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Its time to stand up for clean energy in Ontario

We are on the brink of a huge breakthrough in clean energy, clean air, green jobs and fighting climate change in Ontario, but we are also at risk of losing the momentum and getting cut off at the knees just when we are getting started.

On the hopeful side of things, clean energy is finally taking off in Ontario. We are creating thousands of new clean energy jobs and we’ve successfully reduced our use of coal by 90 per cent in less than a decade. On the other hand, there are now politicians who are threatening to kill the momentum that we’ve created just as clean energy is beginning to take off. In many ways, there has never been a more important time for people who care about clean air, clean energy and fighting climate change in Ontario to stand up and speak out. This isn’t about promoting one party over another, it is about sending a clear signal to politicians from all parties that we support clean energy, we want action, and we don’t want to see the progress that we’ve made stripped away from us. Use this toolkit to get informed, and to help you stand up and speak out!

1. 10 Things You Can Do

2. Tips on contacting politicians and the media, from Citizens Climate Lobby

3. Campaigns You Can Get Involved In

4. Open letter to political leaders from businesses, from Citizens Climate Lobby

5. Q & A on clean energy in Ontario

6. Pembina Institute's Wind Fact Sheet

7. FIT Fact Sheet

8. Introduction to the Green Energy Act

9. Resources for Further Reading

10. Relevant Media Articles

Globe and Mail: Ontario's Green Energy Hub Fears Winds of Change
Ottawa Citizen: Hudak Urged to Support Green Energy Law
The Star: Hudak is Endangering Green Jobs
The Globe and Mail: Ontario Urged not to Scrap Renewable Energy Policy
Ottawa Citizen: Wind Power Challenge Dismissed 
Shoreline Beacon: Green Energy Act to Stay, but Public to be More Involved if NDP Elected
  Globe and Mail: Ontario Liberals Strike Revised Green Energy Deal with Samsung
The Star: Ontario Liberals Entrench 1,800 Renewable Power Projects