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Random House of Canada is bullfrogpowered™
Book publisher becomes first major trade publisher to sign on
with Bullfrog Power™ for 100 per cent green electricity
Toronto, July 7, 2008 — Bullfrog Power, a leading Canadian provider of 100 per cent green electricity, today announced that Random House of Canada, a Toronto-based book publisher, has become Canada’s first major trade publisher to become bullfrogpowered with clean, emissions-free electricity. Random House of Canada, which has agreed to purchase almost 1,300 MWh of green electricity annually for its operations in Toronto and Mississauga, Ontario, joins the growing number of Canadian homes, businesses and organizations that support locally produced, clean, renewable power from Bullfrog.
“Random House of Canada takes our environmental responsibility seriously,” said Brad Martin, President and CEO, Random House of Canada. “We have been impressed by the positive impact Bullfrog is having and are pleased to be working with them as one of our environmentally conscious initiatives.”
Random House of Canada has committed, as part of Random House, Inc., to instituting environmentally sustainable measures in its business operations. The organization is targeting the use of 30 per cent recycled fibers in uncoated papers and 10 per cent in coated papers for its books by 2010. Already a year ahead of schedule, Random House estimates that 300,000 trees were saved in 2007 due to these initiatives.
Random House of Canada has a strong program of publishing books on environmental topics. Recent titles include The Upside of Down by Thomas Homer-Dixon, Heat by George Monbiot, The Geography of Hope by Chris Turner and Ecoholic by Adria Vasil. In addition, Random House of Canada has purchased 65 digital readers for staff, significantly reducing the number of manuscripts printed in-house. It has also established a green committee, which has eliminated water bottles and plastic dishes at most company meetings and implemented the use of environmentally benign cleaning products.
“We are very happy to welcome Random House of Canada to the community of bullfrogpowered organizations,” said Tom Heintzman, President, Bullfrog Power. “Random House of Canada has already taken important steps to reduce its environmental impact and Bullfrog is proud to be a part of its ongoing sustainability plan.”
About Bullfrog Power
Bullfrog Power is a leading provider of 100 per cent green electricity. Founded in 2005, Bullfrog provides homes and businesses in Alberta and Ontario with an easy way to go green and help create a cleaner, healthier environment for future generations. All of Bullfrog's power comes from clean, renewable sources like wind power and low-impact water power that displace polluting and carbon-intensive sources like coal. Bullfrog sources power exclusively from generators that have received Environment Canada's Environmental ChoiceM Program EcoLogoM certification. Thousands of Canadian homeowners and hundreds of businesses have made the decision to become "bullfrogpowered" and support the generation of clean, renewable power. www.bullfrogpower.com
About Random House of Canada
Random House of Canada Limited is the Canadian division of Random House, Inc., the world's largest publisher of general interest hardcover, paperback and audio adult and children's fiction and nonfiction books. Random House of Canada Limited is home to the prestigious and long-standing Canadian imprints Doubleday Canada, Knopf Canada, Random House Canada, Vintage Canada, Anchor Canada and Seal Books. Random House is the book publishing division of Bertelsmann AG, one of the world's foremost media companies.
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Random House of Canada
Tracey Turriff
SVP, Director, Marketing and Corporate Communications
Random House of Canada Limited
Tel: 416.957.1568
tturriff@randomhouse.com |
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