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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 1d

We're too busy building out high cost, polluting nuclear and gas plants to focus on low cost solar and wind, like the rest of the world is doing. Shameful.

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 1d

Ontario electricity rates are twice that of Quebec's, despite subsidizing electricity rates in ON by $7 Billion/year. Turns out nukes and gas - Ford's choices - are the most expensive options. Wind and solar would save Ontarians billions.

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 1d

We're too busy building high cost and polluting nuclear and gas plants in Canada to build out low cost, renewable wind and solar power, like the rest of the world is doing.

#cdnpoli #onpoli @mark-carney.bsky.social #fordnation

Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 23d

Solar laggard Canada 🇨🇦

Despite excellent solar radiation in many locations, Canada remains well behind other economies at similar latitudes.

Solar electricity generation per capita in 2024 (kWh):
🇳🇱 1,235
🇩🇪 877
🇯🇵 781
🇩🇰 668
🇫🇷 354
🇨🇦 237

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 3d

The federal government is reviewing Canada’s Zero-Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) rules after automaker pushback on U.S. tariffs.

Public input matters — tell decision makers to keep strong ZEV sales targets and restore EV rebates!

Submit by Oct 15 👉 shorturl.at/dP7Yj

#climateaction #cdnpoli #onclimate

Executive Summary - Climate Messengers Canada

Transportation is the second-largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada after the oil and gas industry.1 Reducing these emissions is critical to tackle climate change and reach the Gov...

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 3d

A nuclear operator in our region was ruled not criminally responsible for disclosing sensitive vulnerabilities of a power plant — even classified ones.

We must ask: where does responsibility lie when risks to public safety and infrastructure are involved?

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Nuclear operator found not criminally responsible for leaking power plant vulnerabilities on YouTube | CBC News

A 38-year-old Ontario man who faced a rare charge under Canada's state secrets law of leaking sensitive information to a foreign entity or terrorist group has been found not criminally responsible aft...

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 3d

Toronto asked the IESO to plan for a local, renewable energy future — phasing out the #PortlandsGasPlant by 2035. ⚡️

But the draft plan fails to deliver.

We’ve outlined how #Toronto can cut emissions and bills with renewables + efficiency.

🔗 Read the full letter here: shorturl.at/y2OLq

#onpoli

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 4d

☀️ Rooftop solar could power 530–730 homes in Kitchener via six proposed installations — and maybe charge EVs for millions of km! 💡

City council has backed the move unanimously: shorturl.at/OQRQZ

#onpoli #climatenews #climateaction #onclimate

Rooftop solar panels look to power hundreds of Kitchener homes

Each project would produce enough energy to power between 530 and 730 homes, or charge electric vehicles for millions of kilometres.

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 4d

💰 Enbridge pulled in $1.3 B from #Ontario ratepayers in the first half of 2025 — a 27.5% jump.

Profits climb while families pay more for fossil fuels.

Time to shift investments to affordable, #renewable energy. 🌬️☀️

Read Here: shorturl.at/8y4ye

#onpoli #climatenews #onclimate

Enbridge investors to get billions as gas giant expands into small-town Ontario

Enbridge executives know Ontario ratepayers are a cash cow for its gas business, and in recent calls with investors they said they plan to milk it for all its worth.

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Sean for Congress (VA-01) @subletteweather.com · 10d

Wind turbines do not explode when they fail.

Neither do solar energy panels.

Industrial iron-air batteries, now being built in West Virginia, can store power for 4 days.

For when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10d

A fireball lit up the sky across the Los Angeles area on Thursday night after an explosion at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, alarming nearby residents who said it felt like an earthquake. The cause of the explosion was not clear. No injuries were reported. nyti.ms/42pPCaW

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 5d

“Something extraordinary just happened” — that’s how author, activist, & founder of 350.org, Bill McKibben, begins his latest post.

It’s a moment we all need to see — hope, change, momentum.

Let’s spread it.

🔗 shorturl.at/DLDCr

#renewables #climatenews #renewablefuture

Something extraordinary just happened

But of course there's a but. Or two.

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 5d

Wind & solar are breaking records around the world 🌎 — delivering more clean power than ever before.

So why is #Ontario still clinging to gas and nuclear? It’s time to get off the fossil fallback and double down on #renewables. 🌬️☀️

🔗 shorturl.at/xzerz

#climatenews #onclimate

Renewables become biggest source of electricity globally for 1st time, beating coal | CBC News

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new an...

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 5d

#Ontario doesn’t lack land for #renewables — we just use it inefficiently. 🌽

760,000 acres grow corn for ethanol — a fuel we don’t need in an electrified world.

That same space could host wind + solar alongside crops.

WATCH 📽️ : www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccu-...

#onpoli #climatesolutions

Busting a myth on how much land is needed for the U.S. to run on 100% renewables vs fossil+biofuels

YouTube video by Mark Z. Jacobson

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 5d

[6/6] PLEASE DONATE 💙

Through research, outreach & advocacy we can build a climate-friendly future for Ontario. 🌎

But we can’t do it without you: www.cleanairalliance.org/donate/

#climateaction #onclimate

Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 5d

[5/6] 💰 EVERY DOLLAR FUNDS:

🔍 Research — credible strategies & expert consultations

💬 Outreach — social media, radio & community campaigns

📨 Advocacy — letters, petitions & events keeping renewables on Ontario’s agenda

#climateaction #onclimate

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 5d

[4/6] ADVOCACY 📨

The challenge is reaching people in power. That’s why we deliver climate solutions directly to Queen’s Park.

Your support transforms our research & outreach into political progress. #ONpoli #ClimateAction

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 5d

[3/6] OUTREACH 💬

#RenewableEnergy is reliable, clean & imparative to our energy security — but many Ontarians don’t know wind & solar are our most affordable options. 🌞

Your donation turns knowledge into awareness — and awareness into action.

#climateaction #onclimate

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 5d

[2/6] RESEARCH 🔍

To get Ontario on a #renewable-energy track, we need facts, evidence & solutions that can’t be ignored. Every dollar invested in research makes our case stronger, sharper & harder for leaders to dismiss.

#climateaction #onclimate

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 5d

[1/6] When you donate to a cause you believe in, you want to know your contribution is making a real difference. 💙

Let’s take a closer look at how your support helps OCAA turn ideas into action that drives lasting change — through research, outreach & advocacy.

(A THREAD 🧵)

#climateaction

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 5d

Global #renewables are set to double by 2030, led by solar. 🌞

🇨🇳 China & 🇮🇳 India are racing ahead — even as the U.S. slows: shorturl.at/IaqAW

Ontario should be part of this #renewable energy revolution, not stuck in the past betting on gas & nuclear.

#onpoli #onclimate #climatenews

Global Renewables to Double by 2030 as U.S. Slumps, China and India Step Up

While global renewable electricity installations will grow at a slightly slower pace than modellers previously expected between 2025 and 2030, total capacity is still on track to double by decade’s en...

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 6d

Wind is proving itself a powerful lever not just for #renewable energy — but for reducing costs in the market.

A must-read for those tracking energy & economics:

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#energyeconomics #climatenews

How wind power cuts UK wholesale electricity prices by a quarter

A new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has calculated that in 2024 UK wholesale electricity prices would have been over 30 per cent higher if there had been no wind power ge...

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 6d

Here comes the sun ☀️ A powerful Guardian podcast “The clean energy revolution — a reason to be hopeful” puts forward how the solar/renewables tipping point is redefining power, politics & freedom.

A must-listen for anyone who believes in change. 🎧👇

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Here comes the sun! The solar energy revolution – podcast

Why might authoritarians fear the rise of green energy? With Bill McKibben

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 7d

#Ontario’s electricity emissions are climbing fast — putting the province off-track to meet its 2030 climate goals.

Why are we still burning gas instead of scaling up #renewables?

Read More [via @globalnews.ca ] shorturl.at/1uFtE

#onpoli #climatenews

Electricity emissions sinking Ontario’s climate goals, internal docs say | Globalnews.ca

Back in October 2024, the Ford government was on course to exceed its 2030 target of getting greenhouse gas emissions at or below 28 per cent of their 2005 levels.

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 10d

☀️ 1 in 3 Aussie homes now has rooftop solar—the highest in the world!

A new smart inverter standard means households can export more #renewable power to the grid, cutting bills & avoiding costly upgrades.

Smarter grid = brighter future 🌏⚡️: shorturl.at/WO8ca

#solarpower #climatenews

One quiet change is about to let you export much more solar

It doesn’t sound big. But this humble new set of rules will make it possible for many Australian households to export a lot more solar – and help the power grid .

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 10d

🌬️ Wind power is a major key to a #renewable future & now innovators are tackling turbine recycling too. With 85–90% already recyclable, the challenge of recycling blades is sparking new solutions.

A truly circular wind industry is within reach: shorturl.at/J5FFi

#climatenews #renewablerevolution

The race to find a way to recycle old turbine blades from windfarms

Made from glass or carbon fibre, they are difficult to break down — but in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, there are plans to tackle the waste.

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Ontario Clean Air Alliance @oncleanair.bsky.social · 11d

The political case for rooftop #solar is getting stronger — it’s not just climate & savings, but power, equity, & accountability.

A must-read on how distributed energy can reshape politics & community power: shorturl.at/mln58

#onpoli #renewables #rooftopsolar #renewablerevolution

The political case for rooftop solar

If there’s one lesson progressive politicians should take to heart from the last decade, it’s that the durability of their climate policies is more important — way, way more important — than their eco...

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