The future is green
Costs for renewable energy sources like wind, solar and water continue to fall rapidly. Technology for producing and storing green energy is also quickly advancing. But Ontario has chosen this moment to jump off the green energy bandwagon and head back to the past by spending tens of billions of dollars on outdated nuclear technology instead.
Ontario was a leader in adopting green energy and creating jobs, but nuclear interests pushed hard to drop efforts to deploy wind and solar and return to nuclear technology from the 1960s. Now Ontario plans to rebuild 10 aging reactors that have a long history of poor performance and safety concerns.
In the United States, jobs in solar and wind are growing faster than almost any other sector. But Ontario has now jumped off this good jobs train.
Meanwhile, places like Quebec and California are reaping the benefits of leadership in renewable energy. Even Alberta is turning green, securing record-low prices for wind energy and rapidly deploying solar while creating new jobs and businesses.
Nuclear energy is shrinking worldwide thanks to its high costs and high risks. Ontario needs to get back on track by putting job-creating wind and solar front and centre again in its energy plans.
Ontario also has the advantage of being able to work with Quebec to backstop wind and solar with low-cost water power. It’s a win-win solution that won’t leave us with a radioactive future.
So ask your election candidates: “What will you do to restore Ontario’s leadership in renewable energy?” And sign the petition below to support a 100% renewable future.
693 | Mary Raddon | Jan 17, 2023 | |
692 | Mujtaba Khan | Burlington | Jan 08, 2023 |
691 | Marcella de Graaf | Campbellford | Jan 04, 2023 |
690 | Kyran McAlpine | Kingston | Nov 10, 2022 |
689 | Stephen Russell-Hill | Burlington | Oct 25, 2022 |
688 | Shruti Sebastian D'Aguilar | Mindemoya | Oct 02, 2022 |
687 | Peter Zamos | Brampton | Sep 23, 2022 |
686 | Douglas Gray | Stoney Creek | Sep 14, 2022 |
685 | Bernie Christie | toronto | Sep 09, 2022 |
684 | Sandi Allan | Gravenhurst | Sep 06, 2022 |
683 | Thomas Moodley | Pickering | Aug 24, 2022 |
682 | Joseph Wortman | Oakville | Aug 21, 2022 |
681 | Mike Carter | Halton Hills | Jul 28, 2022 |
680 | Lucie Lachance | Ottawa | Apr 27, 2022 |
679 | Kelly Eydt | Almonte | Mar 16, 2022 |
678 | susan sam | Lefroy | Mar 14, 2022 |
677 | Mariel Schooff | Chatham, Ont | Mar 14, 2022 |
676 | Vanessa Scali | Stoney Creek | Mar 14, 2022 |
675 | Nancy Chater | Hamilton | Mar 14, 2022 |
674 | Joanna Kipp | Ottawa | Mar 14, 2022 |
673 | john mustard | bolton, on | Mar 14, 2022 |
672 | Nancy Hurst | Hamilton | Mar 14, 2022 |
671 | Don Olmstead | Woodstock on. | Mar 14, 2022 |
670 | Ben Rodgers | Toronto | Mar 13, 2022 |
669 | Monika Schertzer | London | Mar 13, 2022 |
668 | Laughlin Hughes | Scarborough | Mar 13, 2022 |
667 | Sara Washburn | Mar 13, 2022 | |
666 | Mary Mills | Hamilton | Mar 13, 2022 |
665 | Brett Varady | Welland | Mar 13, 2022 |
664 | Tom Miceli | Burlington | Mar 13, 2022 |
663 | Douglas Yardley | Scarborough | Mar 13, 2022 |
662 | Shelley Pritchard | Delhi | Mar 13, 2022 |
661 | Joyce Munro | Mar 13, 2022 | |
660 | Alison Forde | Mississauga | Mar 13, 2022 |
659 | Gerten Basom | Ancaster, Ontario | Mar 13, 2022 |
658 | Lynda Lukasik | Hamilton | Mar 13, 2022 |
657 | Krysta Boyer | Stoney Creek | Mar 13, 2022 |
656 | Shady Rofaael | Scarborough | Mar 03, 2022 |
655 | Kathleen ffolliott | Whitby | Feb 27, 2022 |
654 | John Restivo | Stoney Creek | Feb 27, 2022 |
653 | Jessi Jones | Sioux Lookout | Feb 26, 2022 |