MLA Howard Epstein of Nova Scotia has introduced Bill No. 185 in Nova Scotia.

Provincial contacts:

• John Jewett (Alberta)
• Elizabeth Johnson (British Columbia)
• Mayor Phyllis Morris (Ontario)

Quebec has its own Quebec Chapter page, because of Project Laundry List's commitment to stopping the exportation of hydroelectricity to the United States.

Let's Hang Out is a budding Canadian grassroots movement that exists to address one issue--the promotion of the natural drying of clothes as a contribution to the control of global warming by methods that do not require the use of fossil fuels. Let's Hang Out is not a formal organization, but rather a growing organism, using the internet as well as direct communication to promote these goals across Canada, where they can be implemented according to the preferences of local groups.

They particularly hope to work with artists, photographers, and graphic designers to create attractive and informative downloadable posters that people can use to promote the natural drying of clothes. Communication and cooperation with Project Laundry List and other relevant organizations and foundations will be an important part of their work. To learn more, please contact Elizabeth Johnson at (604) 263-5124.

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We request a review of O. Reg. 73/94 to determine whether the Energy Conservation Leadership Act, 2006 should be added to the list of Acts prescribed under Part IV (Applications for Review, s. 61) of the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR).

We assert that the Energy Conservation Leadership Act ought to be subject to applications for review given the important role this law plays in the province’s energy conservation effort, which is itself integral to the fight against climate change and smog. For example, the Minister of Energy has failed to designate clotheslines as a technology under s. 3(1) of the Energy Conservation Leadership Act --- despite the media and public attention, the potential energy savings, and the straight-forward remedy available.

The energy use for clothes dryers in the province collectively produces almost 700,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases each year. The related energy production, given the contribution of coal-fired power plants to the province’s energy mix, also contributes to the 5,800 premature deaths and 17,000 hospital visits annually that the Ontario Medical Association estimates are related to smog in the province.

In order to bring forward our concerns, and to allow other Ontarians to raise similar important energy conservation issues in the future, we are asking that the Energy Conservation Leadership Act be listed under O. Reg. 73/94 as a law subject to the EBR. This would mean that we and other Ontario residents could file applications for review with the Minister of Energy and the minister's responses would be formally monitored and reported on by the ECO. The Commissioner would then be empowered to comment on the importance of adopting regulations under the Act, including one that would prohibit restrictive covenants that ban clotheslines.