“Shocking” Costs of Energy targeted

News release from AWARE Simcoe – May 21 2012

AWARE Simcoe wants to raise public awareness about the reasons for the shocking nearly 50% hike in the cost of electricity over the past several years.

The citizens’ group is hosting a meeting Saturday at 9:30 at Grace United Church in Barrie.  “A panel of three experts will present their perspective,” said AWARE Simcoe-Barrie board member Mariane Cancilla.  

The panelists will include 

-Jack Gibbons, Chair of Ontario Clean Air Alliance;

-Marty Lancaster, teacher of environmental science at Bear Creek S.S. in Barrie,

local councillor in Oro-Medonte and Renewable Energy & Feed-In-Tariff Program Specialist;

-Susan Hirst, President, Simcoe Huronia Association for Renewable Energy.

The public will be invited to present their views, questions, comments or concerns.  

 “Our government needs to put its investment priority on improving energy efficiency rather than on tax incentives and tax breaks for the nuclear industry and the oil and gas sector,” Cancilla says.  

“Canada needs sustainable energy solutions that overcome the serious threat posed by climate change and other environmental problems; and that is certainly not the path we currently seem to be following. ” 

“This meeting is not just about public education, but about taking action on an urgent problem – our current energy woes”

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Learn more … take action … share … join AWARE Simcoe … write letters to your newspapers and online, social media – Facebook, Twitter

Websites have reports, articles links to information … petitions, letters, ideas, videos, resources, etc. to help you with:

• Challenging industry claims: We (Ontario Clean Air Alliance, and any of the websites given )produce material that shows the true costs and the threats of nuclear electricity, which the industry wants to hide.

• Pressuring politicians: Through actions and interventions at hearings, we take on politicians and regulators to force them to tell the public the truth about nuclear costs and risks.

• Informing the public: We reach out to Canadians through actions, activities and news events in an effort to inform them of the costs and threats of nuclear energy and of the real solutions to the climate crisis.

AWARE Simcoe

https://www.aware-simcoe.ca/

Ontario Clean Air Alliance

http://www.cleanairalliance.org/

SHARE (Simcoe Huronia Association for Renewable Energy)

http://www.sharehuronia.ca/

David Suzuki Foundation 

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/

Council of Canadians

http://www.canadians.org/

Environmental Defence

http://environmentaldefence.ca/

Climate Action Network Canada 

http://climateactionnetwork.ca/

Greenpeace Canada

http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/

Pressure Government … stop hand-outs to oil, gas and nuclear

Hand out pamplets, etc.  

There are three people that need to hear from you 

Prime Minister Harper – dial (866) 599-4999 and ask to be transfered to the Prime Minister’s office

Minister Flaherty – dial (866) 599-4999 and ask to be transfered to the Minister of Finance’s office (Hon. Jim Flaherty)

Your Member of Parliament – dial (866) 599-4999 and ask to be transfered to your Member of Parliament’s office