Letters
      To
      the
      Editor...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Mr.
      Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      letter
      is
      addressing
      ‘‘Really
      Confused’’,
      who
     
     
      expressed
      concern
      about
      the
      clarity
      of
      the
      environ-
     
     
      mental
      tips
      in
      the
      March
      25th
      edition
      of
      the
      X-
     
     
      Press:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      water
      energy
      conservation
      suggestions
      came
      from
     
     
      an
      Environment
      Canada
      guide.
      This
      booklet
      offers
     
     
      many
      points
      concerning
      environmentally
      friendly
     
     
      habits
      for
      individuals
      to
      consider,
      and
      hopefully
     
     
      practice.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Since
      our
      choices
      and
      our
      actions
      will
      determine
      the
     
     
      future
      of
      the
      environment,
      it
      is
      favourable
      to
      do
      what
     
     
      you
      can
      to
      make
      the
      world
      a
      safer
      and
      healthier
      place
     
     
      to
      live.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Regarding
      the
      clarification
      of
      the
      five
      suggestions:
     
    

    
     
      1.
      Alternatives
      to
      trying
      a
      ‘‘sailor-shower’’
      would
     
     
      be
      to
      either
      simply
      shorten
      your
      shower
      time
      all
     
     
      together,
      or
      to
      take
      a
      bath
      (try
      not
      to
      overfill,
      up
      to
     
     
      one
      quarter
      full
      is
      recommended).
      Since
      ‘‘Really
     
     
      Confused’’
      could
      not
      decide
      which
      tap
      to
      turn
      off
     
     
      first,
      perhaps
      coordinating
      both
      at
      the
      same
      time
     
     
      would
      alleviate
      potential
      scalding
      or
      freezing.
     
    

    
     
      2.
      Refrigerators
      are
      found
      in
      most
      homes
      to
      store
     
     
      perishable
      goods,
      more
      energy
      probably
      would
      notbe
     
     
      consumed
      by
      keeping
      a
      container
      of
      water
      alongside
     
     
      these
      other
      items.
      The
      temperature
      in
      the
      fridge
      is
     
     
      constant
      at
      approximately
      3
      degrees
      in
      comparison
      to
     
     
      the
      water
      and
      energy
      that
      are
      wasted
      while
      allowing
      a
     
     
      tap
      to
      run
      until
      the
      temperature
      is
      suited
      to
      quench
     
     
      your
      thirst.
      (usually
      around
      5
      degrees
      celsius)
     
    

    
     
      3.
      Maximizing
      you
      wash
      loads
      cuts
      down
      on
      energy
     
     
      and
      water
      wastage
      since
      washing
      would
      occur
      less
     
     
      frequently.
      The
      point
      is
      that
      only
      washing
      acouple
     
     
      of
      garments
      in
      a
      machine
      at
      a
      time
      is
      a
      waste
      when
     
     
      other
      items
      could
      be
      cleaned
      along
      with
      it.
     
    

    
     
      4.
      Flushing
      the
      toilet
      after
      using
      the
      washroom
      is
     
     
      sanitary
      and
      iscommon
      sense,
      although
      this
      facility
     
     
      should
      not
      be
      used
      as
      a
      garbage
      disposal.
      Cigarette
     
     
      butts,
      paper
      tissues,
      paper
      diapers,
      dental
      floss,
     
     
      plastic
      tampon
      holders,
      and
      condoms
      can
      create
      prob-
     
     
      lems
      at
      the
      sewage
      treatment
      plant.
     
    

    
     
      5.
      If
      youneed
      help
      locating
      your
      water
      meter,
      ask
     
     
      your
      parents,
      roommates,
      landlord,
      or
      call
      the
      local
     
     
      Water
      Commission.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thank
      your
      for
      your
      concern
      and
      your
      interest.
      If
      _
     
     
      you
      still
      find
      that
      these
      explanations
      are
      not
      clear,
     
     
      feel
      free
      to
      attend
      a
      Green
      Committee
      meeting
      (Fri-
     
     
      day,
      April
      3,
      12:30
      PM
      atthe
      barn)
      to
      address
      the
     
     
      issue
      and
      to
      offer
      some
      of
      your
      own
      suggestions.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
      Green
      Committee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Mr.
      Large:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Last
      week
      I
      gave
      instructions
      to
      the
      Maintenance
     
     
      Department
      staff
      that
      they
      were
      to
      remove
      posters,
     
     
      notices,
      etc.
      that
      appeared
      in
      places
      other
      than
      desig:
     
     
      nated
      bulletin
      board
      areas.
      I’ve
      since
      been
      told
      that
     
     
      some
      students
      thought
      that
      election
      notices
      were
      beir
     
     
      primarily
      singled
      out.
      I
      want
      to
      assure
      youand
      the
     
     
      rest
      of
      the
      student
      body
      that
      this
      definitely
      was
      not
     
     
      the
      case.
      Nowhere
      in
      my
      note
      to
      Don
      Coles
      did
      I
     
     
      mention
      anything
      about
      election
      materials.
      For
      some
     
     
      time
      now,
      I
      have
      seen
      notices
      taped,
      tacked
      and
      sta-
     
     
      pled
      to
      the
      finished
      wall
      surfaces
      and
      to
      the
      glass
      in
     
     
      the
      exterior
      doors.
      It
      just
      got
      to
      the
      point
      that
      ina
      _
     
     
      couple
      of
      areas,
      (the
      Admin.
      entrance
      to
      Kelly
      and
     
     
      Main
      in
      particular)
      the
      situation
      was
      getting
      out
      of
     
     
      hand.
      In
      addition
      to
      giving
      a
      less
      than
      presentable
     
     
      appearance
      to
      the
      buildings,
      this
      practice
      damages
      thi
     
     
      walls
      and
      woodwork
      and
      also
      causes
      the
      Maintenance
     
     
      staff
      extra
      work
      because
      they
      have
      to
      remove
      the
      taps
     
     
      tacks
      and
      staples.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      was
      no
      intent
      to
      destroy
      the
      signs
      and
      poster.
     
     
      The
      staff
      were
      instructed
      to
      relocate
      the
      poster
      and
     
     
      notices
      to
      bulletin
      boards
      where
      possible
      and
      if
      not
     
     
      possible
      to
      save
      the
      material
      so
      it
      could
      be
      returned
      t
     
     
      the
      owner.
      The
      one
      exception
      to
      the
      removal
      policy
     
     
      the
      ‘‘PIT’’.
      Iagreed
      with
      Jo-Anna
      Murphy
      that
      we
     
     
      would
      not
      disturb
      items
      posted
      in
      this
      area.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      At
      present,
      I
      have
      Don
      Coles
      and
      his
      staff
      assessing
     
     
      the
      situation
      throughout
      the
      campus
      and
      where
      there
     
     
      are
      obvious
      needs
      for
      additional
      bulletin
      boards,
      they
     
     
      will
      be
      installed.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yours
      sincerely,
     
     
      G.D.
      Clough
     
     
      Director
      of
      Admin.
      &
      Finance
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      April
      1,
      1992