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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 color="#339966" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#339966;font-weight:bold'>Cape
& Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative</span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'> <br>
</span></font><i><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-style:italic'>Promoting a sustainable energy future</span></font></i><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'> <a href="http://www.cirenew.org/"><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.cirenew.org/</span></font></a>
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-style:italic'>For
immediate release</span></font></i><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Contact</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>: Joan Muller, 508.457.0495 x107</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Author Nancy Jack Todd to Speak at CIREC’s
April 19 Meeting </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Nancy Jack Todd will be speaking at
the April meeting of the Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative
(CIREC), at Border’s Books in </span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Hyannis</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'> on Wednesday, April 19, at </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>7 pm</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>The author is an award winning </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>Cape Cod</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'> based writer. Her
book, A Safe and Sustainable World: The Promise of Ecological Design, is an
experiential account of the work of the New Alchemy Institute in Hatchville in
exploring sustainable options in food, energy, and shelter.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>The book further recounts how the
knowledge gleaned there led to the ecologically restorative work of Ocean Arks
International of Falmouth. It is being haled as one of the few hopeful
environmental books around and has been likened to Rachel Carson’s The
Sea Around Us. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Following the book reading and
discussion, there will be a book signing as well as time to network.
Information will be available on membership in CIREC, the local chapter of the
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). </span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>CIREC (</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><a href="http://www.cirenew.org/"><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.cirenew.org/</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>) was formed in 2000 to bring together diverse individuals
and organizations with common interest in achieving a sustainable energy
future, both locally and globally. CIREC participants work together to build
awareness of the benefits of renewable energy, increase the use of clean energy
technologies, and lay the groundwork for transforming the energy basis of the
Cape & Islands region. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>In September 2005, CIREC became the
local chapter of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). NESEA (</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><a href="http://www.nesea.org/"><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.nesea.org/</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>) is the leading regional membership organization in the </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>United States</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>
focused on promoting the understanding, development, and adoption of energy
conservation and renewable energy technologies. NESEA is headquartered in </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>Greenfield</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>,
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Mass.</span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'> Other chapters are centered on the </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>North</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'> </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>Shore</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'> and in </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>Boston</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'> and located in </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>Connecticut</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>Maine</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>New Hampshire</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>New Jersey</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>New York</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>Pennsylvania</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>, </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>Rhode Island</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>,
and </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Vermont</span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>. </span></font></p>
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