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Picton event to discuss Green Energy Act - Environmental Communication Options/Huff Strategy

Picton event to discuss Green Energy Act

Jan 23rd, 2009 12:08 PM

Media Advisory Picton 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 Prince Edward County to explain the proposed legislation, which in Europe has proven to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, eliminate smog and create thousand of good jobs. WHAT: A public meeting to discuss A Green Energy Act for Ontario WHO: The County Sustainability Group The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, member of the Green Energy Act Alliance WHEN: Monday, February 2, 2009 7:00 pm WHERE: Prince Edward Community Centre Hall 375 Main Street Picton, ON K0K 2T0 Free Admission For more information, contact: Don Chisholm, co-chair, County Sustainability Group: 613-476-1700 Renia Tyminski, co-chair, County Sustainability Group: 613-476-0472 To schedule interviews, contact: Jane Story, Manager Policy and Communications: 416-977-4441, extension 222 -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 County Sustainability Group provides information on the ecological and social symptoms of excess human activity, and on positive steps that other, enlightened communities and governments are taking.