| Manitoba Receives Lofty Award | 20 December 05 |
 Manitoba was named a "Low Carbon Leader of the Decade" by Business Week magazine and The Climate Group. The awards, sponsored by The Climate Group, were handed out on December 7 during a special ceremony at the Climate Leaders Summit in Montreal. The Climate Group has noted Manitoba as a leader in geothermal heating/cooling, manufacture of hybrid buses (though none are currently in use in Winnipeg), promotion of ethanol, elimination of coal from its electricity generation mix, promotion of a national energy grid and generation of "clean" hydroelectricity. The Climate Group is made up of international governmental and corporate members (including Manitoba who is a founding member) working to address climate change while "growing the bottom line," and "boosting profitability." Of the organization's 24 members, 17 were among the winners of the 2005 awards. Award recipients from beyond the Group's membership included General Electric, Dow Chemical, Alcoa, Weyerhaeuser, and Fortis. View The Climate Group's awards page Source: The Climate Group, Winnipeg Transit |
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