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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#993366'>This program will
feature ways you can support renewable energy w/o actually having to put panels
on your roof or a wind turbine in your own yard. Dessert and coffee by the
hospitality students at </span></font><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#993366'>Upper</span></font><font
size=2 color="#993366" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#993366'> </span></font><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#993366'>Cape</span></font><font
size=2 color="#993366" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#993366'> </span></font><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#993366'>Tech.</span></font><font
size=2 color="#993366" face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Tahoma;color:#993366'> will be served for the informal networking time following
the presentations.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:#993366'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Rep.
Matt Patrick to Offer Insight on State Energy Policy Developments; </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>Panel
Discussion to Address Green Power Options</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>“Policy & Power: Going Green on </span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Beacon Hill</span></font></i></b><b><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> and at Home”</span></font></i></b></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'>Wednesday,
October 17, </span></font></i><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-style:italic'>7
to 9 pm</span></font></i><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></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'>Upper</span></font></i><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i><i><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-style:italic'>Cape Cod</span></font></i><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i><i><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-style:italic'>Regional</span></font></i><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i><i><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-style:italic'>Technical</span></font></i><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i><i><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-style:italic'>High School</span></font></i><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-style:italic'>, Bourne</span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=3
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Rep. Matt Patrick, energy innovator
and state policymaker, is featured speaker at the October 17 meeting of the
Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative (CIREC) at </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>Upper</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'>Cape Cod</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'>Regional</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'>Technical</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'>High School</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>
in Bourne. He will provide an insider’s perspective on the status of
proposed energy policies aimed at increasing reliance on renewable resources in
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Massachusetts</span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>. His presentation will lead in to a panel discussion on existing
green power options and novel products that may become available in the future.
The meeting, from </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>7</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'> to </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>9 pm</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>, is free and open to the public; light refreshments will be
served.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'>“Governor Deval Patrick and
the state legislature have made energy policy a priority, but the fate of net
metering and other reforms needed to unlock the potential of solar, wind, and
other options is not yet clear,” says Megan Amsler, executive director,
Cape & Islands Self-Reliance. “This meeting will help shine some
light on the legislative process, as well as highlight actions local residents
can take right now to support renewable energy.”</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;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'>Rep.
Matt Patrick</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'> is state
representative from the 3<sup>rd</sup> Barnstable District. For the 2007-08 legislative
session, he filed a dozen energy-related bills, three of which have been rolled
into omnibus legislation. His leadership on energy issues on </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>Beacon Hill</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'>Cape Cod</span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'> stretches back 2 decades. As state representative, he has
pushed to create energy efficiency standards, increase demand for renewable
energy, and address the effects of rising energy costs. Previously, as
executive director of Cape & Islands Self-Reliance and a </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext'>Falmouth</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'> selectman, he
helped establish locally controlled energy efficiency and aggregation programs
and spurred creation of the Cape Light Compact. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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 panel discussion will address
green power options available from the Compact and Massachusetts Energy
Consumers Alliance, as well as green products proposed by NStar that would be
based on long-term contracts with wind energy projects in upstate </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'> and </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'>. NStar’s
approach, currently under review by the Massachusetts Department of Public
Utilities, is facing opposition from competitive power suppliers and other industry
groups. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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'>“Consumers overwhelmingly
support renewable energy yet few actually enroll in green power purchasing
programs, which aren’t expensive but can be confusing,” notes Chris
Powicki, principal of Water Energy & Ecology Information Services.
“This panel discussion will illuminate distinctions among current and
proposed green power products, explore the opposition to NStar’s
approach, and encourage local consumers to go green.”</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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 meeting will conclude with
Q&A and time for conversation and networking. Information will be available
on CIREC membership and on local clean energy programs and activities. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>For meeting information contact Chris Powicki, 508.362.9599,
<a href="mailto:chrisp@weeinfo.com" title="blocked::mailto:chrisp@weeinfo.com">chrisp@weeinfo.com</a>.
For information on other upcoming events, check out the Sustainable Energy
Calendar at <a href="http://www.cigogreen.org/"
title="blocked::http://www.cigogreen.org/">www.cigogreen.org</a>. </span></font></i></b></p>
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