MARCH
      14,
      2007
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      °
      6
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ENVIRO
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Good
      bye
      cheap
      |
     
     
      light
      bulbs,
      hello
     
    
   
   
    
     
      empty
      wallet
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Marcel
      Pellerin
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "Australia
      has
      begun
      a
      three-year
      process
     
     
      that
      will
      eliminate
      the
      incandescent
      light
     
     
      bulb
      from
      its
      market
      and
      it’s
      expected
     
     
      to
      save
      800,000
      tonnes
      of
      green
      house
     
     
      emissions
      by
      2012.
      _
     
    

    
     
      A
      similar
      plan
      has
      been
      taken
      up
      by
     
     
      Nova
      Scotia,
      who
      is
      thinking
      to
      ban
      the
     
     
      incandescent
      light
      bulb
      over
      the
      course
     
     
      of
      the
      next
      five
      years.
     
    

    
     
      The
      expected
      replacement
      for
      the
     
     
      incandescent
      light
      bulb
      is
      called
      the
     
     
      compact
      fluorescent
      light
      bulb
      which
     
     
      has
      been
      on
      the
      market
      for
      about
      twenty
     
     
      years.
      It
      costs
      more
      than
      the
      ordinary
     
     
      incandescent
      light
      bulb
      but
      its
      long
      life,
     
     
      some
      five
      hundred
      hours,
      and
      the
      fact
     
     
      that
      they
      require
      only
      about
      a
      quarter
     
     
      of
      the
      energy
      needed
      for
      incandescent,
     
     
      makes
      it
      the
      ideal
      replacement.
     
    

    
     
      With
      governments
      implementing
      bans
     
     
      on
      the
      cheaper
      products
      the
      question
     
     
      becomes
      how
      are
      they
      going
      to
      help
     
     
      the
      everyday
      person
      in
      the
      transition?
     
     
      The
      average
      price
      for
      two
      15W
      compact
     
     
      fluorescent
      light
      bulbs
      is
      about
      $10,
     
     
      compared
      to
      a
      toonie
      for
      four
      incandes-
     
     
      cent
      bulbs.
     
    

    
     
      Dr.
      Marina
      Silva,
      an
      associate
      professor
     
     
      for
      the
      Department
      of
      Biology,
      is
      a
      Ter-
     
     
      restrial
      Ecologist
      with
      research
      interests
     
     
      in
      Macroecology.
     
    

    
     
      Macroecology
      is
      a
      relatively
      new
      field
     
     
      that
      encompasses
      biogeographical
      and
     
     
      ecological
      patterns
      on
      a
      large
      scale.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      need
      to
      take
      into
      consideration
     
     
      of
      the
      financial
      aspect
      of
      these
      changes
     
     
      and
      the
      government
      needs
      to
      take
      steps
     
     
      to
      help
      these
      programs
      be
      a
      success,”
     
     
      said
      Dr.
      Silva
      while
      applauding
      the
      steps
     
     
      being
      taken.
     
    

    
     
      Change
      doesn’t
      come
      cheap
      and
      it’s
     
     
      good
      to
      know
      that
      changes
      are
      being
     
     
      made,
      but
      if
      nothing
      is
      done
      to
      make
     
    
   
   
    
     
      living
      green
      more
      economical.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “People
      will
      not
      be
      supportive
      of
      new
     
     
      programs
      because
      of
      the
      cost,”
      she
      said.
     
     
      Even
      UPEI
      has
      an
      energy
      awareness
     
    

    
     
      program
      with
      information
      that
      can
      be
     
     
      found
      on
      the
      university's
      main
      webpage.
     
     
      Unfortunately,
      it’s
      bound
      to
      get
      more
     
     
      expensive
      before
      it
      becomes
      affordable
     
     
      to
      buy
      green
      technologies.
     
    

    
     
      Unless
      the
      government
      becomes
      seti-
     
     
      ous
      about
      implementing
      credible
      pro-
     
     
      grams
      to
      make
      living
      green
      more
      cost
     
     
      effective
      so
      that
      the
      general
      public
      can
     
     
      afford
      green
      technologies
      it
      will
      lack
      any
     
     
      real
      support.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      NMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There’s
      something
      to
      be
      said
      about
      those
     
     
      committed
      to
      the
      environment
      and
      for
     
     
      some,
      an
      appropriate
      label
      of
      “crazy”
     
     
      works,
      But
      for
      the
      most
      part,
      there
      are
      a
     
     
      lot
      of
      simple
      things
      that
      can
      be
      done
      for
     
     
      the
      cause
      of
      going
      green.
     
    

    
     
      Let’s
      start
      with
      the
      apartment.
      Make
     
     
      sure
      that
      all
      your
      windows
      have
      a
      good
     
     
      seal
      around
      them,
      and
      in
      the
      winter
      use
     
     
      heavy
      drapes
      to
      help
      keep
      your
      space
     
     
      efficiently
      heated.
      In
      the
      summer
      close
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      blinds
      of
      the
      windows
      facing
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      morning
      and
      afternoon
      sun
      to
      keep
      out
     
    
   
   
    
     
      unwanted
      heat.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      kitchen,
      wash
      your
      dishes
      by
     
     
      hand.
      Like
      the
      windows,
      make
      sure
      that
     
     
      the
      fridge
      has
      a
      good
      seal
      on
      it.
      If
      a
      crisp
     
     
      five
      dollar
      bill
      slips
      between
      the
      fridge
     
     
      and
      the
      seal
      of
      the
      door,
      then
      the
      seal
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      needs
      to
      be
      replaced.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      cleaning
      your
      house
      you
      can
     
    
   
   
    
     
      use
      home
      made
      solutions
      out
      of
      bak-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      soda,
      a
      little
      bit
      of
      detergent,
      water
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      vinegar.
      One
      solution
      is
      baking
      soda
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      mixed
      with
      just
      enough
      liquid
      detergent
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      to
      make
      a
      paste,
      the
      paste
      can
      be
      used
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      scrub
      down
      surfaces
      like
      your
      sink
     
     
      and
      counter.
      Vinegar
      can
      be
      set
      to
      boil
     
     
      on
      the
      stove
      top
      to
      get
      rid
      of
      odours;
     
     
      it’s
      great
      for
      cutting
      the
      smell
      of
      smoke
     
     
      from
      the
      air.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Compact
      fluorescent
      light
      bulbs
      may
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Going
      “green”
     
     
      Ke
      ant
     
    
   
   
    
     
      be
      expensive
      but
      are
      more
      efficient
      than
     
     
      the
      incandescent
      light
      bulb.
      The
      price
      of
     
     
      living
      green
      may
      not
      cheap,
      but
      it
      doesn’t
     
     
      all
      have
      to
      happen
      at
      once
      and
      savings
     
     
      can
      be
      found
      if
      you
      stop
      buying
      dispos-
     
     
      able
      items
      like
      razors.
      It’s
      time
      to
      bring
     
     
      back
      the
      old
      straight
      razor
      and
      brush
     
     
      lather,
      strike
      your
      best
      pose
      and
      try
      not
     
     
      to
      nick
      yourself.
     
    

    
     
      There’s
      a
      market
      dedicated
      entirely
      to
     
     
      all-natural
      products
      and
      everything
      from
     
     
      condoms
      to
      cleaning
      products
      are
      being
     
     
      sold
      to
      accommodate
      the
      ‘green’
      market.
     
    

    
     
      Alternate
      forms
      of
      energy
      are
      worth
     
     
      looking
      into
      as
      well.
      If
      you
      can
      afford
      it,
     
     
      there
      are
      items
      powered
      by
      solar
      char-
     
     
      gers,
      like
      an
      ipod.
     
    

    
     
      So
      for
      just
      a
      quick
      recap:
      organic
      prod-
     
     
      ucts
      are
      good,
      and
      when
      the
      mood
      is
     
     
      on,
      think
      about
      natural
      oils
      or
      lubricants
     
     
      like
      vitamin
      E
      instead
      of
      synthetic
      ones
     
     
      (if
      your
      only
      concern
      is
      just
      prevent-
     
     
      ing
      pregnancy
      there
      are
      natural
      condom
     
     
      companies
      out
      there
      that
      cater
      to
      that.)
     
     
      Learn
      to
      shave
      with
      a
      straight
      razor
      —it’s
     
     
      not
      guaranteed
      to
      get
      you
      laid
      but
      it'll
      get
     
     
      you
      noticed,
      and
      make
      your
      own
      clean-
     
     
      ing
      products
      out
      of
      baking
      soda
      (club
     
     
      soda
      can
      get
      out
      white
      wine
      stains
      and
     
     
      wash
      windows,
      vinegar
      and
      water
      will
     
     
      wash
      your
      windows
      as
      well).
      Just
      try
      and
     
     
      be
      as
      “green”
      as
      you
      can
      afford
      to
      be,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      common
      sense
      and
      conservation
      is
      most
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      it.