Urge Thorold City Council to VOTE NO to a new Carbon-Emitting Energy Plant in Niagara

An Urgent Update – The Thorold City Council meeting on whether or not to approve a new Gas-Fired Energy Plant in  the municipality has been postponed to Tuesday, September 19th at 6:30 p.m. Please read the revised post on this controversial below and, for the sake of our future and the fight to address our climate emergency, use the information below to contact Thorold councillors and your Niagara regional councillors to reject this carbon-polluting plant proposal – Doug Draper, NAL

At a time when the world is literally on fire, we should not be adding any more fossil fuel generation, especially as alternatives exist.’                                                                – from a Call-Out to All of Us from Liz Benneian, a leading member of the Niagara citizens coalition Biodiversity and Climate Action Niagara

Posted September 10^th, 2023 on Niagara At Large

From Liz Benneian, Biodiversity and Climate Action Niagara, with her Special Thanks to another regional citizens group, 50by30Niagara –

On September 19th, Thorold City Council will be voting whether to approve Northland Power’s bid to install a Gas Peaker Plant in Thorold.

At a time when the world is literally on fire, we should not be adding any more fossil fuel generation, especially as alternatives exist (more wind, solar, large scale battery storage capacity, improve energy efficiencies, buying clean hydro from Quebec etc.).

It’s also important to remember that the Ford government is agreeing to 20-year contracts for these peaker plants, even though Canada may order them to be closed so we can meet our international agreements on lowering GHG emissions. That means you and I will continue to be footing the bill for energy that is not being produced for a decade or more.

If you are from Thorold, please consider making a delegation to Council on September 12th. You can apply to make a delegation here: https://form.thorold.ca/Presenter-or-Delegate-City-of-Thorold-Council?_mid_=163640 <https://form.thorold.ca/Presenter-or-Delegate-City-of-Thorold-Council?_mid_=163640>

If you need help and information to do that or have questions, please feel free to email Liz Benneian at bcacniagara@gmail.com <mailto:bcacniagara@gmail.com>

If you live anywhere in Niagara and are concerned about this issue, please come to the Thorold City Council meeting on September 12th. The Tuesday, Sptember 19th meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. the address is 3540 Schmon Parkway, Thorold, ON L2V 4A7. Just having people in attendance can sway how decisions are made.

You can also write to Thorold Council and tell them to vote no on Northland’s peaker plant. Here’s their email addresses – terry.ugulini@thorold.ca, nella.dekker@thorold.ca, carmen.derose@thorold.ca  jim.handley@thorold.ca, henry.dangela@thorold.ca, anthony.longo@thorold.ca, tim.ohare@thorold.ca, ken.sentance@thorold.ca, *mike.dedivitiis@thorold.ca <mike.dedivitiis@thorold.ca>*

You can also sign a petition (the least effective method of getting your concern across) sponsored by the Clean Air Alliance. Sign by clicking here: this petition <https://www.cleanairalliance.org/thorold/>

Here are some related links to visit on this issue –

To learn more about the efforts of 50by30 Niagara, click on  – http://www.50by30niagara.org/

Ontario Clean Air Alliance on Thorold plant – Say no to more gas burning in Thorold – Ontario Clean Air Alliance

Also, from Environmental Defence – https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/130304/action/1?ea.tracking.id=TakeAction

If you are a Facbook subscriber, you can  visit a Facebook page for Biodiversity and Climate Action Niagara by keying in the group’s full name. 

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