Dear Editor,
I have just written to the Ontario Energy Board regarding the application by Enbridge Gas to construct, operate, and add to the natural gas system within the Municipality of North Grenville for the next 20 years.
One of my objections was that we are in a climate crisis, and the last thing that we should be doing is burning more fossil fuels, when other more environmentally conscious alternatives are available. You might want to check out the presentation on heat pumps by Sustainable North Grenville on March 19 at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Centre.
The other objection was that Enbridge Gas wants to pass the cost of its expansion directly on to the consumer in the form of higher gas prices. The Ontario Energy Board rightly objected to that, because any expansion of their system stands a good chance of becoming a stranded asset if we succeed in controlling our addiction to fossil fuels. Doug Ford is threatening to overturn this decision, and to replace the OEB chairman with someone who will do what he wants.
Last year, Enbridge Gas made a profit of $16 billion, (that’s with a “b”), and could afford to pay its CEO a salary of $19 million, and yet Doug Ford wants us consumers to foot the bill for Enbridge Gas’s expansion by increasing the cost of heating our homes. If you need any more proof of just who’s side Doug Ford is really on, this is just another example. Clue: it’s not us.
Colin Creasey,
Kemptville
