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Ontario Clean Air Alliance
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Working to move Ontario towards a 100% renewable energy future by tripling wind and solar, investing in conservation and efficiency, and cooperating with Hydro Quebec.
#renewables

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🔍 New analysis: #Ontario’s plan to shift over 70 % of our electricity to nuclear — up from ~50 % today — will drive higher bills & increased reliance on U.S. natural gas. #onpoli

Read more → https://ow.ly/LJKq50XxKbf
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
Québec is powering up 🌬️⚡ Premier Legault + Hydro-Québec just announced up to 1,500 MW of new wind energy in eastern Québec — a $4.5B boost for #renewable power + local jobs.

A BIG win for #climate & communities:
https://ow.ly/n6VQ50Xx9f9

#climatenews
François Legault announces major wind power development project in eastern Quebec
Quebec Premier François Legault says he wants to develop wind power in eastern Quebec, specifically in Montmagny, L’Islet, Kamouraska, Rivière-du-Loup and Témiscouata. Legault was in Cacouna on Tuesday to announce the signing of a partnership between the Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est and Hydro-Québec. The agreement provides for the production of up to 1,500 megawatts […]
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November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
Port Hope faces big energy choices — world's largest nuclear station - or renewables?
Join us on Wed. Nov 26, 6:30 p.m. in Port Hope
Learn why clean energy matters for our health, safety, and economy.
Hosted by Port Hope Community Health Concerns Committee

#onpoli
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
We need strong leadership from Mayor Chow and Toronto City Council to shut down the dirty Portlands gas plant on Toronto’s waterfront. #topoli #onpoli share.nwmd.social/s/JDLXDm3h
Will Mayor Chow shut down Toronto’s dirty power plant?
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November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
What's with Doug Ford's $8 B electricity subsidies to artificially lower electricity rates?

And what about Ottawa’s Chinese EV Tariffs?

Great 28 min. interview with Dr. Mark Jacobson, York U

#onpoli #cdnpoli

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November 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
Ontario hasn’t procured a single kilowatt of new wind or solar since 2018 - it's all about high cost nuclear and dirty gas.

Help us shine a light on the better ways for our province to meet its energy needs — wind, water, solar, storage and efficiency.

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You can make Ontario better - Ontario Clean Air Alliance
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November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
New IEA data show the energy transition isn’t a sure bet: fossil fuels keep growing while #renewables race ahead.

The question for #Canada: will we lean in — rooftop #solar, #wind + storage — or fall behind?

Read More ➡️ https://ow.ly/OwPe50Xw4LW

#cdnpoli
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
Seems the stock market has more sense than Canada's federal or provincial governments!

We're going to be left with stranded assets, huge debt, and deadly waste while the rest of the world moves forward with low-cost, clean renewables.

#cdnpoli #onpoli

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Nuclear Stocks Crash, With A Potential Payoff Still Years Away | OilPrice.com
Despite major investment pledges like the U.S.–Canada $80 billion reactor partnership, nuclear and uranium stocks have plunged 15–45% in recent weeks.
oilprice.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
The world is sprinting toward renewables — & Canada risks falling behind while doubling down on fossil-fuels.

Read why this matters now:

ow.ly/T9fb50XuQtQ

#cdnpoli #climatenews
America is being left behind in this key area. Canada might be too if doesn’t stop following Trump
North America at risk of becoming an island of fossil fuels in an electrifying world. Canada should take note and choose a better path.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
Curious if you can keep your radiators and switch to a clean, efficient heat pump?

Join The Home Energy Network's FREE webinar this Tuesday, Nov 25, 6:30–7:45 pm with experts from Goldfinch Energy & Toronto Hydro.

Live Q&A!

Register 👉 https://ow.ly/LJLM50XuP3r
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
#Ontario to spend $10.9 BILLION over 12 yrs on energy-efficiency programs, & $8.5 B every year to subsidize electricity consumption.

Does this make sense? #onpoli

Learn More 👉 https://ow.ly/sUsA50XuOqX
Ontario expands energy efficiency programs to eligible appliances | CBC News
Ontario homeowners will soon be able to get provincial rebates of up to $200 for energy efficient appliances through an expanded program.The programs and their expansions are part of a previously announced commitment to spend $10.9 billion over 12 years on energy efficiency.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
According to @pembina.org, Ontario’s reliance on gas power in the short term and nuclear power in the long term is a risky choice; it is likely to decrease energy security while increasing energy costs.

Renewables are the way forward.

#onpoli #cdnpoli

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Powering ON | Pembina Institute
Ontario’s electricity system is at a crossroads as the province anticipates an unprecedented growth in electricity demand of 75 per cent by 2050. The provincial government released an integrated energ...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
$8.5 B / yr subsidy from Ontario's taxpayers to subsidize Ontario's high cost electricity. Good deal for OPG, Bruce Power, Cameco and Enbridge, but bad for electricity consumers and taxpayers.

The rest of the world is going renewable - why isn't Ontario?

#onpoli

www.thestar.com/opinion/edit...
Graeme MacKay: Hydro rebates
Click here to view this article from www.thestar.com.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
SK is hitching its future to dirty coal while it transitions to high cost nuclear.

Not unlike what Ontario is doing - ramping up dirty gas while they build out nukes.

While the rest of the world goes renewable.

#skpoli #onpoli #cdpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Saskatchewan plans to use dirty coal as 'bridge' to nuclear
Saskatchewan's energy security and supply plan calls on the federal government to pay for three quarters of its first reactor without specifying how much it is expected to cost.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
oncleanair.bsky.social
Even in Alberta solar farming is revolutionizing modern agriculture by merging food production with renewable energy generation through the concept of agrivoltaics.
Renewables are doable!

#cdnpoli #abpoli #gorenewable
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Solar Farming Brings New Life to Alberta's Agricultural Land - Organics Farming, The Canadian Way
Solar farming revolutionizes modern agriculture by merging food production with renewable energy generation through the concept of agrivoltaics. Across Alberta’s vast farmlands, innovative farmers are...
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November 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
While the world goes renewable, Ontario and Canada go gas, oil, pipelines, nuclear... Let's #triplewindandsolar now or risk being left with stranded assets and sky high electricity rates.

#onpoli #cdnpoli

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Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
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November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
“Without renewable power feeding the grid, Ontario’s big battery plan will lead to burning more gas to charge up the batteries. Today’s announcement represents battery greenwashing." Thanks @ecohuntress.bsky.social

#onpoli
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Doug Ford touts Canada’s largest battery storage facility as a way to counter Trump’s tariffs
Ford's comments came at the ground-breaking for the Skyview 2 battery energy storage system, which is expected to open in 2027.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
"Our territories are not carbon sinks or green investments. They are living systems of culture, economy, and spirit.

Ending subsidies and investments that drive deforestation... would do more for climate and biodiversity than any new fund could."

#cop30 #climate
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Indigenous women leaders at COP30: Listen to us as equals – Intercontinental Cry
Nemonte Nenquimo, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, and Rukka Sombolinggi are Indigenous women leaders from the Amazon, the Chad–Congo Basins and Borneo-Mekong basin, res
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November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
COP 30 is happening now in Brazil. Cdn NGOs are there. In this newsletter they deep dive into the international climate negotiations, why they matter, their focus this year, and what to expect over the coming weeks.

#cdnpoli
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Climate Bulletin, Special Edition | Bulletin climat, Édition spéciale
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November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
$6.5 B electricity subsidies last year, $8.5 B this year! All to artificially lower rates so that the public doesn't freak out about Ford's high cost nuclear + gas energy plan.
It's time to transition to low-cost, smart renewable energy.

#onpoli #climate #fordnation
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Critics call on Ford government to address rising hydro rates | CBC News
Critics are calling on the Ford government to stop spending billions subsidizing hydro rates, and to instead find ways to reduce the cost of electricity across the province’s grid after a 29 per cent ...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
No kidding the deficit is ballooning - more American nuclear reactors and gas means more than $7 B/year added to the deficit to artificially lower electricity rates. What a waste! It's time to transition to low cost wind and solar.

#onpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/a...
Critics say Ontario's financial plan forgets workers
Ontario's fall economic statement fails to tackle the province's biggest challenges — auto industry struggles, rising unemployment and affordability — as US tariffs threaten the economy, critics say.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
Mark Carney’s first budget quietly provided Canada with the ingredients for something the country has lacked for a century: a truly national electricity backbone. An East-West renewable energy grid.

#cdnpoli #onpoli #climate #Budget2025
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A Second Golden Spike for an Electrified Canada: Using Carney’s Budget to Link the Provinces - CleanTechnica
Canada’s electrified future depends on linking provinces through HVDC transmission. Carney’s budget may be the catalyst to start building it.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
Local hydro bills get 29% larger starting this month, though most of that will be hidden in the taxpayer-financed Ontario Electricity Rebate. We all pay through the teeth for these high-cost US reactors & fuel that Doug Ford insists on importing.

#onpoli
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November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
The price of electricity in Ontario just jumped 29%, but it's hidden in the tax base. #FordNation 's high cost nuclear + gas plan will cost taxpayers an additional $2 B/yr, on top of the $6.5 B the province already pays to reduce the cost of power.

#onpoli
www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
Ontario nearly doubles household electricity rebates to cover surging hydro prices
While the net result on residential hydro bills is minimal, the increase in the rebate will cost taxpayers an estimated $2 billion more per year — meaning power subsidies will
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November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
oncleanair.bsky.social
On Nov. 1, electricity generation costs for residential consumers in Ontario surged 29%. Doug Ford buried much of this increase on your electricity bill by increasing the Electricity Rebate (OER) from 13.1% to 23.5%. Taxpayers foot the bill again.

#onpoli
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Hydro One rates see substantial increase | The Manitoulin Expositor
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November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM