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THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday April By BARBARA HALS ALL Take Action On Global Wanning has arranged for a discount off the price of any shade tree when you clip the ad in this paper and bring it in the next two weeks to Nursery on Highway 25 This is our way to recognize Earth Day April 22nd and encourage all citizens to take action Remember Think globally act locally One of the first columns I wrote was on the importance of trees Recently distressed citizens in Georgetown have seen a number of large trees taken down on Charles Stret Trees that are dy ing must be replaced We can hardly profess concern for the Amazon rainforest and not do our part here by planting a tree Global warming is a human- made problem created by our in creasing emissions of greenhouse gases which include Chlorofluorocarbons CFCs methane nitrous oxides and groundlevel ozone smog Scientists attribute approximate ly 55 per cent of the warming ef fect to the C02 which spews from our cars our industries and our coalpowered stations that generate electricity According to Pollution Probe the ecological damages that could result from global warming have been compared to those of a POWEH plans special recognition of Earth Day With POWER nuclear war Scientists have warned that a global warming future could result in coastal flooding species extinction drought damage to forests and erratic weather patterns Such impacts could in turn cause the migration of millions of people starvation reduced agricultural output and the spread of diseases in many regions throughout the world In a conference on global wanning attended by scientists policymakers and environmen talists from around the world was held in Toronto The con ference participants endorsed the Toronto target an initial goal to cut 1988 levels of C02 emis sions by 20 per cent by the year 2005 Scientists now say that the per cent goal is only a first step and that at least a per cent cut will be needed Adopting a more energy effi cient future is both good for the Environment protection research Piles of scrap tires wood waste or plastic containers are by now familiar examples of our problems with getting rid of waste One of the key solutions is recycling but into what The answer is ideally Into items such as car dashboards plastic lumber or even fur niture frames Items that we already use in our everyday lives But now the question becomes how A one day workshop sponsored by the On tario Centre for Materials Research recently tried to answer that question Specifical ly the workshop looked at new ways of processing mixtures of wood paper and plastic scrap in to valueadded composite materials The Honorable Ruth Grier Minister of the Environment spoke to the group commenting that one of the areas of greatest need is research that will lead to solutions to the en vironmental problems that we have created for ourselves in this The minister added Research leading to new and useful materials made from paper plastic and wood waste has enormous potential for mak ing a major contribution to both our environment and our economy Workshop par ticipants agreed Presentations were by university researchers and by speakers from the plastics and forest products industries Each industry has so far been attempting to deal with its own waste For example plastic pop bottles collected in Blue Boxes go into making fibres for carpets Building lumber scrap can now be used for agricultural products such as mulch or animal bedding The workshop heard of new research into combining parts of these waste streams into woodplastic composites The work is at an early stage but has already shown promise for items as complex and widely used as car door panels With further work it is hoped that our current waste streams will become the raw materials for a much wider range of common products in the future The Ontario Centre for Materials Research is supported by the Ontario Technology Fund For further information please contact Tony Redpath OCMR Environmentally conscious store Kari and Doris are two of he seven owners behind the new Acton business in Acton Modern Concepts The Store The business which ia located at Main Street caters to those interested in making their home or office more environmental ly efficient The store will have Us official opening May A starting at pm During the proceedings Hills Mayor Miller will award prizes to the winners of the stores coloring contest for Acton school children All drawings must be based on the Earth Day theme Herald photo Giant Garage Sale is next Saturday April am4 pm at the Public Works Yard on Trafalgar Road north of Maple Donate your castaways and shop for bargains to help POWER stop the dump For pickup call 8531328 Ruth or Donna See you there You can make a difference environment and cost effective for consumers Energy efficiency opens up several opportunities for developing industrial bases for new energy efficient technologies in Canada Action Reduce your energy consumption Write to Premier Bob Rae and urge that Ontario adopt the Toronto target a 20 per cent cut in levels of car bon dioxide emissions by the year 2005 to begin the fight to stop global warming 3 Plant your first tree to celebrate Earth Day and let that be the first of many that you plant Trees remove C02 and pollutants from the air It is a bit of a back end solution but with a problem of this magnitude we must attack from all sides Events Mayfield School on the comer of the 17th Sideroad and Road is holding an Environmental Fair on Thurs day April 25 530430 pm Anyone is welcome THINK GLOBALLY ACT LOCALLY IN CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY APRIL 22nd PLANT A TREE has atnnoed a Spatial ttscwnt Receive all any Sbatft Tree APRIL 22nd MAY BRING THIS AD TO TUITMANS GARDEN CENTRE Highway 25 Acton KEEP YOUR ENVIRONMENT SALT FREE With A WATER CONDITIONER NO Salt Required NO Water Loss NO Plumbing Required NO Electrical Hookup NO Monthly Bill NO Maintenance SVFTTCON TEH A Til X A I Mitch 75 Mill St ACTON 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