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Environmentalists applaud Quebec bottle deposit hike

Montreal, June 11, 2012 – Equiterre welcomes the announcement from the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Pierre Arcand, to the effect that Quebec will be increasing the bottle deposit from 5 to 10 cents. This is the first increase to the province's bottle deposit since it was introduced more than 25 years ago.

Communiqué - 12 June 2012 - Tag : 4R's (reduce, Advocacy, recycle and recover), reuse, Waste of resources

Home energy efficiency

The production and use of energy is responsible for major environmental problems, primarily because of the construction of power plants and the emission of greenhouse gases, two of the main causes of climate change. Part of the solution is energy efficiency, i.e., eliminating the waste and overproduction of energy. There are economic benefits to energy efficiency. According to...

Projet - 14 December 2010 - Tag : Customizable talks, Energy saving guide, Energy saving renovations, Home energy efficiency, Power consumption, Waste of resources

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