Choosing to scale up green energy to replace the retiring Pickering nuclear station is more affordable for Ontarians than buying expensive replacement reactors, says a report released today by Renewable is Doable, an alliance of organizations including the Pembina Institute, the Canadian Environmental Law Association and Greenpeace.  Last summer, Ontario suspended its purchase of two new replacement reactors when their cost reportedly topped $26 billion — $20 billion more than expected in 2007.

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Marlo Raynolds, Executive Director of the Pembina Institute, says proposed future federal coal regulations are a "comitment in principle" that must be backed by a massive scale-up of government support for renewable energy, and a clear plan to reach Canada's 2020 climate target.

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Tim Weis, Director of the Pembina Institute's Renewable Energy and Efficiency Program, responded to Nova Scotia's Renewable Energy Plan.

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Pembina's analysis shows the U.S. is set to outspend Canada nearly 18:1 per capita on renewables, and more than 8:1 per capita overall on sustainable energy programs and projects in 2010.

Media Contact: Tim Weis

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The Samsung consortium's investment in renewable energy production in Ontario and promise to support local manufacturing demonstrates how the province's commitment to clean energy can attract clean energy companies and create new job opportunities.

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Stephen Harper will be the only G-7 leader to arrive in Copenhagen without a major national program to support renewable power.  New data from Natural Resources Canada reveal that the federal government's support for renewables will effectively end as of January 2010.

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Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign

Tim Weis, Director of the Pembina Institute’s renewable energy and efficiency program, reacted to Michael Ignatieff’s speech today in Vancouver, saying the Liberal leader's committments to make significant investments in clean energy jobs and set a hard cap on carbon emissions are encouraging, but more details about targets and mechanisms are needed to make the plan workable.

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Cherise Burda, Ontario Policy Director for the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the Ontario government's decision today to suspend the procurement of two new nuclear plants at Darlington:

"Today's delay which was made on the basis of pricing, should not be resolved through more federal subsidies"...

Media Contact: Cherise Burda

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Conditions have changed and the McGuinty government should support its own Green Energy Act by deciding against buying new nuclear reactors this summer, say thirteen prominent environmental organizations in an open letter to the Premier.  

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The federal nuclear regulator should not allow the Pickering B nuclear station to be rebuilt because the agency's badly flawed review does not assess the significant hazards the plant poses to the environment and the public, environmental groups told the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission today at its public hearing in Ajax.

Media Contact: Cherise Burda

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Energy Minister George Smitherman's goal of increasing the amount of green energy in the province's electricity plan can only be met by replacing ageing nuclear stations with new green sources says a new report released by a coalition of environmental groups today.

Media Contact: Cherise Burda

Topic Area: Renewable is Doable Campaign