OcroBeErR
      12,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      @
      17
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Energy
      Awareness
      Week
      to
      Hit
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
      KimberleyJohnston
      _
     
     
      A&E
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kimberley
      Johnston
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      lot
      of
      people,
      both
      on
     
     
      campus
      and
      across
      the
      Island,
      are
     
     
      putting
      their
      energies
      into
      maintaining
     
     
      and
      establishing
      energy
      awareness
      and
     
    

    
     
      Members
      of
      the
      Energy
     
     
      Awareness
      Program
      Committee
      have
     
     
      organized
      a
      week
      solely
      dedicated
      to
     
     
      energy
      awareness
      and
      sustainability.
     
     
      The
      Committee,
      which
      is
      largely
     
     
      comprised
      of
      UPEI
      students
      and
      staff,
     
     
      hopes
      to
      educate
      people
      about
      the
     
     
      dangers
      of
      excessive
      energy
     
     
      consumption,
      and
      what
      people
      can
      do
     
     
      to
      reduce
      their
      own
      energy
      use.
     
    

    
     
      Committee
      chair
      Anna
      Sawicki
     
     
      says
      getting
      the
      word
      out
      about
      energy
     
     
      awareness
      and-sustainability
      is
      one
      of
     
     
      the
      group’s
      main
      focuses.
     
    

    
     
      “Our
      committee’s
      mandate
      is
     
     
      to
      raise
      awareness
      of
      being
      energy-
     
     
      Wise;
      educate
      individuals
      on
      how
      their
     
     
      actions
      impact
      energy
      consumption;
     
     
      motivate
      people
      to
      change
      their
     
     
      behaviours
      and
      to
      show
      that
      the
     
     
      university
      is
      committed
      to
      reducing
     
     
      energy
      consumption.
      We
      do
      that
      ina
     
     
      variety
      of
      ways.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Energy
      Awareness
      Week,
     
     
      which
      runs
      from
      October
      17
      to
      21,
      is
     
     
      one
      such
      effort.
      The
      week-long
      event
     
     
      will
      include
      a
      film
      night,
      an
      organic
      meal
     
     
      day,
      a
      speaker
      series
      entitled
     
     
      “EnerGuide
      and
      Homes”,
      and
      an
     
     
      Energy
      Awareness
      and
      Sustainability
     
     
      Fair.
      The
      fair
      will
      include
      booths
      from
     
     
      19
      stakeholders
      in
      PEI’s
      energy
     
     
      awareness
      and
      sustainability
      community.
     
     
      UPEI’s
      own
      Environmental
      Club
      will
     
     
      have
      a
      booth,
      as
      well
      as
      various
      other
     
     
      organizations,
      companies
      and
     
     
      individuals.
      Maritime
      Electric,
      Atlantic
     
     
      Wind
      Test
      Site,
      P-E.I.
      Certified
      Organic
     
     
      Producers
      Co-op,
      and
      PEI
      Energy
      Co-
     
     
      op
      will
      all
      be
      represented.
      Gilles
     
     
      Michaud,
      who
      is
      knowledgeable
      in
      the
     
     
      areas
      of
      solar
      energy
      and
      housing,
      will
     
     
      be
      on
      hand
      to
      answer
      questions
      about
     
     
      solar
      power
      and
      pass
      on
      his
      own
      tidbits
     
     
      of
      information.
     
    

    
     
      Sawicki
      said
      the
      responsibility
     
     
      of
      reducing
      energy
      and
      creating
      a
     
     
      sustainable
      environment
      rests
      squarely
     
     
      on
      the
      shoulders
      of
      each
      individual.
      She
     
     
      said
      there
      are
      many
      easy
      ways
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      18
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Inky
      Tidbits
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mansum
      Yau
     
     
      Production
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      One
      month
      into
      the
      semester,
     
     
      many
      of
      us
      have
      started
      printing
      out
     
     
      pages
      and
      pages
      of
      assignments
      and
     
     
      papers.
      Has
      it
      ever
      occurred
      to
      you
     
     
      when
      handing
      them
      in
      that
      they
      are
     
     
      essentially
      collections
      of
      ink
      dots
      on
     
     
      paper?
      Did
      you
      know
      that
      dots
     
     
      produced
      in
      inkjet
      printing
      are
      usually
     
     
      between
      0.005
      and
      0.006mm
      in
     
     
      diameter,
      tinier
      than
      the
      average
     
     
      diameter
      ofa
      human
      hair?!
      Did
      you
      also
     
     
      know
      that
      an
      average
      of
      two
      and
      a
      half
     
     
      ounces
      of
      oil
      are
      used
      for
      every
      inkjet
     
     
      cartridge
      produced
      and
      three
      and
      a
     
     
      half
      quarts
      of
      oil
      for
      every
      laser
     
     
      cartridge,
      not
      to
      mention
      the
      amount
      of
     
     
      plastic,
      steel,
      aluminum,
      and
      rubber?
     
     
      Each
      year,
      an
     
     
      estimated
      250
      to
     
     
      400
      million
     
     
      empty
      ink
     
     
      cartridges
      are
     
     
      thrown
      away
      in
     
     
      Canada.’
     
    

    
     
      Those
     
     
      empty
      ink
     
     
      cartridges
      could
     
     
      have
      __—
      been
     
     
      refilled
      with
     
     
      refilling
      kits
      or
      at
      retailers
      such
      as
     
     
      Staples,
      which
      has
      a
      nationwide
      school
     
     
      recycling
      competition
      with
      a
      chance
      to
     
     
      win
      $25,000.°
      (Cartridges
      can
      be
     
     
      refilled
      successfully
      on
      an
      average
      of
     
     
      3-6
      times.*)
      Those
      cartridges
      could
      also
     
     
      have
      been
      donated
      to
      various
      charity
     
     
      organizations
      such
      at
      the
      Canadian
     
     
      Diabetes
      Association,
      Canadian
     
     
      Physicians
      for
      Aid
      and
      Relief,
      and
      the
     
     
      PEI
      Humane
      Society.
      Did
      you
      know
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      the
      PEI
      Humane
      Society
      collects
     
     
      them
      for
      the
      benefit
      of
      needy
      animals
     
     
      and
      the
      environment?
      They
      donate
      a
     
     
      tree
      to
      Canada
      Green
      for
      every
      dozen
     
     
      cartridges
      collected.°
     
    

    
     
      One
      of
      the
      goals
      of
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Environment
      Society
      this
      year
      is
      set
      up
     
     
      an
      ink
      cartridge
      and
      battery
      collection
     
     
      program
      on
      campus
      to
      benefit
      local
     
     
      charity
      groups.
      The
      Environment
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Society
      is
      open
      to
      anyone
      who
      would
     
    
   
   
    
     
      like
      to
      get
      involved.
      Simply
      send
      an
     
    
   
   
    
     
      email
      to
      upeienvclub@hotmail.com
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      myau@upei.ca,
      and
      stay
      tuned
      for
     
     
      next
      issue’s
      tidbits
      on
      batteries.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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