Yvonne's advice

Yvonne had some sage advice for the Premier today: Get a new line. She very accurately pointed out that whenever there is the whiff of a scandal or something unpleasant emanating from the provincial government, the Premier says the same thing. This quote deals with the issue of Conserve Nova Scotia needing new furniture.

" Now we can get muddled in issues of furniture and such but I think there's much more important issues that Nova Scotians want to focus on."

Yvonne pointed out he said the exact same thing when the Ernie Fage scandal hit. It's so tired.

Former Hotline producer and now, morning host extraordinaire Debra Smith calls the show sometimes to give her opinion off the air. She mentioned something that I had thought about yesterday. What's the difference between the Ecology Action Centre and Conserve Nova Scotia? The E.A.C. is partially funded by the province and we've had many of their experts on the show - and they are just that - experts. The head of Conserve Nova Scotia told reporters she had no experience with the environment besides turning off lights when she leaves the room.

Plus, all these trips!! 17 in 3 months? At Dal, you have to take a science credit as part of your degree. One of the T.A.s taught us about our "environmental footprint". This guy was really dynamic and he had won this award and he was going to be presented with it in Johannesburg, South Africa. Well, he told our class he probably wasn't going because he felt too guilty about the amount of greenhouse gas created by the flight! So, Conserve Nova Scotia people travelled 17 times at a cost of over 20-thousand dollars? You have to look at the price to the taxpayers and the cost to the environment. The agency would have created less pollution by not even being created! How insane is that?

We did hear one good thing about the environment today. Andrew called and told us the big trucks doing work on Barrington Street with the Harbour Solutions project are not idling their vehicles. That's great to hear and -*memo to Conserve Nova Scotia*- every little bit helps.

Here are some award winning Conserve Nova Scotia energy saving tips taking from their website: www.conservens.ca:

-Open blinds and curtains to allow sunshine in. This natural heat source is free!

-Use area rugs on cold floors – if your feet are cold, your body will feel cold.

-Turn off lights when you aren’t using them, even if it’s just a few minutes. Turning a light on and off as needed uses less energy than leaving it on all the time.

-Keep light fixtures clean – a cleaner bulb is a brighter bulb.

-Every time you open the refrigerator door, the air you paid to cool escapes. Be organized and reduce the number of times you open the door.

I could go on, but I won't. Waste of money? Take the poll question and let me know.


See you tomorrow!

Amber