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economist suntribune the environment saturday march 16 2002 wtfid power on agenda at thinking about quitting b j tbemesbiougm to iou as a community seme stouffville hydro meeting gui the canadian cancerfocietys toufree smokers helpline 18775135333 tbsnessa9eboo9utoouasacooimuralyseiyiolecooomiassttnbie from page 1 whitchurchstouffvilles environmental advisory committee is hosting ravi mark singh of the ontario clean air alliance in the towns sandiford drive council chambers mr singh will be speaking about new options electricity deregula tion presents to consumers and the environmental conse quences of choices they could make many environmentalists have been optimistic that deregula tion will create opportunities for green power such as wind tur bines or small hydroelectric projects to enter the market place previously we didnt have a choice said michael kennedy secretary of the eac wind power might be more expensive but its greener mr kahnert admitted there is a split in the environmental movement over whether deregu lation should be welcomed but he said he couldnt imagine why the provinces coalfired power plants considered ontarios largest single source of air pollu tion while running less than half the time would not run 100 per cent of the time under profit- seeking private ownership he argued the government without privatizing the system could pay for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs through a small public benefits charge of about 220 per household per month the province should legislate energy efficiency standards for appli ances and buildings and allow customers with their own renewable energy equipment such as a solar panel or wind tur bine to feed any surpluses they produce back into the sys tem a practice known as net billing taking these conservation- minded steps and others will certainly be expensive mr kahnert said but its not going to be anywhere near as expen sive as private power the governments commit ment to green power seems dubious so far according to sutton resident brent kopperson part of a group evaluating possible sites in york region for a wind farm it hopes to see managed by a coopera tive mr kopperson said privatiza tion does not need to accompa ny deregulation and although some people are hopeful deregu lation will lead to distribution of cleaner energy he believes ontario may be forced to pro duce dirtier forms of power for american consumption ultimately we will lose control of this resource and us demand will dictate what happens here he said this week help us support disabled kids please give generously 1-800- 6686252 easter societv helping kids with physical disabilities and their families this message brought to youas a community service of the economist sun now offering special weekday membership monday to friday except holidays you can enjoy this private golf club located on woodbine ave next to the buttonville airport featuring r 18 hole championship golf course swimming pool mi 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the four most popular sizes in toronto and because of the quantity and the lime of year i was r ii able to buy them at drastically reduced dirt cheap out-of-the- season prices heres how you can get a furnace for peanuts by putting this furnace and air conditioner package together negotiating with the factory and committing to a doordie purchase agreement of 127 systems i was able to buy both the furnace and air conditioner for less than anyone should have aright to pay so ifyou buy one of these 127 new premier air conditioners but only if one of the four sizes i have will fit your house of course i am giving you the furnace and all i ask for is 446 in labour that it costs to have your system installed no obligation even after one of my home comfort 9 j r- y advisors completely explains the installation there is absolutely no obligation if you decide you dont want to take advantage of the spectacular savingsthats okay i will give you a surprise gift worth 50 because you are kind enough to read this letter and give me a chance to solve my problem i want you to think well of 21 degrees and bridlewood even ifyou dont buy iron clad guarantee im so confident that you will save at least 20 on your cooling and heating bills im projecting more like 30 to 50 that i will pay you double the difference for two years if you dont our home comfort advisors will show you how it works there is no way you can lose your lower utijity bills will help you save big and i will even double your savings ifyou save less than 20if these premier systems were not among the best onthe market i couldnt afford to make such a promise why this offer cant last you must act before march 31st here are two reasons why 1 1 only have 127 matched systems in four sizes when all of the air conditioners are sold and all the furnaces are given away in a particular size thats all there are no more at this price 2 if i have any of the 127 systems left on march 31st although i doubt i will this offer still ends heres why the only reason i am making this virtually noprofit for me offer is because of the killer months my business always starts to improve by the end of march and becauseuhev t furnaces cost me so little i can sell them at 2002 prices next october and november and still come out ahead give patricia our lead coordinator a call now at 416 2922121 and she will set ah appointment for your noobligatiori home comfort survey thank you for reading this rather long letter i hope you will profit greatly because of it warmly john brandemark general manager heating air conditioning l heating air 5si conditioning 4i292m