To whom it may concern, I…

To whom it may concern,

I want Ontario’s next Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP) to acknowledge that going 100% renewable is a viable option for Ontario’s energy future, and is a necessary step to ensuring our grandchildren have a planet to live upon. Climate Change is a global issue that can be solved by acting locally. Ontario’s next energy plan should empower everyone from citizens and co-ops to municipalities and First Nations to become energy producers.

The biggest barrier to shifting Ontario to 100% renewable energy is the government’s current commitment to nuclear power. While the cost of renewables keeps declining, the cost of nuclear power has only ever gone up. Almost all of Pickering’s output is surplus and exported to Michigan at a loss.  This is driving up energy costs.

Pickering’s continued operation also puts the public at risk. Ontario has not updated its nuclear emergency plans since the Fukushima disaster, which had devastating consequences on the entire Pacific Ocean and every continent touched by the Pacific Ocean.  I want the government to keep its promise to close Pickering before 2020.

Shutting Pickering down should be a first step in Ontario’s long-term transition to renewable energy.  The second step is educating and empowering all our citizens on the steps they can take at home to reduce their environmental footprints, for the future of humanity is at stake.

Sincerely,

A concerned Global Citizen who lives in the GTA

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