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‘Renewable’ energy can’t replace fossil fuels

Solar panels contain a variety of toxic chemicals including lead.


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If wind and solar power are “cheaper” than conventional generation, then there would be no need for subsidies.


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Long-term guaranteed contracts for renewable energy generators such as wind and solar power have increased electricity costs in Ontario.


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Canada’s non-hydro renewables start from a very low baseline of both capacity and generation.


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Renewable energy sources require 100 per cent backup power.


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Higher energy costs have helped drive Ontario’s anemic economic performance.


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Consumers will pay $9.2 billion more for renewables under the current plan than Ontario’s previous program.


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In 2013, 30 per cent of households earning $27,000 or less had to devote 10 per cent or more of their expenditures to energy.