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face="Times New Roman">Media Release 10.1<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Theresa Mitchell Barbo:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>774.263.4219<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">PCCS and Congressman
Delahunt to Co-Sponsor Climate Change & Renewable Energy
Forums<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">(</B><st1:City><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Provincetown</B></st1:place></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">, </B><st1:place><st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Cape Cod</B></st1:City><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">, </B><st1:State><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">MA</B></st1:State></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">) – </B>Preparing for climate changes and
exploring renewable energy options for the future are subjects of three forums
the <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Provincetown</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for Coastal Studies (PCCS) and
Congressman William Delahunt will co-sponsor in October.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The first forum in the series will
feature Provincetown Town Manager Keith Bergman who will deliver an illustrated
presentation on global warming on <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Tuesday, October 17, at </B><st1:time
Minute="0" Hour="19"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">7
p.m.</B></st1:time><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">,</B> at the Center’s
Marine Lab at <st1:Street><st1:address>5 Holway
Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Bergman is one of 50 people who just returned from
Al Gore’s global climate change training program, and is among the first on the
<st1:place>Cape</st1:place> to join this movement to educate Americans about
global warming and stir them to action through the former vice president’s <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Climate Project</B>
[www.theclimateproject.org.]<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He was
nominated to participate by Congressman Bill Delahunt.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>A second public forum, this one on <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">community-based wind energy</B>, will be
held on <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Tuesday, October 24, at
</B><st1:time Minute="0" Hour="19"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">7
p.m.</B></st1:time> at the Marine Lab, and is also co-sponsored by PCCS and
Congressman Delahunt.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>John MacLeod,
former manager of the Hull Municipal Light Plant that uses wind energy, is among
the panelists.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place>Hull</st1:place></st1:City> is developing a new wind
farm that, when completed, will enable the community to draw 100% of its
electricity from wind energy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
current cost of electricity to <st1:City><st1:place>Hull</st1:place></st1:City>
residents is only 12.5 cents a kilowatt-hour.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>The Provincetown Board of Selectmen has applied
for assistance from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to explore the
development of wind energy similar to
<st1:City><st1:place>Hull</st1:place></st1:City>’s efforts.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Keith Bergman,
<st1:City><st1:place>Provincetown</st1:place></st1:City>’s Town Manager, will
discuss the town’s vision to involve the community in this effort.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">A third forum at <st1:time Minute="0"
Hour="19"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">7 p.m.</B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> on</B> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Tuesday, October 31</B>, will feature a
discussion of the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Cape and Islands
Renewable Fuels Partnership</B>, an effort organized by Congressman Delahunt’s
office and Provincetown Town Manager Keith Bergman.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Partnership was convened to
encourage Cape Cod towns to adopt the <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">U.S. Mayors Climate Protection
Agreement</B> [www.seattle.gov/mayor/climate]<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>adopted from the <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Kyoto Protocols</B>, an international
treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions, and to build local demand for the use
of renewable fuels such as bio-diesel and ethanol throughout the region.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">PCCS Executive Director Peter Borrelli will
deliver opening remarks at all three events and will be among the experts
available to answer questions from the public and media.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">All three events, co-sponsored by PCCS and
Congressman Delahunt, will begin at </I></B><st1:time Minute="0" Hour="19"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">7
p.m.</I></B></st1:time><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></I></B><U>The forums are free and open to the public but reservations
are recommended to ensure a seat.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Seating is limited.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Phone
508.487.3622, extension 104, to register.</U><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p></o:p></I></B></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The
<st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Provincetown</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for Coastal Studies is a
private, non-profit dedicated to the research and protection of marine
ecosystems and marine mammals in the
<st1:place><st1:PlaceType>Gulf</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName>Maine</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To learn more, visit PCCS on the
web:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.coastalstudies.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>www.coastalstudies.org</FONT></A></P>
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face="Times New Roman">PCCS Contact<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Theresa Mitchell Barbo</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Director of Communications</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>508.487.3622 ext. 103</FONT></P>
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href="mailto:ccsmedia@coastalstudies.org"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>ccsmedia@coastalstudies.org</FONT></A></P>
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