Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Conscious Living Events -- Aug 15-18: SWANA’s Wastecon 2010 Location: Boston Convention & Exhibition center Boston, MA – USA Info: wastecon.swana.org Aug 15 : National Acadian Day (Canada) " Indeed, it appears to me that a people who, during more than a century of hardship and persecutions, have managed to preserve their religion, their language, their customs and their autonomy, must have acquired enough importance to deserve that they take should the means to solemnly assert their existence; and that could not be done in a more efficacious way than by the celebration of a national day of their own ..." ~ Marcel-Francois Richard -- Positive Eco-News -- * source: www.JapanFS.org:  Back in 2001 it was determined that about 90% of Japans C02 emissions were generated from road transport, the Japanese transport sector had a lofty goal of cutting the Carbon Dioxide contributions from 267 to 243 million tons by 2010.  One might ...

 -- Quote of the Day -- “You have to trust yourself,  Be what you are and do what you ought to do  The way you should do it.  You have got to discover you,  What you do,  And trust it”. ~ Barbara Streisand -- Tips for August Outdoor Safety -- Bears, especially Black Bears, are now getting ready for winter, putting on lots of fat for the long weeks of hibernation ahead of them. So make a lot of noise when you are on the trails, especially those near water-ways - where there are bound to be berry patches, and other things that bears are looking for right now.  Clapping your hands every 8 min or so is a good idea, always having a person with you, and talking regularly are things that will let the bears know you are around. Keep in mind that rushing water, heavy winds and canyon like conditions can greatly influence how far sound will travel.... and you definitely want the bear to hear you coming.  Carry a sport whistle with you...