Dear Sir or Madam:   I…

Dear Sir or Madam:

I feel that Ontario's energy needs can be first addressed by conservation and that our provincial government needs to offer incentives to get citizens to participate; using more insulation, using less electricity through better light bulbs (fluorescent, LED, etc.), using electricity at not peak hours, etc.

We could buy hydro electricity much cheaper from Quebec.

We need to go with the 100% renewable energy solution.  There should be incentives thus for home owners, business to use geothermal.

I am very happy and want to applaud the Ontario government for getting out of coal fired electricity that is a health hazard to our clean air.

We cannot afford nuclear power when you consider the cost of mining, refining, transportation, building a power plant (over ten years, and always over budget and doesn't meet dead lines), storage of waste, decommissioning the power plant and liability if something goes wrong like at 3 mile island, Chernobyl or Fukishima.  Nuclear power is also a health hazard increasing the incidence of leukemias, other cancers, mental developmental disability in children less than 5 years of age who live within 5 km of a nuclear power plant.

I would be happy to further discuss these issues and look forward to hearing back from you.

Yours sincerely,

Richard Denton, MD

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