Earth Day Challenge

Posted on April 21, 2008, by Harvey Kirkpatrick 
Filed Under Environment

In case you haven’t heard, tomorrow is Earth Day, and Kingstonist is issuing a challenge to everyone in the Limestone City. Essentially, we want to courage you to adopt at least one of the top ten most most widely implemented measures to help the environment. Although we’re hoping that a vast majority of our readership has already adopted some of these standards, perhaps there are a few you hadn’t considered. In no particular order:

  1. Park It: Leave your car at home; car pool, bike, walk, take the bus.
  2. Shut Down: Turn off lights, screens, TV, etc. when not in use.
  3. Where’s the Meat: Try eating meat-free at least one day a week.
  4. Eat it: Choo-Choo-Choose food produced locally, organic and in season.  Check out the Farmers Market behind City Hall.
  5. Let it Rot: Put a composter in your backyard, at least until we get Green Bins next Fall.
  6. Don’t be Idle: Turn off your engine if stopped for more than 10 seconds.  A draft bylaw in Kingston.
  7. Ideal Temp: Adjust your thermostat to reduce energy use.  Put on extra layers in the winter, and have a cool drink in the summer.
  8. Bright Ideas: Replace incandescent light bulbs with the money/energy saving compact florescent variety.
  9. Don’t Dump it: Recycling has more positive effect on the environment that you may think. Use your Blue and Gray boxes, and send used clothing/household items to the Good Will, Salvation Army etc.
  10. Tell Someone: Pass the word on about Earth Day, and tell them what you’re doing to take part.

Be sure to brag about you’re accomplishments on Earth Day by leaving a fun-filled comment. Remember, Comments = monthly prizes.

Comments

2 Responses to “Earth Day Challenge”

  1. Ian Jackson on April 22nd, 2008 12:11 pm

    The walk to work was a good idea today, as the random seatbelt checks were backing up traffic again. Doubt I’ll be holding off the meat today, as the weather is too nice not to BBQ.

  2. kfrancis on April 22nd, 2008 8:04 pm

    I walked to work today :) But, then again I do that everyday. There’s something to be said about the convince of living down the street from where you work.

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