Greening goes awry

Not nearly as green as we think.

Uh no kidding. For anyone who has spent any time in cities like Mississauga, Oakville or Burlington it is evidently clear that most Canadians could care less about the environment. Shop at Longos and see how many plastic bags you can collect. And now that has been somewhat validated by a recent survey.

Full story on the Globe and Mail.
SNIP:

"A national survey of household habits says Canadians have made some changes for conservation, but still hold onto habits that go against the green-living grain.

Six in 10 households now use fluorescent bulbs, over four in 10 have programmable thermostats, recycling rates have jumped and 60 per cent of homes have water-saving shower heads since the last household efficiency survey in 1994.

But the use of chemical pesticides is only slight down from 1994 levels — with the sole exception of Quebec, where pesticide use has plunged — most Canadians still commute to work alone in private vehicles, and rising numbers of people drink water from plastic containers."