Dams and hydropower facilities harm the environment and, when headponds or reservoirs are flooded, can produce carbon dioxide and methane for the life of the dam. Ontario is about to embark on a whole new era of dam building. Ontario has 224 operating hydropower plants and only 3 with fish passage. By the way, Ontario Power Generation has been selling Clean Energy Credits for hydroelectric since 2013. NO MORE NEW HYDROELECTRIC DAMS IN ONTARIO!!
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Rivers at Risk
Many rivers across Ontario are currently at risk due to existing and proposed developments.
We are working to protect them for our present and future generations.