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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>“Staying Cool
& Saving Energy This Summer” and CFL Giveaway<br>
Featured at May 16 Forum on Local Energy Issues & Solutions</span></font></b>
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<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative (CIREC) and
Cape Light Compact are cosponsoring a program on “Staying Cool &
Saving Energy This Summer” on Wednesday, May 16, from 7 to 9 pm at
Yarmouth Senior Center. The event, open to the public, includes a light-bulb
giveaway for the first 50 attendees who agree to join the EnergyStar<sup>®</sup>
“Change a Light, Change the World” campaign</span></font></b><font
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<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Kevin Galligan of </span></font></b><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Cape</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> </span></font></b><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Light</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> Compact is featured speaker at this event. He will provide energy-saving
tips for those who cool naturally, as well as for residents, businesses, and
other consumers who rely on air conditioning units. He will discuss the energy
savings and economic and environmental benefits associated with EnergyStar<sup>®</sup></span></font></b>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>air
conditioners, and he will highlight local turn-in programs for inefficient air
conditioners and dehumidifiers, rebates for the purchase of energy-efficient
equipment, and a new “tune-up” program for central air conditioning
systems.</span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Kevin Galligan</span></font></b> <font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>is the energy efficiency program
manager for the Cape Light Compact and adjunct instructor at Cape Cod Community
College, where he teaches energy efficiency and conservation classes. He also
is board member of the National Energy Education Development Project and water
commissioner for the town of Orleans, and he formerly served as chair of the
town’s Wind Energy Committee. He has more than 25 years of experience in
the energy industry.</span></font> </p>
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<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>After the presentation, there will be a networking session
with light refreshments.</span></font></b> <br>
<i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-style:italic'>CIREC (</span></font></i><a href="http://www.cirenew.org/"><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'>http://www.cirenew.org/</span></font></i></a><i><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>)
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.
In September 2005, CIREC became the local chapter of the Northeast Sustainable
Energy Association (NESEA).</span></font></i> </p>
<p><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-style:italic'>Cape Light Compact (</span></font></i><a
href="http://www.capelightcompact.org/"><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>http://www.capelightcompact.org</span></font></i></a><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'>) is a regional services organization made up of all 21 towns of Cape
Cod and Martha's Vineyard, and Barnstable and Dukes counties. The purpose of
the Compact is to represent and protect consumer interests in a restructured
utility industry. As authorized by each town, the Compact operates the regional
energy efficiency program and works with the combined buying power of the
region's 200,000 electric consumers to negotiate for lower-cost electricity and
other public benefits.</span></font></i></p>
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