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Who has Pledged TO Green?

Post Carbon Toronto

East Toronto Climate ActionGroup

EvolutionGreen.com

Event Organization:

Jeff Berg

Chris Chopik

David Elfstorm

Debbie Knight

Andrew Knox

Ruxandra Kovacs

Rose Kudlac

Anne Langdon

Matt Livengood

Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu

Kjel Oslund

Randy Park

Judy Vellend

Thanks also to:

David Meslin for the creative spark that launched this event.

Visit http://www.whorunsthistown.to for more information.

Rod Kiddler for his financial aid

Community Bicycle Network for providing meeting space for the planning committee

Featured in NOW Magazine

Clean, Green and Beautiful: A Plan for an Environmentally Sustainable Toronto

Event Team:

EvolutionGreen is an organization dedicated to green economics in the home realty market.

East Toronto Climate Action Group is a group of citizens who are interested in issues relating to climate change as it impacts the City and particularly East Toronto.

Post Carbon Toronto is a group of Toronto citizens working together to transition Toronto and its bioregion into sustainable, low energy communities.

Host: Randy Park
Randy is a member of the Post Carbon Toronto Steering Committee. He’s a writer, physicist and professional speaker on energy issues.

Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth May
Elizabeth is currently leader of the Green Party of Canada. She formerly served as Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada.

Keynote Speaker: Peter Tabuns
Peter is currently MPP for Toronto-Danforth riding. He formerly served as Executive Director of Greenpeace Canada and as a Toronto City Councillor.

Topic Speakers – Each of the following speakers addressed one section of Toronto’s Environmental Plan.

Air: Keith Stewart
Keith is Manager, Climate Change Campaign, World Wildlife Fund Canada.

Transportation: Richard Gilbert
Richard is an urban issues consultant focussing on transport, energy, waste, and governance issues. He is a former Toronto City Councillor.

Food (Green Economic Development): Debbie Fields
Debbie is Executive Director of FoodShare Toronto.

Water: Kevin Mercer
Kevin is Executive Director of Riversides Stewardship Alliance.

Energy: Greg Allen, PEng.
Greg promotes and applies green technologies to the built environment.

Waste (Land): Franz Hartmann
Franz is an environmental activist and teacher at U. of T. He coordinated the writing of the Environmental Plan.