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Cobden Event to discuss Green Energy Act - Environmental Communication Options/Huff Strategy

Cobden Event to discuss Green Energy Act

Feb 2nd, 2009 4:38 AM

Media Advisory Cobden event to discuss legislation that would make renewable energy a provincial priority Frustration is growing in parts of rural Ontario where farmers, municipalities, First Nations, and local owners of green energy projects are unable to fully contribute to the future of Ontario’s green electricity. A Green Energy Act that would empower all Ontario residents to become power generators is being proposed by an alliance of agricultural, labour, industrial and environmental organizations. A public meeting is being held in Cobden to explain the proposed legislation, which in Europe has proven to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, eliminate smog and create thousand of good jobs. For more information on the Green Energy Act, visit http://www.greenenergyact.ca. WHAT: A public meeting to discuss the proposed Green Energy Act for Ontario WHO: The Ottawa River Institute The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, member of the Green Energy Act Alliance WHEN: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm WHERE: Whitewater Region Memorial Township Hall 40 Main St., Cobden ON Free Admission For more information, contact: Cheryl Keetch, Project Co-ordinator, (613) 756-3884 or email info@ottawariverinstitute.ca. To schedule interviews, Contact: Jane Story, Manager Policy and Communications, Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, 416-977-4441, ex 222 or email jane@ontario-sea.org. -30- OSEA works to initiate, facilitate and support the work of local sustainable energy organizations through membership services, province wide capacity building and non-partisan policy work. They work to catalyze the efforts of community organizers and raise awareness of the benefits of community power and renewable energy through various communication channels and by offering a variety of workshops and guidebooks on topics. The Ottawa River Institute (ORI) fosters sustainable communities and ecological integrity in the Ottawa River Watershed.