As posted in the other thread, Hudak was calling for the cancellation of the plants, worth noting during the by-elections:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontari...gas-plant.html
Quote:
Hudak vows to scrap Mississauga power plant
The Canadian Press Posted: Oct 5, 2011 5:26 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 5, 2011 9:13 PM ET
Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak pledged Wednesday to get rid of a gas-fired power plant west of Toronto, just one day before Ontario voters head to the polls.
The Tory leader has repeatedly derided Premier Dalton McGuinty for promising to pull the plug on the 280-megawatt facility midway through the campaign, calling it a crass attempt to grab votes.
Asked if he'd scrap the Mississauga plant if he formed the next government, Hudak replied: "That's right. Done. Done, done, done."
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Its too bad the Liberals caved to political pressure and made the wrong choice to cancel the plants under construction. It was a mistake and we'll see how voters take it.
In terms of nuclear, I don't think you can ignore its risks, but its a better option than coal and gas given the massive environmental destruction they offer. Between the massive volume of mining required for coal and fracking for gas, mining for uranium is far less intensive, and nuclear wastes aren't quite as hard to deal with as the media tend to make out with.
I think nuclear is a good option to use while ramping up renewables to have a baseline production that is reliable regardless of weather or conditions and move away from gas and coal.