The Ontario Liberal Government is committed to wasting $40 billion of taxpayers dollars on nuclear power. Nuclear power is horrifically expensive, irresponsible and unnecessary.
The world’s leading expert on energy efficiency agrees with the GPO. Amory Lovins recently (March 12, 2008) testified to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming to the US Congress. His presentation was entitled Why expanding nuclear power would reduce and retard climate protection and energy security...but can’t survive free-market capitalism. You may download it from:
http://globalwarming.house.gov/tools/assets/files/0401.pdf
It is well worth the read. No private investors will sink money into nuclear -- without government backing, guarantees, and without putting all the liability on taxpayers. That tells the whole story.
For full article, please visit:
http://www.greenparty.ca/en/node/4218
Related Press Releases:
Citizen's Inquiry on Uranium Mining http://www.greenparty.ca/en/releases/14.03.2008
March 30 Event: Discussion Panel in Moncton, NB http://www.greenparty.ca/en/node/4228
Online Petition to Stop Nuclear Expansion in Ontario http://www.gopetition.com/online/17871.html