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Nothing local in the sust-mar queue today. So here are some interesting websites ... and local CBC eco-briefs. Hope you're all enjoying summer. ~paul :) -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- FUN THINGS TO DO WITH MOTORISTS: - climate change parking tickets from Adbusters http://adbusters.org/campaigns/urbanspace/ticket.html - "I'm Changing the Climate: Ask me How" bumper stickers http://changingtheclimate.com/ -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- BATTERY RECYCLING From: emeehan@langmichener.ca [mailto:emeehan@langmichener.ca] From the Lang Michener Supreme Court of Canada Lawletter Web sites: www.langmichener.ca, www.eugenemeehan.com [. . .] 10. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK: BATTERY RECYCLING PROGRAM Four kids and their discmans, walkmans, MP3s, gameboys, etc. going all summer, produce double AA batteries like shell casings out of a high-speed gattling-gun - I always end up with them of course (in exchange for a new pair of AAs of course too). Household batteries comprise a small fraction of 1% of total trash in municipal landfills, yet they are responsible for between 50% and 70% of all heavy metals found in landfills (mercury, cadmium, lead). Not only is metal infinitely recyclable, but when recycled metal is re-melted, energy savings of between 45% and 90% are possible, compared to making metal from ore. You can join "Eugene's kids' Battery Recycling Program" by mailing in your used alkaline batteries to the Raw Materials Company (rawmaterials.com) which specializes in proper disposal of toxins and reuse of recyclable metals. Their URL (so you can paste it to your subject line and hit go) is noted below. And their non-virtual address is: International Marine Group P.O. Box 6, Port Colborne, Ontario L3K 5V7 You can also send the batteries to me at Lang Michener (address above at (8)) and I'll add them in with my monthly mail-in. Doing my wee bit. http://www.rawmaterials.com [. . .] DISCLAIMER: Sust-mar, Chebucto Community Net and Paul Falvo do not necessarily endorse any of the above websites. Heck ... we may not even have viewed them! -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- SUST-MAR TIP: subscription management commands go to majordomo@chebucto.ca CBC enviro news-briefs follow: -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- BOIL ORDER IN EFFECT FOR SYSCO WATER LINE Another boil order is in effect for an area of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. This time it's for customers on the Sysco water line. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_boil020812 PAPER MILL LAKE CLOSED TO SWIMMERS An oily sheen has forced officials to close a popular beach in Bedford. On Friday lifeguards noticed a thick oil slick on Paper Mill Lake. On Saturday the city closed the beach to public swimming. FULL STORY http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_beach020912 © Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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