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<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Ontario Clean Air Alliance <contact@cleanairalliance.org><BR>Subject: [cleanair-l] McGuinity OKs increases in coal burning<BR>To: cleanair-l@list.web.net<BR>Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:29 AM<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">McGuinty OKs 17% increase in dirty </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">coal</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">-fired electricity generation</SPAN></B></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">The McGuinty Government has issued a <A href="http://www.opg.com/pdf/directive_co2_2010.pdf" rel=nofollow target=_blank>shareholder directive</A> giving Ontario Power Generation permission to increase the output of its dirty coal-fired power plants by 17%, in each year from 2011 to 2014 inclusive, relative to its actual level of coal-fired electricity generation in 2009. </SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">Despite the fact that Ontario can achieve a virtually 100% coal phase-out today by simply <A href="http://www.cleanairalliance.org/output" rel=nofollow target=_blank>ramping up</A> the output of its newer and cleaner natural gas-fired power plants, Premier McGuinty’s actions could lead to up to 1,148 needless deaths and up to 575,000 needless asthma attacks according to his Government’s own statistics.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">To add insult to injury, Ontario’s coal-fired power plants are no longer profitable. In 2009 the Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation (an agency of the Government of Ontario) gave Ontario Power Generation <A href="http://www.opg.com/pdf/Annual%20Reports/Annual%20Report%202009.pdf" rel=nofollow target=_blank>$412 million to subsidize</A> the financial losses of its Nanticoke and Lambton coal-fired power plants.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">Premier McGuinty’s decision to permit Ontario Power Generation to increase the output of its dirty coal-fired power plants by 17% is a cynical betrayal of the public trust. To save lives, reduce asthma attacks and to help prevent dangerous climate change, Premier McGuinty should direct Ontario Power Generation to put its coal-fired power plants on standby reserve and only operate them if they are absolutely necessary to keep the lights on.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, the Cities of Hamilton, Kitchener and Guelph and the Toronto Board of Health are also calling for the Government of Ontario to direct Ontario Power Generation to put its dirty coal plants on standby reserve and only operate them if they are absolutely needed to keep the lights on.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">Premier McGuinty’s decision to betray his 2003 election promise to phase-out coal as soon as possible is testimony to the immense political power of Ontario Power Generation and the Power Workers’ Union.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">Please contact <A href="http://ca.mc883.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Dmcguinty.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:Dmcguinty.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org">Premier McGuinty</A> and ask him to phase-out our dirty coal plants now.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">We also need your financial support to fight the special interests and reduce asthma attacks. Please <A href="http://www.cleanairalliance.org/get_involved_donate" rel=nofollow target=_blank>click here</A> to donate today.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">Thank you,</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">Angela Bischoff, Outreach Director<BR>Ontario Clean Air Alliance<BR>402-625 Church St, Toronto M4Y 2G1<BR>Phone: 416-926-1907 ext. 246</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">P.S. Interested in volunteering for the Ontario Clean Air Alliance? Please contact me at <A href="http://ca.mc883.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Angela@cleanairalliance.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:Angela@cleanairalliance.org">Angela@cleanairalliance.org</A>.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><A href="http://cleanairalliance.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Ontario Clean Air Alliance</SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> is a diverse, multi-stakeholder coalition of approximately 90 organizations including cities, health associations, environmental and public interest groups, corporations, public utilities, unions, faith communities and individuals, representing more than six million Ontarians. OCAA’s short term goal is to achieve the complete phase out of Ontario’s four coal-fired power plants by June, 2010. Our long term goal is to achieve a 100% renewable electricity grid by 2027. </SPAN></DIV>
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