ReGreet at the Go Green Expo in LA California

EvolutionGreen’s very own Chris Chopik visits Los Angeles Go Green Expo to see the latest product offerings on the US market.

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Greener for less $$$$

Being Green doesn’t always cost more...savy homeowners and investors love to save money and help the environment.  See how easy it is to do by reading a recent story featured in the Toronto Sun on Recycled paint.

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Firstly THIS Saturday Seedy Saturday

Scadding Court Community Centre
Saturday March 15, 2008
10-3:00

707 Dundas St. W (southeast corner of Dundas West & Bathurst)

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New program will step up paint recycling in Ontario

It’s Semi-Official...Starting July 1, 2008, Paint Recycling Centres coming to a local
eco-conscious retailer near you!!!!  Hold on to your 1/2 empty paint cans for now.

Read the attached article from todays Toronto Star to learn more…

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Paint Recycling - Tips to Remember

If I was a betting man, I would bet you probably have a few 1/2 empty paint cans lying around and are not quite sure how to get rid of it.  Well, your luck is about to change, and soon it will be super convenient for you to send it off to a new life.  Ontario is the the last hold out province to make the change so that unused paint will no longer be considered hazardous waste.  This is opening the door for Boomerang Recycled Paints to set up collection and reprocessing to find unwanted paint a new home.

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Recycling Furniture

Welcome to Furniture Bank! http://www.furniturebank.org/
Furniture Bank collects and distributes donated furniture and other household items to assist a wide variety of persons who are in need.

We are a registered charity operating as a social purpose enterprise, offering a range of furniture recycling services on a commercial basis while providing employment and job and life skills training for people on disability support, and others with limited employment opportunities.

We are located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Construction consumption

Commercial, institutional and Residential buildings account for approximately:

- 40% of global consumption of raw materials
- 37% of primary U.S. energy consumption (for operation alone; if embodied energy is included, this is roughly 50%)
- 68% of U.S. electricity consumption (for operation alone)
- 12% of U.S. potable water consumption, including 5 billion gallons a day for flushing toilets; this is in the context of an annual U.S. fresh water deficit estimated at 3,700 billion gallons.
- 136 million tons of construction and demolition debris annually- about 40% of the total solid waste stream of roughly 2.5lbs of solid waste per square foot of floor spce for construction of a typical commercial building.
- 35% of U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions (a principal greenhouse gas)

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sustainability_definition

The ability to provide for the needs of the world’s current population without damaging the ability of future generations to provide for themselves. When a process is sustainable, it can be carried out over and over without negative environmental effects or impossibly high costs to anyone involved.
Source: SustainableTable.Org

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Green Neighbours 21

Date: Monday, Feb. 26th
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Place: St. Michael’s College School, Lecture Hall
1515 Bathurst St. (east side of Bathurst, north of St. Clair)

1 - Local economy, including food and business issues
2 - Education and Awareness
3 - EcoFair
4 - Political Advocacy
5 - Communications (website, newsletters, green directory)

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David Suzuki Dialogue on Climate Change

February 9, 2007 12:00 PM
Dr. David Suzuki
Chair, David Suzuki Foundation
Dialogue on Climate Change

Osgoode Ballroom, Sheraton Centre Hotel

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Because small is the BIG of the Future:

There are several common wisdoms, which advise people to pursue excellence rather than size. Some of my favorites are “keep it simple”, “less is more”, and “it’s the quality of the job not the size of the tool”. My neighbour with the super-sized SUV might disagree, but I believe that “Small is the Big of the Future”, and I think his mantra belongs in our popular vernacular – please pass it on if it works for you and the people you know. Learn more about who I am and what I do at http://www.ChrisChopik.com

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Shop for Locally Produced Food and Receive Dividends

A successful local farm and food production economy ensures that in the face of rising energy costs food is insulated from transportation related inflation. So make a point of hugging your farmer. Get as close to your farmer as you can, and support your local farmers and farm businesses. If you live in Toronto there are numerous opportunities to buy produce from local producers year round.

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