[greenon-l] Urgent Request-- Support a Conservation First energy policy for Ontario

[Conservation Council of Ontario]

Dear Friends,

 

If you agree Ontario should have a conservation-first energy policy, please
take ten minutes to send a BRIEF note to the Premier at his feedback page,
https://www.premier.gov.on.ca/feedback/feedback.asp and say "I agree with a
conservation-first energy policy for Ontario".  Add in your favourite reason
- it's cheaper, safer, cleaner, more reliable; it will reduce our energy
bills; and it empowers individuals and builds community spirit.

 

The following is an open letter to the Premier on a conservation-first
energy policy for Ontario. Any day now, the government will be announcing
its response to the Ontario Power Authority report that called for a massive
investment in nuclear and forecast only five percent reductions through
conservation.  The economic, social, and environmental impact of this
decision will be felt by generations to come.  We have one chance to make it
a decision we can be proud of.

 

Please make your voice heard.

 

And please circulate this request and letter to your friends. 

 

 

With thanks,

Chris Winter

Executive Director

The Conservation Council of Ontario

 

 

An open letter to the Premier

 

May 4, 2006   

 

Dear Mr. McGuinty, 

 

When you announce your government's response to meeting Ontario's
electricity demand, please make conservation the first priority.  

Conservation is the cheapest option for up to 25% of the current demand.
The first five percent can be achieved through good will and simple actions.
The next ten to twenty percent will require an investment, and here is where
your government can achieve reductions at a fraction of the cost of a
nuclear plant.  Keep going until the cost outweighs the return. 

 

Efficiency, load-shifting, and deep-rooted conservation behaviours are the
most reliable way to guarantee that Ontario's lights will stay on over the
next few summers.  Smart meters will provide people with the information
they need, but how about some incentives to make conservation more
immediately profitable?  

 

Conservation creates no pollution: no smog, no climate change, and no
radiation.  We can all breathe a little easier.  

 

Conservation empowers communities, schools, businesses, and individuals.
Take a look at the immediate success of last year's community and provincial
conservation campaigns.    

 

And best of all, conservation saves people money. As electricity and oil
prices rise, conservation is the only way to make sure utility bills go
down.

Premier, our polling shows that 93% of Ontarians hold conservation as a top
personal priority, and many of them are making a personal investment in
conservation in their homes and businesses.  Why would you even consider
going in the opposite direction? 

 

When you announce your government's electricity policy, make it a
conservation-first policy.  

 

Help us show that Ontario can conserve. 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Chris Winter
Executive Director
The Conservation Council of Ontario

 

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