[greenon-l] We Conserve -- draft Progress Report #1

[Conservation Council of Ontario]

Dear friends:

A draft of our first Progresss Report for We Conserve is now online at 
http://www.greenontario.org/cco/progress1.pdf.

The report reviews our amazing progress to date (just four months after 
launching our consultation).  More importantly, it sets out an agenda for 
an aggressive five year campaign to maximize the potential for conservation 
in Ontario.  It covers many issues  -- including energy conservation and 
renewable power, smart growth, local and organic food, shifting to a 
conserver economy.

There are two items which stand out in our progress to date:  the emergence 
of new collaborative projects involving several like-minded organizations 
with different skill sets, and the ability of the Doors Closed campaign to 
bring together 27 organizations (including four municipalities and two 
chambers of commerce) to promote a common conservation message.

This movement has legs!  Let's get it up and running ...

Our agenda is ambitious, but achievable if we work together.  It includes:

1.  A common conservation pledge, followed up with an action plan to go 
from simple steps to integrated commitment over a five year period

2.  More collaborations to address conservation priorities

3.  A $5 million annual fund to support the conservation movement

4.  Integrated public engagement campaigns to promote conservation and 
connect people with solutions

5.  Supporting a measurable shift to a conserver economy (everything from 
housing, transportation, food, consumer goods, natural resources, tourism, 
and financial investments)

I welcome your comments and PLEASE,  if you can make it to our meeting next 
Tuesday (from 12 - 4 pm at the Holiday Inn on King), register before Friday 
at 3pm (we have to give the hotel catering numbers then).  Go to 
www.greenontario.org/cco/agm2005.html for details.


With thanks,


Chris Winter
Executive Director


Stand Up for Conservation
November 15, 2005
www.greenontario.org/cco/agm2005.html  
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