Green Energy [Archived] Blog

Green Energy: A Letter to Ontario's New Premier Doug Ford

Christine Elwell — August 14, 2018

Ontarians across the province are experiencing a summer of record-breaking heat waves, floods, forest fires and heat-related human health crises. Most recently, Toronto experienced a torrential downpour event with over 100 millimeters of rain falling in just two hours, overwhelming the City’s green space and infrastructure. Like other countries and states around the world, Ontario is experiencing first-hand the uncertainty, expense and loss that result from a changing climate.

Guest Post: One million cubic meters of Radioactive Waste to be deposited in "Near Surface Disposal Facility" next to Ottawa River

Yvonne Ho — November 20, 2017

"..The consortium proposes a “Near Surface Disposal Facility” (NSDF), a mound of one million cubic meters of nuclear waste on a hillside draining into the already highly contaminated Perch Creek wetlands, less than 1 km from the Ottawa River.

Government of Ontario's "Long-Term Energy Plan" fails to uphold Ontarians' environmental and energy future

Becky Bassick — October 27, 2017

The following article was written by Becky Bassick, Sierra Club Ontario's Green Energy & Great Lakes Campaign Volunteer.

“By wasting billions on nuclear rebuilds rather than investing in far more cost-effective energy efficiency and hydro imports, the government's plan misses out on the best opportunities to lower energy and environmental costs.”

ENERGY EAST ENDED… DISASTER AVERTED

Christine Elwell — October 25, 2017

With news that TransCanada pulled its applications for Energy East and Eastern Mainline pipelines(link is external), the Harper era, pre Paris Climate Accord and oil at $100 a barrel, is over.

UPDATE: Sierra Club's Michigan Chapter opposes OPG's Deep Geological Repository proposal in submission to LAMP

Yvonne Ho — September 26, 2017

In April 2017, we provided an update on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency's (CEAA) criticism that OPG's report on its Lake Huron Deep Geological Repository (DGR) project proposal was inadequate and failed to provide information the government had requested, asking it to try again. This resulted in a delay in the Federal Minister's decision on the project until later next year.

Say NO to radioactive nuclear waste trafficking in Canada and U.S.

Becky Bassick — August 30, 2017

UPDATE: OPG's Proposed Deep Geological Repository Project near Lake Huron rejected by CEAA

Yvonne Ho — April 19, 2017

In 2013, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) proposed to construct, operate, and ultimately decommission and abandon a deep geological repository (DGR) for low- and intermediatelevel radioactive waste. The repository would accommodate waste from commercial nuclear reactors that are owned or operated by OPG, and are located at the Bruce, Pickering, and Darlington sites.

Guest Post: Canada gets to dump its nuclear waste in South Carolina

Yvonne Ho — February 6, 2017

The following article was originally published in Sierra Club U.S. website, written by Carol Polsgrove.

Guest Post: Radioactive Waste... Rolling Through Your Town?

Yvonne Ho — January 26, 2017

The following article was originally published on Sierra Club U.S.'s blog, written by Carol Polsgrove.

That truck next to you on the highway may contain “the most radioactively hazardous materials on Earth”.

We Marched for Jobs, Justice and the Climate - and made history!

Posted on July 9, 2015

This past Sunday over 10,000 people (some reports saying closer to 15,000) flooded Toronto to take a stand for climate justice and a green economy. The march began in Queen's Park outside Ontario's legislature and continued loudly down the streets of Toronto to the grounds of Allan Gardens. This rally was the second largest Canadian climate demonstration, the first was held in Quebec earlier this year, and came just days before the Pan American Climate Summit and Economic summits also being held in Toronto.