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OSEA on TVO's The Agenda: Not Green in My Back Yard
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From wind farms to waste-to-energy projects, how can Ontario's green initiatives flourish if concerned citizens don't want them in their communities?

OSEA's Executive Director Kristopher Stevens appeared on the "Not Green in My Back Yard" (September 12, 2012) episode of TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin. The episode examined the collision between new green initiatives and local interests.

The panel also included Keith Stewart, Climate & Energy Campaigner, Greenpeace Canada, Norm Ragetlie, Director of Policy and Stakeholder Engagement, Rural Ontario Institute, Mark Gerretsen, Mayor of Kingston, Ontario, Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director and Counsel, Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA).

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TVO also created an interactive map of Green Energy Projects in Ontario. See some of the province's green energy projects -- solar, wind, and bioenergy -- in detail.

Also on the show: Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller on the Green Energy Act's stumbles. Watch video >>

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http://theagenda.tvo.org/story/green-energy-projects-ontario

View The Agenda's interactive map to see the province's green energy projects -- solar, wind, and bioenergy -- in detail.

http://theagenda.tvo.org/episode/181663/nimby-turns-green
September 12, 2012

Going green is fine, just don't do it in my neighbourhood. The Agenda examines the collision between new green initiatives and local interests. And, Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller on the Green Energy Act's stumbles.

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From wind farms to waste-to-energy projects, how can Ontario's green initiatives flourish if concerned citizens don't want them in their communities?
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