Laundry Potential Savings: $200 per year (Based on replacing a top-loading washing machine with a front loader and switching to cold-water washing) Washing Machines 1% of Domestic Electricity Use The washing machine is probably the most labour-saving domestic appliance. Scrubbing
Lighting
Lighting 25% of Domestic Electricity Use – Potential Savings: $100 per year (Based on replacing 10 x 60 watt bulbs with 10 x 15 watt compact fluorescent (CF) lamps; lights on 6 hours per day x 365 days; electricity cost
Refrigeration
Refrigeration 16% of Domestic Electricity Use – Potential Savings: $60 per year (Based on replacing a 15-year-old 15 cu ft refrigerator with a modern unit; the average Canadian refrigerator is 10 years old.) A very old refrigerator could cost
Waste Water
Wastewater Treatment in Barrie By Martina Rowley You turn on the shower. Clean, hot water rushes out in fine streams, like strings of shiny little beads. The water hits your body with comforting splashes, bounces off you,
Air
Pollutants in the air we breathe are a threat to all living things. Read more about air pollution and smog. One of the leading causes of air pollution is the car. Another effect of air pollution is global warming. Read the pdf
Camping
The Guide to No-Trace Camping Treat land with respect. You are guests in the forest. Do not build a fire, if there is no designated area to do so, or if there are signs that specifically ask you not to.
Food Choices
We are what we eat. For the sake of convenice and expendiency, our food choices are not always made with the health of the individual or the environment in mind. This new section of our site, will serve to assist
Facts About Energy
What Should Energy Cost? by Peter Bursztyn Oil Oil is a media favourite. The price of petroleum bobs up and down at the whim of OPEC. But it also depends on demand, largely from North America, Europe and Japan. The
Water
Barrie’s Water: It’s FREE now, but shouldn’t we pay for it? by Peter Bursztyn Canada is riddled with lakes. Many are tiny, but we also “own” or share the world’s largest lakes, plus some very impressive rivers. Altogether, Canadians control
Pesticide and Pets
Pesticides and Your Pet Pets are frequently poisoned by pesticides, either from accidental exposure to recently sprayed lawns and green spaces, or from improper use of chemical flea controls. Pets are vulnerable to pesticides applied on lawns and green