The Pennsylvania Environmental Council this week announced that the Dominion Foundation, Constellation Energy, InterPower/AHL Con and PPL will serve as sponsors for a dinner in Harrisburg on April 17 to honor the recipients of the 2007 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.

The Dominion Foundation will serve as the Premier Sponsor, Constellation Energy and InterPower/AHL Con will co-sponsor the dinner reception and PPL will be a Silver Sponsor.

“These four sponsors recognize that quality of life in Pennsylvania is tied to environmental excellence,” noted Brian Hill, President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. “They are committed to helping PEC promote innovative organizations and businesses that are leading the way in securing a clean and healthy future for our Commonwealth.”

Kathleen A. McGinty, Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, will also be keynote speaker at the event.

The Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence is the highest statewide honor bestowed on businesses and organizations for environmental performance and innovation.

Previous winners of the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence are saving millions of kilowatt hours of electricity, billions of gallons of water, reducing and recycling millions of tons of waste and eliminating tons air pollution from the environment.

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council is honored to create this gala event around the 2007 Governor’s Awards.

The dinner event will take place on April 17 at the Banquet Hall at the Farm Show Building on Cameron Street in Harrisburg.

Tickets for the event are $100 ($60 for retiree/student/non-profit). Sponsorships are also available for the event. For more information call 800-322-9214.

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council promotes the protection and restoration of the natural and built environments through innovation, collaboration, education and advocacy with the private sector, government, individuals and communities as partners to improve the quality of life for all Pennsylvanians.

The Council was founded in 1970 and serves the entire state through offices in Meadville, Wilkes-Barre, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia. For more information call 717-230-8044.

The Dominion Foundation is dedicated to the economic, physical and social health of the communities served by Dominion, one of the nation's largest producers of energy. Dominion’s energy portfolio includes about 26,300 megawatts of power generation, 7,800 miles of natural gas pipeline and the nation's largest natural gas storage system, with about 950 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. Dominion also serves retail energy customers in 11 states including Pennsylvania. Corporate headquarters are in Richmond, Va.

4/13/2007