tomadamsenergy asked:
The Ontario Green Energy Act, passed in May 2009, is extremely popular with the public notwithstanding both its infringements on basic individual and democratic rights, and also the substantially higher electricity rates it will cause. This post suggests that close coordination between government, renewable energy businesses, and environmental organizations, particularly government funding of environmental groups, helps to explain the political success of the legislation. This video was part …
The reason this Act is so popular is that people understand the benefits of green energy and are willing to pay a bit more for them. In short time we will be conserving more which will offset the extra cost anyways. It will also create a new green energy industry in Ontario, and we will be able to export our products and know-how to places that didn’t have the foresight to develop their own GEA. The same-old isn’t going to work anymore.
So!
I pay for electricity in my home. I want cheap power too.
As to cost, do you really think paying 80 cents a kWh for solar PV is worth it when other forms of electricity cost an average of under 6 cents?
Kyoto is all cost; no benefit.
The only people that are benefitting from our increased awareness of environmental concerns are the Al Gores and David Suzukis among us. I am still waiting for the Ice Age that this ilk of people promised us 30 years ago. As for wind power, take a drive along Highway 3 near Pincher Creek Alberta. Although at first the sight was novel now it is just an eyesore. I would certainly not want this in my backyard.
Eco-guilt….well said. I’m sick of trying to figure how turpentine or a car part or paint or some other non ‘green’ part can be ‘eco-friendly’ and labelled such. Eco-guilt. Taken way too far now with people making insane profits on the guilt. Stick ‘eco’ or green on the label….And the government thinking we want more of it. We don’t. We are aware now. Make others aware. Time to counter the ‘green’ cheaters and manipulators. Easy now…Turning into a huge clusterfuck.
This is a thought terminating cliche… Simply because someone has a vested interest in something, does not make them disregard social consequences of their actions. On the flip side, the implication that Government will always act in the best interest of the people, because there is no financial regard, is absolutely absurd. This legislation delivers unto the government, it’s form of power. Coercion, redistribution and control. All funded through taxation backed by the threat of force.
I think what Tom is pointing out is that the wind industry, like and energy interest group, is out to make a profit. By green-washing the issue and playing on peoples eco-guilt the liberals have ignored sound evidence that increasing our dependence on renewables hasn’t actually decreased Co2 emissions (Denmark, Germany). We are still planning to base-load with natural gas. So replace coal with natural gas, that does nothing. We should be investing in Nuclear, and keeping it Canadian.
Tom consults for AMPCO, the Association of Major Power Consumers in Ontario, who basically want cheap power at any cost.
And I thought I was the only one who thought this way? Green is quickly becoming my most hated colour. Environmentalism is a load of false truths.
Wow! What a brilliant thought inspiring comment.
You get what you vote for.
You vote Liberal and you get corruption, endless tax increases, and this kind of shit.
Tom is missing the point. The GEA is about creating a new industry for Ontario with all the manufacturing jobs, expertise, AND green energy that will come with it, stuff that we can export to other regions. Higher electricity prices are coming anyways with the new Nukes at Darlington predicted to produce electricity at well over 10cents/kw. By the way, higher prices = lower consumption and MORE innovation in new efficiency technology that we can then export. Accelerated innovation. Very smart.
What this guy is saying is true. The general public is taking it up the poop shoot. I for one am sick of hearing about the environment. It is being shoved down our throats. I have changed every bulb in my house and installed timers and power monitors and changed to gas and my bill did not change at all. All the money going to , for example, Bullfrog energy for solar water heaters. Who can afford them ? There’s more than one reason Stephane Dion did not win an election. His green platform.
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Thank you, Mr. Adams. Ontarians really need to wake up and smell the KY Jelly. Smitherman, McGuinty, Broten, Gerretsen are the big players here. They must be held accountable. I have never seen such corruption in all my days.