Policy leaders to address Great Lakes energy options

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Energy2100.jpg” caption=”Energy2100: Making the Lakes Great runs from April 22 to 23.”]Leading policy experts will gather to address the energy needs of the Great Lakes basin and the environmental, economic and societal implications at Energy2100: Making the Lakes Great from April 22 to 23.

Three Ontario government ministers are among the conference's 26 speakers:

Gerry Phillips, Minister of Energy, Province of Ontario

John Gerretsen, Minister of the Environment, Province of Ontario

Donna Cansfield, Minister of Natural Resources, Province of Ontario

Other noted speakers include:

Murray Elston, president and CEO, Canadian Nuclear Association

Gord Lambert, vice-president, Sustainable Development, Suncor Energy Inc.

Thomas Homer-Dixon, professor of political science, University of Toronto; author of The Upside of Down, The Ingenuity Gap, and Environment, Scarcity, and Violence

Juergen G. Schachler, president and CEO, ArcelorMittal Dofasco

Adam White, president, Association of Major Power Consumers in Ontario

The conference is being held at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. It is open to the public.

Registration information can be found at www.energy2100.ca.

Energy2100 is being organized by the Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public Policy at McMaster University, with the support of ArcelorMittal Dofasco and the Government of Ontario.

The Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public Policy provides study at the graduate level to enhance students' understanding of how public policy affects social, economic and ecological systems leading to sustainability.

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[img_inline align="right" src="http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Energy2100.jpg" caption="Energy2100: Making the Lakes Great runs from April 22 to 23."]Leading policy experts will gather to address the energy needs of the Great Lakes basin and the environmental, economic and societal implications at Energy2100: Making the Lakes Great from April 22 to 23.<br />
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<p>Three Ontario government ministers are among the conference&#039;s 26 speakers:<br />
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<p><li>Gerry Phillips, Minister of Energy, Province of Ontario<br />
<p><li>John Gerretsen, Minister of the Environment, Province of Ontario<br />
<p><li>Donna Cansfield, Minister of Natural Resources, Province of Ontario<br />
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<p>Other noted speakers include:<br />
<p><li>Murray Elston, president and CEO, Canadian Nuclear Association<br />
<p><li>Gord Lambert, vice-president, Sustainable Development, Suncor Energy Inc.<br />
<p><li>Thomas Homer-Dixon, professor of political science, University of Toronto; author of <i>The Upside of Down</i>, <i>The Ingenuity Gap</i>, and <i>Environment, Scarcity, and Violence</i><br />
<p><li>Juergen G. Schachler, president and CEO, ArcelorMittal Dofasco<br />
<p><li>Adam White, president, Association of Major Power Consumers in Ontario<br />
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<p>The conference is being held at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto.  It is open to the public.  <br />
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<p>Registration information can be found at <a href="http://www.energy2100.ca">www.energy2100.ca</a>.<br />
<br />
<p>Energy2100 is being organized by the Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public Policy at McMaster University, with the support of ArcelorMittal Dofasco and the Government of Ontario.<br />
<br />
<p>The Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public Policy provides study at the graduate level to enhance students&#039; understanding of how public policy affects social, economic and ecological systems leading to sustainability.  <br />

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