Dear Ministry of Energy It…

Dear Ministry of Energy

It is unfortunately true that we are now living in the era of global warming.

Global warming is aggravated by the use of fossil fuels, this is undeniable.

It is time to take action, not only to reduce emissions, but to save the planet as we know it.

It is time to get out of fossil fuels and turn to renewable energy. Let's have no more Fort McMurray firestorms!

Although nuclear might seem like a viable alternative to fossil fuels, it is not a good choice. Having nuclear reactors sitting on the shores of our beautiful Great Lakes is a continuing hazard of monstrous proportions. If one of these reactors were to fail and melt down (as we have seen others melt down), the lake on which it sits would be poisoned with radioactivity for eons.

Even if there was no nuclear accident, the disposal of nuclear waste presents a huge ongoing hazard that is really totally unnecessary. And the life of spent nuclear fuel goes on for generation upon generation. We are poisoning our children into untold future generations.

We don't need to do this! Let's begin in earnest to use renewable energy sources like wind, solar and geothermal. This would create lots of needed jobs for now and the future. And it would save our planet and ourselves from catastrophic global warming!

Sincerely,

Carol Essex

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