Katy Austin proposes clean green
energy plan: No New Nukes
September 30, 2007
NDP Katy Austin for Simcoe Grey says aggressive conservation and clean
energy are the best alternative to nuclear energy. Under the NDP’s plan,
there would be no new $40 billion nuclear mega-scheme, and no more smog
and greenhouse gases from the Nanticoke coal plant.
“The NDP has put forward ideas that will increase energy conservation,
keep our
hydro bills affordable and provide a fair deal for working families. The
McGuinty
Liberals wasted four years and didn’t do anything to fight global warming.
The NDP
will bring in serious conservation measures that will fight global
warming,” said
Austin.
Highlights of the plan include:
- Aggressive energy efficiency, conservation and
demand management, to
reduce consumption and save people money.
- A significant boost in clean, renewable
electricity such as wind, solar
and water power.
- A significant expansion of industrial
cogeneration facilities through the
appointment of a long-delayed cogeneration facilitator and enhanced
incentives to
industrial co-generation plants.
- Coal phase-out.
- No new nuclear plants.
- Greater accountability.
New Democrats don’t accept that the McGuinty
Liberals’ $40 billion nuclear
mega-scheme is the answer to a sustainable, affordable and reliable energy
future in Ontario. The NDP plan to significantly increase energy
conservation and energy
efficiency includes low-interest loans to help families use less energy by
retrofitting homes, incentives to install 100,000 solar hot water heaters
on homes
by 2012, and rebates to encourage 750,000 homeowners to cut peak
electricity demand by 750 megawatts.
“Working families want a government that will do something about global
warming. They want to take action by conserving energy. They don’t want to
support McGuinty’s nuclear mega-scheme,” said Austin. “The NDP will keep
hydro rates affordable and stop nuclear mega-schemes.”
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