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Microwonto
Sorry for that headline. These stray microwaves could be an answer to looming the energy crisis in Toronto. Instead of throwing out microwaves and air conditioners, as Mayor Miller might suggest with his preference for conservation, the Ontario government will be building a gas-fired power plant along Toronto’s waterfront property. This of course comes after The Ontario Power Authority rejected a proposal for a 550-megawatt gas-fired plant on the site of the old Hearn station on the waterfront. And what of the recent discussions on nuclear energy? The discussions on nuclear energy, as it stands, is that public discussions are scheduled. With loads of opposition to nuclear power, the three-year plan to phase out coal-burning plants, and now a decision on a new plant (against city council wishes, no less), Premier McGuinty is under significant pressure to act. Was the blackout that bad?