Brummet's Conscious Blog

Well, the Brummet's Monthly e-newsletter goes out today. Anyone interested in signing up for this can do so simply by visiting our main website ( www.brummet.ca ) and clicking on "contact". Upcoming Nov schedule's for Authors Read and Conscious Discussions can be found here on the Myspace site ( www.myspace.com/CanadianAuthor ) in the "comments" section - located on the lower left of that website. -- Amazing Eco-News -- The 2050 Japan Low-Carbon Society, which is supported by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment’s Global Environmental Research Fund and the National Institute for Environmental Studies has released some interesting information revealed by a project they took on. The project’s proposals include “utilization of solar heat and natural wind in homes and offices, pedestrian friendly city design, promotion of seasonal and local agricultural products, labeling to show carbon dioxide emissions on products, and development of next-generation fu...

-- Events this Week -- - Look for an interview with Lillian on Writers & Authors blog on Oct 29th: www.writersandauthors.blogspot.com - Northeast Recycling Council Fall Conference, October 28-29, Northampton, Massachusetts; www.nerc.org - October 28-31: Eco-Expo Asia: www ecoexpoasia.com in Hong Kong , China - October 29-31 In Courtenay, BC (Canada) we have the Coast Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Trade show at the Crown Isle Resort. info & contact at www.cwma.bc.ca - October 29-31st Vancouver, BC - Rubber recycling Symposium - www.rubberassociation.ca -- Conscious Discussions -- Yes, you guessed it - it is time for another day of inspiring environmental news, new green technologies, positive waste reduction initiatives being embraced by communities around the globe & more! Find out more about Lillian & Dave's environmental book: Trash Talk; Their guide for marketing books: Purple Snowflake Marketing; and Lillian's book of poetry: Towards Und...

-- Quote of the day -- “If somebody is hurting try to help them, show them strength. …Help others to learn.” ~ Judy Kriz 12/06/07 This quote above means a lot to me because it really underlines the power of small daily actions and the ripple effect they can have in our community. Take this real-life scenario for example: Stopping and talking to a homeless person on the street can make them feel less invisible in the community. By showing you care it can touch their hearts in a very deep way. Living by example can lead others to follow your actions and before you know it - the community is forever changed. Here is another real-life example: I was cleaning up a section of a trail in town regularly and people would walk by with their dogs and want to talk to me briefly about the day, my dog and what I was doing. Usually I brought up my little "donation" to the city since I could tell they wanted to ask, but hadn't yet worked up the nerve. And I found they were inspired by th...

Hello everyone! Thank you for joining us here at this new location for our blog. I've decided to move the blog from our myspace site: http://blog.myspace.com/canadianauthor I've been running that blog for over a year there and have had some great success with it, however I've been convinced that this is a much better place to be with our blog. So here I am :) I encourage everyone to check out our radio shows, newsletter, radio shows and articles through our main site: www.brummet.ca Since I'm new here at the Blogger family, I'll start by offering some information for you to browse and get to know the Brummet family :) Later on today, I'll post a few more topics from our other blog... and then I'll be posting here regularly from then on. Bio: Dave and Lillian Brummet have been writing professionally since 1999 starting out as free lance writers – which they continue to do today. To date, they have written 3 published books. The Brummets are also the hosts of ...