tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post5936040133311101509..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: How NovelSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-46069286282938986522007-06-20T13:14:00.000-04:002007-06-20T13:14:00.000-04:00"These standards are not even close in meeting Kyo..."These standards are not even close in meeting Kyoto targets."<BR/><BR/>According to the plan, Ontario will meet the targets by 2014, which is only 2 years too late. I consider that completely acceptable, given the present circumstance.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-79341497875037515192007-06-20T12:40:00.000-04:002007-06-20T12:40:00.000-04:00Praise for McGuinty needs to be qualified.The coal...Praise for McGuinty needs to be qualified.<BR/><BR/>The coal-fired plant deadline is four years after the proposed 2010 date. There will also be problems with closing two plants in Thunder Bay and Atikokan, which generate 20 per cent of energy in Northern Ontario.<BR/><BR/>Still the targets McGuinty proposes is nowhere close to what BC, let alone the standards proposed in California. These standards are not even close in meeting Kyoto targets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-24717685116364593702007-06-20T09:09:00.000-04:002007-06-20T09:09:00.000-04:00JBFair criticisms, but you have to acknowledge tha...JB<BR/><BR/>Fair criticisms, but you have to acknowledge that there is at least some support from environmental quarters. My real point was to highlight the lack of any credible verification for the federal government plan.<BR/><BR/>Given what we are seeing from the various provinces, if they actually come anywhere near what they propose, we will end up meeting the federal targets. Baird might be proven correct, simply because others have done his heavy lifting.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-76636139182851563532007-06-20T08:54:00.000-04:002007-06-20T08:54:00.000-04:00Whooee! I ain't gonna be so generous with the prai...Whooee! I ain't gonna be so generous with the praise fer Ginty. Mass transit upgrades are good and have been needed for decades. I'm happy to see the issue getting attention.<BR/><BR/>Ginty's big mistake is latchin' on to the sales pitch from the nuclear energy sector. Closing the coal-fired plants that produce less than 2% of Ontario's pollution gets big news coverage. Ontario has earmarked $40 BILLION for nuclear expansion and is usiung teh climate change awareness to fast track this new foray into a technology that has proven time and again to be neither safe, reliable nor cost-effective.<BR/><BR/>When Ginty embarks on a comprehensive in-house energy conservation plan, I'll give him a pat on the back. The Ontario government owns, leases, rents or supplies funding for thousands of buildings and thousands of vehicles. <BR/><BR/>Energy audits followed bu serious conservation efforts wrt government buildings and vehicles could save countless tonnes of CO2 emmissions and could mitigate the need for new nuclear development. A small fraction of teh $40 billion would have an ROI that would create a shining example to individuals and private businesses. <BR/><BR/>JBJimBobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603665575714484326noreply@blogger.com