Letter to the Editor

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Dear Mr. Hudak,

I would like you to remember three things from our conversation:

ONE: Green energy is neither left nor right
• this is about creating green jobs
• this is about healthy kids and cleaner air
• this is about a sustainable energy future
• let's have an energy conversation rather than an energy fight

TWO: Please stop blaming renewables for hydro rate increases.

You know this is not the truth.
• rate increases are from grid upgrades and new nuclear
• hydro costs will go up regardless of the renewable investment
• in fact, investing in green energy now makes sense

THREE: Ontarians need you to think long-term about energy.

Our energy future is not a four-year election cycle.
• the Pembina report ”Behind the Switch” specifically shows how investment in renewables now will save money in the long-term. Please have your staff read the highlighted paragraphs on pages VI and VII

• Renewable energy and communities can grow together. I am hoping that you, as the provincial PC party leader, will help citizens be an active part in energy use and conservation.

Thank you again for your time. You can learn more about Friends of Wind Ontario at: www.friendsofwind.ca

Jutta Splettstoesser
President,
Friends of Wind Ontario

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011