Brummet's Conscious Blog

Kudo's Despite the cultural misconception that cities are horrible environments where no wildlife can thrive, in a world where more than 1 million species are at risk of extinction, we are seeing that larger corporations are now embracing more than energy and resource efficiency endeavours. Cities are creating more green spaces, residents are participating in a variety of ways, business are rising to the challenge and schools are jumping on board too.  Green roofs, green screens, green walls, backyard gardens, indoor gardens, hanging baskets, tree planting and balcony gardens all play a huge role in nature coming back to the city. These little green islands have helped butterflies, birds and pollinators survive, and in some cases - recover and thrive. There's a hotel I want to mention (I've forgotten the name of it now) located in Singapore, where they have built a huge, beautiful tiered outdoor garden space that their staff and clients enjoy in person or by viewing it from...

Recommended Resources Toronto Envrionment Alliance (Canada)  campaigned for over 30 years to find solutions to Toronto's urban environmental problems. As a not-for-profit organization, they advocate for a green, healthy and equitable city. Find them here:  https://www.torontoenvironment.org Wind Share focuses on the   wind power sector, and to develop community power projects that are sustainable economically, environmentally, and socially.   www.windshare.ca And as our final recommendation of the day we offer Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance:  www.energyefficiency.org  - an independent advocate working to ensure energy efficiency is a priority for all sectors of the economy. ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

 -- Quote of the Day --  "Charisma is not so much getting people to like you as getting people to like themselves when you're around." ~ Robert Brault  -- Positive News --  Kudos to 3 amazing cities within the US (Asheville, NC, Talent, OR, and Carrboro, NC ) who have  joined a program known as " Bee City, USA " http://ejus.tc/1t63f9Q To join this program, communities must create and instigate policies that help protect and restore bee colonies . Some of these policies might include promoting native bee-friendly plants to create habitat and food for them. Other policies might look at encouraging eco-friendly farming, organic gardens, creation of green space and installing specially designed gardens in public spaces from parks to school yards.  Creating these spaces is not enough - there must be education as well. Therefore cities will need to pla...

-- Resources --  The last couple weeks I've posted several green living articles from gardening to packaging and plastics. So I thought I'd share a few resources that you might want to follow up on. You can find a complete list of our radio show archives here: Archived Audio Positive News (Greener Pools & Green Technology) Positive News (Greener Transportation) Best of Conscious Discussions #47 (Environment, History & Green Living) Ocean Conservation Investing for a Greener, Socially Responsible Planet Best of Conscious Discussions #41 (Green Living) Positive News (Recycling & Green Cities) Positive News (Green Business Initiatives) Positive News (Green Energy & Busines...

-- Quote of the Day -- “There are lots of things we can do at home helps reduce pollution in the ocean – paints, auto oil, polishes, cleaning products – start to use the non-toxic stuff.     Dispose of your trash in the proper manner, do the recycling, don’t flush sanitary products and diapers down the toilet where they end up in the water and on the beaches.   Don’t throw litter; pick up litter even in the city because the litter will end up in the sewer which ends up in the ocean. … Every moment we have a chance to make choices what kind of products we use, how we use them and how we dispose of the trash. …When in nature be really respectful, don’t touch them – it is really about behaving in a way of interacting with creatures in the ocean that is super respectful. …I think it is that once you start giving energy to things that you are passionate about other people are watching and… are inspired by what we do and I am really inspired by that ...

-- Quote of the Day --  “The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept.”  ~ John Gardner -- Green Roof --  Have you heard of green roof systems yet? We’ve written about and spoken on the topic many times over the years and have found there are some amazing projects going on in the world to create healthier buildings and communities.  You see, having a “green” building means that plants are grown on the flat surfaces on the building surface (which can really include balconies as well as walls) and also in the areas surrounding the exterior of the building, and sometimes indoor gardens as well.  Having a garden on the roof for instance might make for a healthy walking area for employees on breaks where they can socialize and get fresh air. I...

-- Quote of the Day --   “I really wanted to travel, I was a good writer but I hadn’t really developed my travel writing voice – and that is where my blog came in. I blog on it regularly – the first few posts are a little embarrassing …but you develop your voice over time, it was only through practice really… you know that 10,000 hours at something to really become good at it. …The blog allowed me the opportunity to be able to see what really resonated with people, to digest their feedback. Before I wrote my first book I had already had years of writing experience and communicating with others interested in this topic.” ~ Shannon o’Donnell Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on … titled: Volunteer Travel  (*Click on the title to access the full discussion) -- Positive News --  New York city plans on doing a citywide com...