Feature story – October 3, 2011

Burlington – Greenpeace Canada installed a green energy memorial outside the Excess Energy assembly facility today to symbolize the loss of green-collar jobs in Ontario if Conservative Leader Tim Hudak is elected, scraps Ontario’s groundbreaking Green Energy Act and proceeds with his plan to build new reactors instead.

“Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak’s plan to scrap the Green Energy Act and build expensive, new reactors will kill thousands of green jobs and threatens Ontario’s global competitiveness,” said Shawn-Patrick Stensil, an energy campaigner with Greenpeace Canada.

Greenpeace activists held a vigil at the Excess Energy assembly facility around a graveyard to green jobs, which featured tombstones stating ‘Wind Power’, ‘Green Jobs’ and ‘Solar Power’. Green hard hats were laid in front of each tombstone to symbolize the lost jobs if Hudak cancelled the Green Energy Act. Two mourners held a banner reading: “Hudak: Don’t…

Feature story – September 29, 2011

Environmental groups have asked a federal court to stop government agencies from approving construction of new nuclear reactors at Darlington until an environmental assessment is fully completed and shows the project won’t negatively impact the environment or human health as required by law.

“The Fukushima nuclear disaster has been a global wake-up call on the risks posed by nuclear power, but here in Canada our authorities have pretended these risks don’t exist. In light of Fukushima, Canadian environmental protection laws must be respected before the next Ontario government can proceed with new reactors,” said Shawn-Patrick Stensil, a nuclear analyst with Greenpeace.

Lawyers with Ecojustice and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), on behalf of Greenpeace Canada, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, CELA, and Northwatch, filed an application for judicial review with the Federal Court of Canada. The application states that the federal environmental assessment…

Feature story – September 28, 2011
Greenpeace Canada installed a green energy memorial outside the Unconquered Sun solar panel plant today to symbolize the loss of green-collar jobs in Windsor if Conservative Leader Tim Hudak is elected and proceeds with his plan to build new reactors at the expense of Ontario’s groundbreaking Green Energy Act.

“Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak’s plan to scrap the Green Energy Act and build expensive, new reactors threatens good green jobs here in Windsor and threatens Ontario’s global competitiveness,” said Shawn-Patrick Stensil, an energy campaigner with Greenpeace. “Hudak’s energy plans will take Ontario backwards not forward. Japan has dumped plans for new reactors and passed its own green energy act. Germany and Switzerland have done the same. So too should Ontario”

Greenpeace activists held a vigil at Unconquered Sun Solar Technologies plant around a graveyard to green jobs,…

27 September 2011 (Toronto) – Over 200 organizations are calling on the next government of Ontario to abandon its plan to build expensive new reactors at the Darlington nuclear station so green energy can continue to expand and reduce the risk of a nuclear accident and the production of radioactive waste.

“We call on Ontario’s political leaders to ensure Ontario stays competitive in the 21st century by investing in green energy and abandoning its plans for expensive new reactors. Ontario has become a leader in green energy, but that will grind to a halt if the next government builds new reactors at Darlington,” said Chris Young a managing director of Enfinity Canada Ltd, a solar development company.

The groups, including environmental organizations, green energy developers, women’s groups, farmers and students, have signed the Darlington Declaration to oppose the construction of new reactors in Ontario because it will block the…

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