tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post5249229519061033858..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Carbon Tax Not McGuinty's "First Choice"Steve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-21840073422561408562008-05-28T20:19:00.000-04:002008-05-28T20:19:00.000-04:00Whooee! The GintyGrits ain't got much credibility ...<I>Whooee! The GintyGrits ain't got much credibility on the environmental file. The unkept promise to close all the coal-fired electricity plants by 2007 was a talk-no-walk thing.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeehaw!<BR/><BR/>I'd put them on a even keel, since neither the Ontario Libs or the Fed Libs have any credibility on this.Möbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851148006420274055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-50626288838859881312008-05-28T13:54:00.000-04:002008-05-28T13:54:00.000-04:00jimbobby - to be clear, the Libs not putting scrub...jimbobby - to be clear, the Libs not putting scrubbers on Nanticoke was not about money, it was that they asserted that the money would be wasted since they would have coal gone from Ontario by, er, um... 2007. <BR/><BR/>As it turns out, the scrubbers could have been running for at least a decade by the time Nanticoke (currently producing up to 4000MW) is fully closed in 2014 - assuming even this deadline is met.<BR/><BR/>As for nuclear, I note <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/business/28nuke.html?sq=vermont%20yankee%20nuclear&st=nyt&scp=1&pagewanted=all" REL="nofollow">a NYT article yesterday</A> on Vermont Yankee nuclear station:<BR/><BR/><B>At energy workshops last year, nearly two-thirds of participants said Vermont utilities should cease buying power from the nuclear plant — unless fossil fuels and out-of-state nuclear power were the alternatives, in which case more than half would continue with Vermont Yankee.</B><BR/><BR/>I would favour siting a small nuclear installation at Nanticoke (1-2 reactors, maybe 700-1000MW each) which would, among other things: <BR/>* reuse existing investment in transmission lines<BR/>* retain some of the local workforce in a region hard hit by auto's decline<BR/>* provide a conduit to sell power into the US and undercut the coal plants in Ohio whose exhaust causes smog in southern Ontario<BR/>* backstopping the electrification of public transit into LRT, electric GO trains and ultimately one hopes high speed rail and electric cars.Mark Dowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399115211805036553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-19662123922905044672008-05-28T11:58:00.000-04:002008-05-28T11:58:00.000-04:00Whooee! The GintyGrits ain't got much credibility ...Whooee! The GintyGrits ain't got much credibility on the environmental file. The unkept promise to close all the coal-fired electricity plants by 2007 was a talk-no-walk thing. Ginty's bigass $40 billion commitment to expanding nuclear power is a loser for the environment and that money is not available to spend on at least puttin' scrubbers in the Nanticoke coal station. Ginty's Liberals are a liability to Dion's Liberals on Mother Earth issues.<BR/><BR/>JBJimBobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603665575714484326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-86362108660442667412008-05-28T10:17:00.000-04:002008-05-28T10:17:00.000-04:00McGuinty's input is crucial. If the federal plan p...McGuinty's input is crucial. If the federal plan provides for a federal carbon price floor it would need to be harmonized with the provinces' initiatives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-26785401335452706922008-05-28T08:48:00.000-04:002008-05-28T08:48:00.000-04:00How stupid are the McGuintys - "if one tax won't d...How stupid are the McGuintys - "if one tax won't do, let's have two!" with all the consequent expense and bureaucratic overhead that goes with it.Mark Dowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399115211805036553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-19302598249235976152008-05-27T22:39:00.000-04:002008-05-27T22:39:00.000-04:00Buzz is a double-edged sword. In the end, if McGu...Buzz is a double-edged sword. In the end, if McGuinty is airing his view, it could lead to a stronger finished product.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-27271123718235286962008-05-27T21:30:00.000-04:002008-05-27T21:30:00.000-04:00Please bring Buzz aboard.Thank you very much.Please bring Buzz aboard.<BR/><BR/>Thank you very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com