Dear Ministry of Energy, …

Dear Ministry of Energy,

First, I want to convey my thanks for this opportunity to express to your department my thoughts and opinions on Ontario's energy policy. I have great concerns regarding Ontario's continued use of both fossil fuel and of nuclear energy when there renewable sources of energy available. Fossil sources for energy continue to destroy our planet by accelerating climate change. Nuclear source of energy, although being highly and often promoted as the 'ideal' source of energy, is fraught with its own problems. First, it has been proven to quite unweildly, in that it totally lacks the flexibility necessary to meet Ontario's fluctuating energy needs. This results in Ontario Power Generation often selling, at a loss I might add, to other jurisdictions. This energy being paid for those of us who live in Ontario and leaves us paying exorbitant fees for our electricity! It also makes Ontario a very unattractive place for bussinesses to set up operations. Premier Wynn, and her sizeable entourage, have been travelling the globe seeking new businesses to operate in our province. Yet, why would they do so when the cost of electricity makes it nigh unto impossible for them to make a profit here in Ontario.

The second, and what I believe to be even more problematic issue of nuclear energy is the safe disposal of the spent uranium fuel cells. This is already giving the Ontario Government a huge "headache", so to speak, and it is a problem that is only going to get larger, with the refurbishment of tjhe Darlington Nuclear Generating Statio.

Please, I implore you to start spending considerable more money in renewable forms of energy. It will certainly make Ontario a much more attractive province in which to do business. Ontario has the potential to set the bench mark for the development of renewable forms of energy. The time is now for us to lead the way!

Thank you,

Nancy Veals

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