KEAF Enviro-Facts And Useful Links
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The Kingston Environmental Advisory Forum's mission is "to provide leadership in improving the quality of our lives and the lives of our children through the thoughtful planning and management of our built and natural environments."
As part of that effort, KEAF is compiling information on energy-conservation and environment protection that you can use in your home and community. We hope these "Enviro-Facts" help inform your decisions.
Useful Links To Information
On Environmental Issues
GREEN HOUSE GASES & CLIMATE CHANGE
Everyone wants to do their part when it comes to protecting the environment and saving energy. But it is often hard to know how to make a difference. To learn
about the federal government's initiatives visit their EcoACTION Web site.
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Clean Air Online (CAOL) takes advantage of the internet to provide timely, locally relevant and action oriented information, tools and resources focussed on
Clean Air or air quality issues. To learn more visit the federal government's Clean Air Online Web site.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a fun- and fact-filled Web site for kids on Global Warming:
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ENERGY CONSERVATION
Utilities Kingston's Web site has tips for energy conservation around the home.
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The Ontario Ministry of Energy also has some ideas that can help you conserve energy and save money on such activities as heating, cooling, water heating and
lighting.
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For information about how the Energy Star symbol helps you make environmentally friendly purchasing decisions, call the Natural Resources Canada's Office of
Energy Efficiency at 1-800-387-2000 for a a free publication. The information is also available on the ministry's Web site.
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WATER CONSERVATION
Utilities Kingston's Web site has a variety of tips to help you conserve water.
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And, for kids (and maybe for grown-ups too), there's more information on water conservation at Earth Day Canada's EcoKids Web site.
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PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION
To use less energy, save money and be kinder to the environment when running your vehicle, take some advice available on the Web site of the federal Ministry of
Natural Resources' Office of Energy Efficiency.
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The U.S. Department of Energy also has some tips on improving gas mileage:
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REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
Information on municipal recycling, composting and the disposal of hazardous waste in Kingston is available on this Web site.
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There are some interesting bits of trivia on our waste to be found on the Web site of the Recycling Council of Ontario.
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The Recycling Council's fact sheet on waste in Canada makes it clear why recycling waste reduction is important.
READ FACT SHEETE ...
RENOVATING OR IMPROVING YOUR HOME
If you are planning home renovations, guides to the best energy choices can be found at the Web site of the federal Ministry of Natural Resources' Office of
Energy Efficiency.
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SITE ...
FUN AND INTERESTING
The David Suzuki Foundation's Nature Challenge Newsletter offers a variety of informative articles. You can also request that an electronic version of each new
newslettter to be sent to you.
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