What:    New report on how to reduce air pollution, including smog pollutants.

3Es of Environmental Protection: Energy Efficiency, Energy from Renewables, Emissions Reductions.

Where: Holiday Inn on King, 370 King Street W., and Toronto in the "Maple Room"

Who: Ken Ogilvie, Executive Director Pollution Probe

Pollution Probe and the University of Toronto's Institute for Environmental Studies. will release a new report titled Environmental Protection in a Competitive Electricity Market in Ontario - Summary Report.

Similar to the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) concept that Pollution Probe developed in the early 1970s for waste management, the report introduces the new 3Es concept outlining what Ontario government can do to protect people from the increasing levels of air pollution from coal-fired electricity.

The report calls for the Ontario government to implement measures, which will ensure the people of Ontario receive both cleaner air and competitively priced electricity in the new deregulated electricity market.

For further information:
Ken Ogilvie (416) 926 1907

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