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title: "Greenwashing, family farmers and greener renovations: how it impacts your lifestyle."
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Are you interested in the reality of farmers, materials reuse and greenwashing? Our newsletter will help you better understand these issues!

| View in browser Newsletter Summer 2023 Summer is here, bringing with it a softer, slower pace. The well-being that can come from slowing down our daily lives can make us question our priorities and maybe consider less hectic lifestyles. Reducing our consumption, for example, can provide a number of unexpected benefits. Try slowing down, and you’ll see 🙂 Food My farmers nourish me, and I support them We all need food: We rely on our family farmers to provide us with local organic food, but they face many challenges every season in order to do so. A commitment: They work hard, despite these challenges, in a manner that is respectful of their agricultural land. To continue eating their healthy food, we need to support them.  Meet Colleen's farmers Reduction at the source From waste to value: how to recover and reuse materials Reuse: A lot of materials get thrown away in construction. What if we could give them a second (or third) life? Reusing is a great way to make your projects more environmentally responsible. Give it a try! Think local: Resources, materials, expertise and creativity are often much closer than you think. Talk to your network and have a look at our resources before starting your project. Have a look at these 3 ideas Consumption What does the Competition Act have to do with environmental issues? Have you heard of greenwashing? It's a marketing technique to create an illusion of ecological responsibility, when a company’s practices prove otherwise. To level the playing field: Canada’s Competition Act can help tip the scales in favour of the companies that are sincere in their efforts to reduce the environmental impact of their business. Read more It’s time to slow down for the summer, but we can still take action! Here are a few suggestions for staying mobilized this summer. Call for donations Help us get ready for this fall. Support us Petition It's time to regulate advertising for gas-powered vehicles. Sign the petition Campaign Consultations on our energy future are ongoing! Participate Resources In the news Statement from environmental and Indigenous groups on Bay du Nord decision Just transition: Équiterre welcomes a long-awaited bill Pour la conversion d’autoroutes en boulevards urbains à Québec  Fruit of the month Cantaloupe Discover Équiterre, 50, rue Ste-Catherine O., bur. 340, Montréal, Québec, H2X 3V4, Canada 514-522-2000 Email settings This email was sent to Erreur |
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