The Honourable Charlene Johnson, Minister of Environment and
Conservation, will attend the launch of the Newfoundland and Labrador
KyotoPlus Coalition�s Pedal for the Planet initiative, tomorrow (Friday,
July 3) at 10:00 a.m. at the parking lot of the Quidi Vidi Brewing
Company Limited.
The bike-riding event is part of a nation-wide effort to educate
Canadians about the significance of global warming and the need for a
successful outcome at the upcoming climate change meetings in Copenhagen
in December.
The Newfoundland and Labrador KyotoPlus Coalition comprises Oxfam;
Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network; Sierra Club of Canada �
Atlantic Chapter; Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society � Newfoundland
and Labrador Chapter; Canadian Federation of Students, MUN Students
Union; World Wildlife Federation � Newfoundland and Labrador; OceanNet
and BikeShare.
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Media contact:
Melony O�Neill
Director of Communications
Department of Environment and Conservation
709-729-2575, 689-0928
moneill@gov.nl.ca
2009 07 02 10:05 a.m.
