BANFF —
Ed Whittingham, executive director of the Pembina Institute, and former executive
director Marlo Raynolds (2004-2010), have been named to Canada's 2012 Clean50 list (www.clean50.ca), which
recognizes 50 people whose career achievements have been influential in driving
sustainable development and clean capitalism in Canada.
"Through our research,
advocacy and consulting efforts, the Pembina Institute continues to shift public and private dollars from
dirty energy to cleaner energy," said Whittingham, whose work with the
Institute often involves bringing corporate, municipal and environmental
non-government organizations together to advocate for clean energy policies.
"This approach allowed us
to leverage $2 billion of federal investment in renewable energy into another
$10 billion and, if current efforts are successful, will allow us to repeat
that success in Alberta around electricity and in British Columbia around
energy efficiency," said Whittingham.
Raynolds, who began work
with the Institute in 1995 and led the organization for seven years, focused
his work on improving oilsands development, advancing climate change policies,
advocating for renewable energy and energy efficiency, and improving
transportation systems in Canada.
"I'm very proud of the
growing influence that the Pembina Institute has had on the Canadian energy
debate in recent years," said Raynolds. "We helped to drive landmark provincial
policies like B.C.'s carbon tax,
Ontario's Green Energy Act and municipal polices that have resulted in millions
of dollars invested in community clean energy projects."
The Clean50, developed by Delta
Management, includes 16 categories of sectors, recognizing at least two people in each, based primarily on their impact
on sustainable development within the last two years.
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Contact:
Ed Whittingham
Executive
Director
Tel:
403-537-0579
Cell:
403-899-0578
Julia
Kilpatrick
Media manager
Cell: 613-265-5579
Background:
The full Clean50
list can be found on-line at the new Clean50
website,
hosted by Delta Management.
