Grass Root Movement Wins Ontario Taxpayers Pay The Bill...

* contract settlement $$$
* increase in energy costs
* possible summer brownouts
* less investment by manufacturers!

Oakville power plant reversal means future trouble

Sun Oct 10 2010


Oakville residents were understandably jubilant when the province reversed itself Thursday and cancelled construction of a $1.2 billion gas-fired power plant in their community. On their way to victory, they had deployed petitions, mass demonstrations, sympathetic celebrities (including a paid appearance by environmental crusader Erin Brockovich), YouTube videos, and a platoon of local politicians. They scored a landmark win, but it will energize opposition to other vital power projects.