Who has Pledged TO Green?

EVENT DAY

Candidates Sign Pledge

Peter Tabuns

Mayor David Miller

Jane Pitfield David Miller

Candidate Speaker Dan Sandor

David Miller Oranizing Group

Rux Chris May and Chris Lowry May and Miller

Debbie Fields Miller Speaker Peter Tabuns Elizabeth May Ambrose May and Cole Speakers

Randy Park

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Six years after Toronto ’s official Environment Plan was adopted, candidates for City Hall are being urged to move forward on the Plan and Pledge TO Green.

The East Toronto Climate Action Group, Post Carbon Toronto and EvolutionGreen invited all mayoral and council candidates to pledge their support for the often neglected Plan on Saturday, October 14th in Toronto City Hall Council Chambers.

The event took place from 11:30 to 3:00 pm on Saturday October 14th, 2006. The presentation started at 12 noon. Pledge signing took place between 1:30 and 1:45 pm.

Candidates signed a large pledge card asking them to implement the City’s Environmental Plan and attend an accountability session within 12 months.

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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.