Ontario must move as quickly…

Ontario must move as quickly as possible to 100% renewable energy.  (I do not consider nuclear renewable, clean, or safe and want aging nuclear plants to be shut down and not refurbished.  Do not store nuclear waste anywhere  in the Great Lakes watershed.)

Part of the move to renewable energy and lowering our carbon footprint must be retrofitting old home stock, as well as municipal buildings.  People need financial help to do this. They also need free consultation to determine what is most cost effective and makes the most difference for the money. The consultants should not have a financial interest in marketing any particular solution.

Home owners could do some passive climate mitigation were they educated about the possibilities.

Decentralize.  Centralization alwAys ends up costing more.

Do not privatize Hydro.  Basic needs such as water, electricity, heat should remain in the public domain, but somehow protected from politicians' self-serving hands.    Reduce the obscene salaries

Most people would accept wind and solar installations were they not industrial scale and forced on established neighbourhoods.  Industrial scale installations need to be remotely situated.

Get in on the ground floor with Elon Musk and get the first Canadian solar roof plant in Ontario.

If Trump scraps trade deals, Ontario again may be able to favour local solar industries.

Bottom line: NO FRACKING, LEAVE OIL IN THE GROUND,  NO LINE NINE REVERSAL, PERMIT ONLY NEW TANKERS TO CARRY OIL BY RAIL (get off oil), SHIFT SUBSIDIES FROM FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTORS, TRANSPORTERS, REFINERS TO RENEWABLES, BUY POWER FROM QUEBEC, IMPORT OR MFG ELON MUSK BATTERIES

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