Peel students encourage a culture of energy conservation
Peel EnergySmart Youth Ambassadors will be hosting an EnergySmart Community kiosk in the Living Art Centre Atrium in Mississauga this Saturday (March 15) from 1 to 4 p.m. to educate the community about energy conservation.

In their effort to promote reduction in energy use, the Youth Ambassadors will be distributing two compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) light bulbs per family in exchange for two incandescent ones that the family would like to replace.

The EnergySmart is an initiative by Community Environment Alliance (CEA) to raise community awareness about energy conservation while inspiring, informing and engaging residents and small businesses in Peel to conserve energy.

"If we are serious about the future of our kids, we need to embrace a conservation culture," commented Ranjana Mitra, executive director of CEA. "Saving energy not only saves money and protects our environment, but it also means lesser pollution and cleaner air for all of us to breathe."

"We are very excited to be a part of such an action oriented project. We received training to show how to measure energy use and calculate phantom loads" said Sarabjot Anand, vice-president of the EnergySmart Youth Ambassador Committee and a Grade 10 IBT student of the North Park Secondary School in Brampton.

CEA's EnergySmart pilot project has been made possible with financial assistance from the Ministry of Energy's Community Conservation Initiatives grant and with support from the Hydro One Brampton with their donation of the CFLlight bulbs.

CEA is a communitybased organization dedicated to building a safe, healthy and sustainable future for all. To learn more, visit www.communityenvironment. org