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2010-03-22

ADOPT THE CAR SHARING FORMULA RATHER THAN CAR OWNERSHIP

2010-03-15

USE A WATER SAVER FOR THE TOILET

2010-03-08

USE DURABLE MATERIALS, CERTIFIED WOOD AND ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED WINDOWS FOR YOUR RENOVATIONS

2010-03-01

TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT TO WORK RATHER THAN DRIVE YOUR CAR

2010-02-22

ELIMINATE 4 MEATY MEALS A WEEK

2010-02-15

WHEN DRIVING, DON’T LET YOUR CAR ENGINE IDLE NEEDLESSLY (FOR MORE THAN 10 SECONDS AT START-UP OR WHILE WAITING)

2010-02-08

SHUT OFF YOUR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WHEN IT ISN’T IN USE

2010-02-01

GIVE YOUR CAR REGULAR TUNE-UPS

2010-01-25

REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PAPER USED BY 50 %: PRINTING FRONT AND BACK, E-MAILING, USING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AND BILLS, ETC.

2010-01-18

AIR-DRY YOUR CLOTHES TO HUMIDIFY YOUR HOUSE

2010-01-11

DON’T LEAVE YOUR CAR ENGINE IDLING FOR LONG MINUTES

2010-01-04

USE A SHOVEL INSTEAD OF A SNOW BLOWER FOR SMALLER SNOWFALLS

2009-12-28

AT HOME, LOWER THE TEMPERATURE BY 3°C AT NIGHT AND 1°C IN THE DAYTIME

2009-12-21

REUSE YOUR PLASTIC BREAD BAGS AND PAPER COFFEE AND BAGUETTE BAGS

2009-12-14

WHEN USING THE STOVE, MAKE SURE YOU COOK MORE THAN ONE DISH AT A TIME

2009-12-07

TURN OFF THE TAP WHILE BRUSHING YOUR TEETH

2009-11-30

INSULATE YOUR WATER HEATER AND INSTALL IT IN A HEATED PLACE

2009-11-23

CHECK THE STATE OF YOUR HEATING INSTALLATIONS REGULARLY

2009-11-16

REPLACE ANY AGING WEATHER STRIPPING INSIDE YOUR DOORS AND WINDOWS

2009-11-09

INSTALL PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS TO REPLACE YOUR OLD ONES

2009-11-02

SELECT CERTIFIED ENERGY STAR APPLIANCES WHEN PURCHASING OR REPLACING HOME APPLIANCES

2009-10-26

REPLACE YOUR SHOWERHEAD WITH A LOW-FLOW HEAD

2009-10-19

INSTALL TIMERS AND MOTION CATCHERS TO AVOID FORGETTING ANY LIGHTS

2009-10-12

HAVE YOUR LEATHER OR SUEDE CLOTHES, BOOTS AND SHOES REPAIRED

2009-10-05

REPLACE TWO HOT-WATER WASHES WITH TWO COLD-WATER WASHES EVERY WEEK

2009-09-28

BUY, SUSTAINABLE AND UNIQUE QUALITY CLOTHES MADE BY LOCAL CRAFTSPEOPLE

2009-09-21

AT THE GROCERY AVOID BUYING OVERLY PACKAGED GOODS

2009-09-14

IF YOU NEED TO REPLACE YOUR VEHICLE, OPT FOR A FUEL EFFICIENT ONE (6.5 L/100 KM)

2009-09-07

DOWNTOWN, REPLACE A TAXI RIDE BY WALKING OR TAKING PUBLIC TRANSIT

2009-08-31

WALK TO ALL OF YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES THAT ARE WITHIN A SHORT WALKING DISTANCE

2009-08-24

PLANT A TREE OR SPONSOR A PLANTING

2009-08-17

CARPOOL FOR LONGER DISTANCES

2009-08-10

USE REUSABLE BAGS

2009-08-03

PRIORITIZE THE PURCHASE OF FOOD GROWN QUEBEC

2009-07-27

ADOPT PROPER DRIVING HABITS

2009-07-20

DON’T OVER WATER YOUR LAWN

2009-07-13

COLLECT RAINWATER TO USE IT ON YOUR FLOWERBEDS, GARDENS AND LAWNS

2009-07-06

STOP USING WINDOW AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AT YOUR HOUSE

2009-06-29

USE A SUN COVER ON YOUR POOL

2009-06-22

WALK OR CYCLE TO WORK RATHER THAN DRIVE

2009-06-15

REPLACE YOUR GAS LAWN MOWER WITH A MANUAL OR ELECTRIC MODEL

2009-06-08

RECYCLE YOUR LEFTOVER PAINTS BY RETURNING YOUR EMPTY PAINT CONTAINERS

2009-06-01

PLACE ALL ACCEPTED RECYCLABLES INTO THE RECYCLING BIN

2009-05-25

PLANT FRESH HERBS IN YOUR GARDEN

2009-05-19

LEAVE THE GRASS CLIPPINGS ON THE GROUND

2009-05-12

USE A BROOM TO CLEAN YOUR ASPHALT OR BRICK PAVEMENT

2009-05-06

TAKE A QUICK SHOWER INSTEAD OF A BATH

2009-04-23

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