PV-Magazine: As the largest Canadian province of Ontario heads towards elections, on October 6, the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) has launched an advertising campaign in an attempt to sway voters in favor of candidates who support renewable energy, including photovoltaics.The two advertisements make the case for continuing to support jobs in the renewable energy sector, arguing 20,000 high-tech jobs have been created in Ontario since the Green Energy and Green Economy Act came into effect in mid-2009. The bill, and some would argue young industry, is under threat as the front-runner in the looming elections is the opposition conservative party, which has vowed to kill the legislation. Opposition Leader Tim Hudak has been quoted as saying, "The deal is a rip-off [...] we will end the FIT program."Read Full: Ontario renewable industry tries to rally voters: pv-magazine
Sunday, 8 July 2012
Ontario renewable industry tries to rally voters
PV-Magazine: As the largest Canadian province of Ontario heads towards elections, on October 6, the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) has launched an advertising campaign in an attempt to sway voters in favor of candidates who support renewable energy, including photovoltaics.The two advertisements make the case for continuing to support jobs in the renewable energy sector, arguing 20,000 high-tech jobs have been created in Ontario since the Green Energy and Green Economy Act came into effect in mid-2009. The bill, and some would argue young industry, is under threat as the front-runner in the looming elections is the opposition conservative party, which has vowed to kill the legislation. Opposition Leader Tim Hudak has been quoted as saying, "The deal is a rip-off [...] we will end the FIT program."Read Full: Ontario renewable industry tries to rally voters: pv-magazine