[imc-alberta] from Barb, Nov. 18

[GMC]

Hey, good work there Barb, I only vaguely remember the Tooker Gomberg's
campaign, however...
I have Northern Cable, not likely I'll see it, unless it goes into a media
news clip - perhaps CBC.  media -  I'll call CBC to see if that can be done.
Not being much of a TV fan, I don't know how these things work.
I would love to see it.

for now,
Gaia





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From: "rbcc" <rainbow.bridge at shaw.ca>
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Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 2:13 AM
Subject: [imc-alberta] from Barb, Nov. 18


> Hi Everyone. Please forward this as you see fit.
>
> I am currently working on a co-production with Shaw TV, which will be
> broadcast soon. But, today, I was asked to answer some questions about the
> most important environmental problems in Alberta today, and what are the
> solutions? Well the problems are myriad. Fortunately so are the solutions,
> but I had to pick one to mention first, and it had to be investing in
energy
> efficiency.
>
> Some of you might remember that Tooker Gomberg's last campaign here was
> about a study that was done by the AB Department of Energy. It was
completed
> in 1992, called "A Discussion Paper on the Potential to Reduce Carbon
> Dioxide Emissions (by 7.8%) in Alberta 1988-2005" (and make a huge profit
> off it). He  became obsessed with having Ralph Klein reconcile these
> findings with the Alberta Gov't position that Kyoto would bankrupt us.
With
> one lone exception, the media completely ignored it. Finally, he locked
> himself in Ralph Klein's storage area in his office in Calgary and
starting
> faxing press releases from inside. He was brutally arrested and thrown in
> jail. Two years later, the week he died, he was supposed to be in court in
> Calgary facing related charges.
>
> I have been haunted by this document since Tooker's death. I didn't sleep
> very well last night, knowing that today I was going to mention the fact
> that the Alberta gov't already has a plan to meet our Kyoto requirements.
I
> conquered my fear of speaking up. I gave it a positive spin and beat
around
> the bush as much as if I were running for office.
>
> Tom Marr-Laing from Pembina was also on the show, seeming much more
> composed. He talked about the promise of wind power and their new campaign
> to get 20,000 computers powered by wind.
>
> Ten minutes goes by pretty fast. I didn't get to talk about other things I
> would have liked to, like practicing smart growth and preserving wildlife
> habitat.
>
> Anyway, this one's for Tooker. If you'd like to bear witness, and you have
> cable, it's on Shaw TV, channel 10, starting this afternoon. It runs once
> per hour between Fri. at 4:00 PM and Sat. at 4:00 PM.
>
> Thanks for the moral support.
> Barb Allard
>
>
>
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