Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Celebrates ENERGY STAR(R) Award Recipients

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, May 25 (MARKET WIRE) --
The Government of Canada has awarded ten Canadian organizations with the
2009 ENERGY STAR(R) Market Transformation Awards, recognizing their
outstanding efforts promoting energy-efficient products. These awards are
part of additional ecoENERGY Efficiency awards recognizing best practices
and innovation in energy efficiency across Canada.

"I congratulate this year's winners for their creativity, innovation and
leadership in helping to strengthen and expand the ENERGY STAR program in
Canada," said Mark Warawa, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the
Environment, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural
Resources. "These companies are advancing our economy by promoting and
developing new energy-efficient technologies, which will improve Canada
now and in the future."

To qualify for ENERGY STAR designation, products must meet stringent
specifications for energy efficiency and, depending on the product, be
10-to-50 percent more efficient than conventional products. The ENERGY
STAR symbol can be found on most major electrical household appliances;
consumer electronics; office equipment; heating, cooling and ventilation
equipment; lighting products, compact fluorescent lights and fixtures;
windows and skylights; and doors.

The ENERGY STAR program builds on the Government of Canada's plan to
fight climate change, which sets a course to achieve an absolute
reduction of 20 percent in Canada's greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

This Government is committed to helping Canadians reduce energy costs and
become more energy-efficient. As part of Canada's Economic Action Plan,
the Government has invested an additional $300 million in the ecoENERGY
Retrofit - Homes grant to help as many as 200,000 more homeowners receive
grants for performing energy-saving retrofits on their home.

For more information on ENERGY STAR and products that qualify, visit
www.energystar.nrcan.gc.ca.

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The Government of Canada has recognized ten Canadian organizations for
their outstanding efforts to promote energy-efficient products. Mark
Warawa, on behalf of Natural Resources Minister, Lisa Raitt, praised the
winners of the 2009 ENERGY STAR Market Transformation Awards for their
creativity, innovation and leadership in helping to strengthen and expand
the ENERGY STAR program in Canada.

The following media backgrounder is available at www.nrcan.gc.ca/media:

a. ENERGY STAR 2009 Market Transformation Award Winners

NRCan's news releases and backgrounders are available at
www.nrcan.gc.ca/media.

Contacts:
Natural Resources Canada - Ottawa
Office of the Honourable Lisa Raitt
Jasmine MacDonnell
Director of Communications
613-996-2007

Natural Resources Canada - Ottawa
Media Relations
613-992-4447

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