How green are Canadians in 2007?
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Thursday, 12 July 2007 |
CO Brief: Canadians are green-lite and like going green when it is cheap and convenient
- Results of a 2006 Statistics Canada survey
released July 11, 2007 that asked more than 28,000 households what they've
been doing to make their homes environmentally friendly. The study compared 2006 to 1994 statistics.
- Good: more fluorescent bulbs (19-59%), programmable thermostats (16-42%), "awareness of environmental concern"
- Bad: single drivers commuting to work (57%), water use (30% of households drink bottled water).
- "The survey suggests Canadians will respond to environmentally
friendly practices when the cost comes cheap, he adds. A case in point
is the increased use of fluorescent bulbs, which he attributes mainly
to the less expensive versions sold now compared to 10 years ago."
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