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If it could be shown to your satisfaction that electric power to meet Ontario's future needs could come as cheaply and more safely from Quebec than from additions or renovations to Ontario's nuclear plants, would you support a study to determine the truth of this?

Here's Our Stand

After uranium from Saskatchewan has been used to make electricity, we're usually left with radioactive uranium, tritium, and plutonium. After water from Quebec has been used to make electricity, they're left with clean water.

We're just citizens of Ontario, aware of claims made:

·         That Hydro Quebec has, at the moment, surplus capacity in its power from the dams in the James Bay region.

·         That, while a nuclear power plant is fairly clean (from a global warming standpoint) during its years of operation, by the time you add in the construction and decommissioning, you're no better off than burning coal.

·         That, surprisingly, Ontario's power needs aren't increasing.

·         That the cost of electricity from Quebec (sufficient to meet Ontario's needs into the foreseeable future) would be no greater than electricity from nuclear power plants, and perhaps a bit less.

Now, we believe (at this point):

·         That the building of power lines over long distances isn't without its environmental consequences (there's an environmental cost to all that steel and aluminum, and it is necessary to spray chemicals to keep the vegetation under the lines under control).

·         That there isn't yet the political will to properly deal with nuclear waste.

So we ask:

·         That an unbiased commission check this out, to find out the truth.

That's all. We're just a bit perplexed at the moment.

Water, Not Plutonium is not affiliated with any other group or organization.