greeningwithgratitude.ca
Greening With Gratitude | Sharing Sustainability - Tips
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Tips for Energy Savings. 160;In a nut shell, the energy bill for a home is affected by:. Any air leakage (drafts can account for over a third of the heating costs in older homes). Heat gained (mostly through windows). Heat lost (mostly affected by insulation). The efficiency of the heating/cooling system. For larger retrofits, an energy audit will provide the most effective changes. More heat is lost through ceilings than walls and loose insulation can be added to an attic space. Since windows increase h...
cowichanwaterchallenge.ca
Test Your Toilet - Cowichan Water Challenge
http://www.cowichanwaterchallenge.ca/test_your_toilet
About the Water Challenge. About the Water Challenge. How to Find Leaks. Tips from Water Suppliers. Take the Toilet Test. Its free, takes 15 minutes, and you don’t even touch the icky part of the toilet! Leaking flappers at the bottom of toilet tanks are very common, even in new toilets, and they waste water 24/7. If we all checked our flappers, and fixed the leaks, we would save a LOT of water! The great news is that most leaks can be fixed for under $20. 2) Wait for 15 minutes don’t flush.
onechange.org
One Change – Simple actions matter. » Programs & Projects
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Programs & Projects. One Change designs and delivers community engagement programs that move beyond simply raising awareness — encouraging people to take action, take part, make smart choices and adopt better behaviours. The award-winning Project Porchlight. Started it all. But we haven’t stopped there. By engaging entire communities in positive, action-oriented campaigns we have created champions across North America willing to promote. Engaging the Geomatics Community. Program Design and Implementation.
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One Change – Simple actions matter. » Media Releases
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Programs & Projects. Laquo; Older Entries. One Change awarded Social Innovation Enterprise of the Year Award. Wednesday, November 16th, 2011. This Blue Dot campaign recognized at the 2011 Corporate and Community Social Responsibility conference. Ottawa, ON – November 16, 2011. 8211; One Change Foundation. For its recent This Blue Dot. Campaign. The award, sponsored by the University of Ottawa and presented last night at the 2011 Corporate and Community Social Responsibility (CCSR) conference. Our support...