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Let’s start the show!. Please put up your hand to answer a question. Don’t by shy! . Why Celebrate Earth Day? We can’t have healthy people without a healthy planet! The health sector, in particular, has a very large ecological footprint.

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  1. Let’s start the show! • Please put up your hand to answer a question. • Don’t by shy! 

  2. Why Celebrate Earth Day? • We can’t have healthy people without a healthy planet! • The health sector, in particular, has a very large ecological footprint. • We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, but borrow it from future generations.

  3. Why Celebrate Earth Day? All of the above! Which statement resonated with you?

  4. Energy How much energy do the LMHAs use each year? • Enough to power over 50,000 homes. • Enough to power over 74,000 homes. • Enough to power over 10,000 homes.

  5. Energy How much energy do the LMHAs use each year? B) Enough to power over 74,000 homes.

  6. EnergyMonitors consume what percentage of the total energy required to run a computer? Less than 20% More than 50% More than 75%

  7. EnergyMonitors consume what percentage of the total energy required to run a computer? More than 50%

  8. Energy When should you turn off your monitor? When you leave for lunch, coffee & at the end of the day Never When you leave at the end of the day

  9. Energy When should you turn off your monitor? When you leave for lunch, coffee & at the end of the day

  10. Waste and Recycling What % of Canada’s methane (a powerful greenhouse gas) comes from landfills? • 75% • 25% • 10%

  11. Waste and Recycling What % of Canada’s methane (a powerful greenhouse gas) comes from landfills? B) 25%

  12. Waste and Recycling The Recycling Renewal Program (implemented in HA-owned sites) includes which waste streams? • Compost, paper, medical waste • Batteries, electronics, compost • Paper, rigid plastic and tin, refundable bottles and cans

  13. Waste and Recycling The Recycling Renewal Program (implemented in HA-owned sites) includes which waste streams? C) Paper, rigid plastic and tin, refundable bottles and cans

  14. Active and Clean Transportation Which benefit of clean commuting most appeals to you? • Improved physical health • Decreased personal carbon footprint • Lowered stress levels from less time behind the wheel

  15. Active and Clean Transportation Which benefit of clean commuting most appeals to you? Which answer did you choose? Please tell us why.

  16. Active and Clean Transportation Which resource do the HA s provide to encourage clean commuting? • Personalized electric shuttles from home to work • A website dedicated to carpooling for HA staff • The annual Clean Commuter Challenge

  17. Active and Clean Transportation Which resource do the HA s provide to encourage clean commuting? B) A website dedicated to carpooling for HA staff C) The annual Clean Commuter Challenge

  18. Final Question! In what year was the first LMHA Sustainability Policy approved? • 2013 • 2005 • 2010

  19. Final Question! In what year was the first LMHA Sustainability Policy approved? C) 2010

  20. Thank you! “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”Dr. Jane Goodall www.bcgreencare.ca

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