Energy and Climate Change on Prince Edward Island: Hon. Richard Brown

Published 06th November 2009 - 1 comments - 1603 views -

Hon. Richard Brown has been Prince Edward Island's Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry since January of 2009. His department see its mission as working for "the preservation of Prince Edward Island’s natural capital, the cultivation of Island-based energy resources and the promotion of sustainable development in our home province."

Traditionally the energy portfolio in the provincial cabinet was part of the economic development or industry role; under the previous provincial administration this changed with the creation of the Department of Environment and Energy, with forestry added in 2004.

This evolution mirrored a change in the attitude toward energy within the government: with the move toward emphasizing renewable energy as a way to both reduce energy costs and mitigate climate change, it made sense the the minister responsible for protecting the environment was also overseeing energy issues.

I sat down with Minister Brown in his office in downtown Charlottetown to talk about the work of his department, about renewable energy options for Prince Edward Island, and about the prospect of PEI living up to its climate change mitigation obligations.

Category: Alternative Energies, Climate Politics, | Tags: politics, canada, prince edward island, government,

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Peter Rukavina
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Writer, Broadcaster, Programmer, Designer

Peter Rukavina leads Reinvented Inc., a Canadian website design and construction company.

Before founding Reinvented Inc., Peter worked for 15 years as a freelance computer programmer and graphic designer for clients including the Royal Ontario Museum, Canadian Tire, and the University of Toronto and for a wide variety of small business and not-for-profit clients.

In addition to his work in the information technology industry, Peter is a journeyman printer, and has worked as program director of a community radio station, office manager of a political campaign, co-publisher of a community Who’s Who, and as publicist for the modern dancer Bill Coleman.

Peter is an occasional contributor to CBC Prince Edward Island’s Island Morning, Maritime Noon and Main Street radio programs, and has been blogging for more than 10 years at ruk.ca.

Peter, his companion Catherine Miller, and their son Oliver live in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

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