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Coal-Free Ontario with Morgan Freeman


The leadership of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance in helping Ontario to become the first

April 20, 2016

Close the old and dangerous Pickering Nuclear Station – Sign the Petition


Close the old and dangerous Pickering Nuclear Station when its licence expires – Sign the

April 4, 2016

Shutting Pickering white elephant would create 16,000 jobs — and lower our electricity rates


March 29, 2016 Shutting Pickering white elephant would create 16,000 jobs — and lower our electricity

March 29, 2016

Decommissioning Pickering Station can create thousands of jobs and save millions


Shutting down the Pickering Nuclear Station in 2018 and proceeding immediately with decommissioning will produce thousands of jobs, save millions of dollars and increase safety for millions of surrounding residents.

March 28, 2016

We don’t need power from Pickering to keep the lights on


Ontario now has a large power surplus — the province now exports more power than is

March 23, 2016

Wind power prices dropping below nuke re-build costs in Ontario


Today Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) announced that it has signed five contracts with

March 10, 2016

Pickering: Highest cost nuclear plant in North America


According to OPG’s Nuclear Benchmarking Report (2015), Pickering’s operating costs per kWh, exclusive of fuel

March 7, 2016

Pickering: The 5th largest nuclear plant in North America on our doorstep


Bruce (Bruce County, Ontario): 6,232 MW Palo Verde (Phoenix, Arizona): 4,212 MW Darlington (Clarington, Ontario):

Pickering design flaw: Like engine accelerating when you step on the brakes


The separation of coolant and moderator has created a positive void coefficient of reactivity —

February 24, 2016

Pickering Nuclear Station – old and dangerous


Oldest nuclear reactors North America Ginna – Wayne County, New York – 1970 (Exelon seeking

Federal funds can help Ontario and Quebec prosper


The David Suzuki Foundation, Equiterre and the Ontario Clean Air Alliance are calling on the Government of Canada to invest in electricity transmission system upgrades to allow increased electricity trade between Quebec and Ontario, which can lead to lower electricity rates and GHG emissions for Ontario and higher export revenues for Quebec.

February 17, 2016

Pickering Nuclear: Unsafe at any speed


The Pickering Nuclear Station has a long history of operational problems, accidents and poor performance.

January 29, 2016

Letter from Dr. F. R. Greening to Energy Minister Chiarelli Re: Darlington re-build project


Dear Minister Chiarelli, I am writing this email as a former OPG research scientist to document a

January 27, 2016

How Ontario phased out coal (video)


This video features interviews with key players in the campaign to phase out coal in Ontario.

January 20, 2016

Darlington Re-Build will raise electricity rates — even before the cost overruns hit


Despite official hype that electricity from a re-built Darlington Nuclear Station will be a good

January 11, 2016

Ontario Power Generation to refurbish Darlington reactors


The Globe and MailJanuary 11, 2016Canadian Press Ontario Power Generation to refurbish Darlington reactors Ontario

Ontario urged to abandon $13-billion nuclear reactors rebuild


CTV NewsJanuary 4, 2016Keith Leslie Ontario urged to abandon $13-billion nuclear reactors rebuild TORONTO —

January 4, 2016

Does Bruce Nuclear re-build make sense?


The OCAA’s review of the Ontario Government’s contract with Bruce Power to rebuild up to six reactors finds that the stated cost of the contract is really only a preliminary estimate. What happens when costs inevitably balloon beyond initial estimates (as they have for every nuclear project in Ontario’s history) is largely unknown

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