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<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Sust-marians<SPAN
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size=2>On October 19, GPI Atlantic released its latest report, <EM>The
Energy Accounts for the Nova Scotia Genuine Progress Index</EM>. <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">This
400-page report, which took two full years of research to complete, is the first
in-depth study of the sustainability of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Nova Scotia</st1:place></st1:State>’s energy system and represents one
of the most comprehensive assessments of energy ever compiled for the province.
It answers the vital question – Is Nova Scotia’s energy system sustainable? The
report addresses highly topical issues including energy prices, affordability,
reliability, and security; the health and environmental impacts of energy use;
and government investment in energy. The report findings will certainly be cited
in the upcoming Nova Scotia Power rate hearings. </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=578004313-22102005>The full report,
executive summary, press package and media clippings are available for download,
free of charge, from GPI Atlantic's website, <A
href="http://www.gpiatlantic.org">www.gpiatlantic.org</A>.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clare Levin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>GPI Atlantic</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>(902) 489-2524</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:clevin@gpiatlantic.org">clevin@gpiatlantic.org</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
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