I have received a brochure in the mail last week apparently seeking input/ideas to our future Ontario power generating solutions. It is my understanding that our governments are on the nuclear bandwagon. I do not like this approach at all nor do I understand fully why.

It seems very difficult to find direct anwers to questions I have about the costs of installing and generating, downtime costs, related to old (oil, nuclear, gas, coal etc.) power, and without any graphs that include green power. All graphing shows nuclear, coal, gas and hydro with costs leaning to gas or nuclear per Gwh of power. These research papers muddle the situation because generally they only talk about one issue… how much it costs to bulid a generatig plant with the costs per Gwh coming from where what is the hidden. Whatever these costs are, how would our lives change if these monies were directly put to bear on green only energy in our existing and all future built homes and industry.

Having attended two full weekends at the Kortright centre(hands on green energy seminars) outside of Toronto; it is my understanding that green homes can be built at a similar cost of homes with old technology. From this idea rose the thought of finding out how much it would initially cost to retrofit, build new and retrofit industry with only green. If retrofit and new building happened costs will drop dramatically. Now I’m talking subsidy similar to the insulation subsidies given in the late 70’s and early 80’s.

The discussion about nuclear is nebulus.

If you as a writer researcher have any ideas/help. I would appreciate it. This is a very basic outline of thoughts.

Respectfully

Bruce