22-2009, 09:58 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by JD
Batteries... I have a whole collection of dead batteries that I want to recycle... anyone know where in this city you can take them?
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IKEA will take them (near the returns desk). I think I've seen dead battery bins at some Future Shops near the store exit also.
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04-22-2009, 10:03 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by llama64
But you care enough to post in this thread...
It's just for awareness. It's been around for decades and sadly it only really started to gain traction in the past few years.
Anyone know what fuel the recycling trucks run on? Wonder what the carbon cost of pickup-recycling is versus the community bins solution.
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Its not for awareness.
Its so a select few can try to feel better than the rest of us and have the CBC report it as an actual worthy event.
I walk to work every day, on average only drive 7-8X per month at max 50Km for the weekly inter-city trip. And I live in a condo so I am more green friendly than 95% of the people who live in Calgary.
And yet I dont care about some leftists green policy movement that attempts to shame people into thinking more about the environment. In fact the whole idea makes me sick.
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04-22-2009, 10:03 AM
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
Self-Banned
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Originally Posted by Locke
What the hell is Earth day?
I was never consulted about this.
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Probably because you aren't the Earth.
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04-22-2009, 10:12 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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I have a bunch of old paint/tarnish cans that I need to get rid of, there is some left over paint in a lot of these and I don't want to dispose of it in the dumpster, anyone know where I can drop these off?
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04-22-2009, 10:12 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Spartanville
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
Its not for awareness.
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Yes it is.
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Goals
- CREATE positive public awareness for existing and developing environmental solutions.
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http://www.earthday.ca/pub/about/organization.php
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04-22-2009, 10:21 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by red sky
I have a bunch of old paint/tarnish cans that I need to get rid of, there is some left over paint in a lot of these and I don't want to dispose of it in the dumpster, anyone know where I can drop these off?
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Pour it down the storm sewer. Today is Earth day, she can take another one for the team.
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