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November 12, 2010

Save It Forward: Energy Efficiency Program Targets Youth

A new program by the Provincial Government designed to increase awareness and positive attitudes towards conserving and using energy more efficiently among youth is now available to schools across Newfoundland and Labrador. Save It Forward targets students from kindergarten to Grade 12 and encourages them to develop their own ideas for more efficient energy use.

"Save it Forward promotes conservation and wise energy use among youth at a time when life-long habits begin to form," said the Honourable Kathy Dunderdale, Minister of Natural Resources. "With this program, we are encouraging the next generation to use energy more efficiently which will ultimately reduce their carbon footprint and protect the environment. By learning about energy efficiency and conservation at a young age, students will adopt positive attitudes and habits in their daily lives and pass them onto friends and family."

Save It Forward is a joint initiative between the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Education. Students are asked to design an idea that promotes more efficient energy use and supports conservation. Teachers are encouraged to submit a proposal to the respective school district office by December 10, 2010. Representatives from each department will review the submissions and award funding in January 2011 which will permit selected classes to implement their ideas. An outline of the Save It Forward Program and the necessary application form is now available in all schools.

"Programs such as Save It Forward encourage our young people to think outside the box to promote energy conservation and efficiency, both within the classroom and at home," said the Honourable Darin King, Minister of Education. "I encourage all students and teachers in Newfoundland and Labrador to participate in this program. Students can partake in an enjoyable learning opportunity and make a positive contribution to our environment at the same time."

Save It Forward delivers on a commitment in the 2007 Energy Plan to invest in the development of innovative educational programs that engage young people in energy conservation and climate change. The program complements other provincial initiatives which encourage more efficient energy use and conservation such as the EnerGuide for Houses Program and the Residential Energy Efficiency Program (REEP) for low-income households, administered by Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation. Budget 2010: The Right Investments - For Our Children and Our Future includes $100,000 to fund Save It Forward.

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Media contacts:

Ken Morrissey
Director of Communications
Department of Natural Resources
709-729-5282, 685-6612
kenmorrissey@gov.nl.ca
Tara Power
Director of Communications
Department of Education
709-729-0048, 727-5953
tarapower@gov.nl.ca

2010 11 10                                                     10:45 a.m.
 


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