Wednesday, August 3, 2011

NDP vows to wean Ontario off nuclear power  

Canada has (or had) world leading nuclear technology. Nuclear technology is ecologically sound. We should explore alternative energy sources and ways to limit energy use -- but we need nuclear in the mix:

http://bit.ly/qGDTuC
 
An NDP government would make retrofitting homes a priority over refurbishing nuclear reactors, says party leader Andrea Horwath.
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Nuclear power currently accounts for about half of Ontario's electricity generation, but Howarth insisted that energy-saving measures and increased use of renewable power can make up for some of that.

2 comments:

The Rat said...

This green crap is becoming such a religion, so much like neo-asceticism. These goobers would rather deny themselves pleasures like lights, TV, even home heating, rather than accept that building nuclear is safe, ecologically responsible, and reliable.

Anonymous said...

How many houses are heated with electricity?