I'm writing to ask that you…

I'm writing to ask that you concentrate the efforts of the Long Term Energy Plan on conservation and on renewable energy sources. The time for fossil fuel extraction has come to an end, and we do have other alternatives. Water, sun and wind are both widely available in Ontario - sun and wind more than ever as a result of global warming trends.

My Masters fieldwork put me into direct contact with the problems inherent in nuclear energy. This is not a viable energy option. Perhaps thorium may prove to be a relatively safe option for energy. Uranium is not.  Please close Pickering nuclear plant by 2020, as intended. There have always been accidents at the plant, many not reported, with radioactive substances released into Lake Ontario. As it gets older, the dangers increase. I am aware also that the plant sits on a fault. It was not built to withstand a serious or perhaps even moderate earthquake.

Regarding transportation and heating, I am in agreement with using electricity to replace fossil fuels, but want to see conservation and renewables used to address for any increased electricity demand.

This is the time for courageous actions!  Do not tie yourselves to decisions made in the past, that may have been based on lack of knowledge or lack of vision. Please be an example to others. Thank you for thinking not only about today but about the decades and the generations ahead, as you plan policy for a healthy Ontario.

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