Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Recommended Resources --  Three more amazing resources for you to check out, and hopefully - share... -- Healthy creeks, streams, marshes, and other water sources that are often found near communities is essential for wildlife. Protecting and restoring those waterways is not as hard as it may sound and can have a huge impact on the local economy as well. Find out more via this fantastic article written by Tom Spencer and published on the World Wildlife Federation’s blog: http://blog.nwf.org/2018/06/healthy-creeks-and-streams-help-urban-wildlife/?s_email_id=201808_GFW_newsletter_August2018|MTMemHab -- https://www.facebook.com/OWLRehab/ http://www.owlrehab.org/ Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society is a non-profit animal sanctuary whose staff & volunteers are dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of raptors. Located in Delta, BC (Canada) Well stocked gift shop offers various owl and eagle stuffies, t-shirts, hoodi...

-- Conscious Events -- Rubber Recycling 2010 When: Sept 29-Oct1 Location : Sheraton Centre Hotel Toronto, ON – Canada Info : www.rubberrecycling.ca Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council Fall Forum When: Sept 30 - Oct 1 Location : Humbolt, SK - @ the Bella Vista Inn -- Positive Eco-News -- I read in a Japan For Sustainability Newsletter ( japanfs.org ) that the Nihon Kotsu Co . - one of the top taxi services in Tokyo, experimented with electric powered vehicles in their fleet this year, in cooperation with Better Place ( betterplace.com ). This project allowed drivers to replace the rechargable batteries in "about one minute", reducing wasted time (such as at gas stations). The trial project allowed the industry to test out the logistics of changing over to electric power and the financial impact of switching over the entire fleet. This exciting test project may just influence the world's leading taxi services to switch over to electric powered vehicles ...

-- Quote of the Day -- " I open my eyes and again, I wonder: Will this day bring forth joy Or blunder? My mind fills itself without Making a sound; I make a decision before my feet  Hit the ground; Today... I say... Is Brilliant ." ~ Danielle Pierre -- Conscious Event -- I just learned that it is Newspaper Carrier Day ! I didn't know they had a day of their own. Well, it is true that newspapers are a vital communication medium for people to know what is happening in their area. Our local paper has a section in the front listing regular events that groups and organizations host, and this is very helpful for those looking for volunteer opportunities, meetings and networking opportunities.  The local newspaper played a role in helping us find owners to some items we happened upon... This summer we have been cleaning up a section of the Kettle River called the Oxbow by locals, where a wildlife sanctuary can be found as well. We found a wallet, empty ex...