[greenon-l] Ontario's 10% Energy Conservation Strategy

[Conservation Council of Ontario]

Green On.
The Online Newsletter of the Conservation Council of Ontario


Let's meet the Government's Challenge to
Reduce Energy Consumption by 10%

This is a condensed e-mail version of the newsletter
To view the complete newsletter, go to:
www.greenontario.org/news/0211.html


In This Issue:  Conservation, Kyoto, and Hydro Bills

Climate Change is Real, says Ontario's Environment Commissioner
Environmental Commissioner's special report backs up the science on Climate 
Change.

Alberta's 1990 Climate Change Plan
Tooker Gomberg, on a climate change campaign in Alberta, has uncovered an 
old Alberta plan to reduce greenhouse gases by 7%.

Where's Ontario's Climate Change Plan?
We track Ontario's shift in climate change commitments through ministry 
business plans.  A 1997 commitment to stabilize emissions at 1990 levels 
quietly disappeared with arrival of the Kyoto protocol.

Hydro Bills spur conservation
The Ontario government commits to reduce its energy consumption by 10% and 
challenges consumers to do the same!   Great we say, let's make it a 
province-wide target to reduce our energy consumption by 10% in five years!

NGO leadership in conservation and green power
Ontario's non-government organizations deserve to be part of Ontario's 
energy conservation strategy

Economic Instruments for conservation and green power
Skyrocketing hydro bills are an effective motivator for conservation, but 
there are better ways to promote conservation and energy than through s



REGISTER NOW FOR ONTARIO'S ECO SUMMIT!
November 27, Royal York Hotel, Toronto
www.greenontario.org/ecosummit

Full fee:  $95
NGO / Public: $60 (or pay what you can for low-budget)
www.greenontario.org/ecosummit/registration.html

DEADLINE:  FRIDAY NOV. 22 (if you want lunch, that is)

Energy conservation is just one of many "obvious solutions" that will be 
presented at Ontario's Eco Summit on November 27.   It's a great 
opportunity to help promote the role Ontario's non-governmental 
organizations can play in environmental education and support services.

See www.greenontario.org/ecosummit for details on the summit agenda and 
participants.

All are welcome.  Help restore Ontario's commitment to conservation!




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