Toronto East Residents for Renewable Energy hold climate march
Global News
Toronto East Residents for Renewable Energy held a climate march at Jimmie Simpson park Saturday as part of the global Power Up Day of Action.
Members of the group Toronto East Residents for Renewable Energy rallied at Jimmie Simpson Park on Saturday to oppose the expansion of the Portlands fossil gas plant.
Operators of the plant, Atura Power, announced plans to increase use of the facility in early October.
The company said in a release the expansion is intended to allow parts of the existing natural gas-fired combustion turbines to be replaced with more efficient parts.
The march by Toronto East Residents for Renewable Energy (TERRE) was held as part of the global “Power Up Day of Action” on Nov. 4 to advocate for climate solutions.
Residents who live near the plant on Toronto’s waterfront are demanding the expansion of Portlands Energy Centre be terminated.
Adrian Currie, program manager for Environmental Defence, referred to the proposed expansion as “egregious.”
“Why are we using energy sources that are last century, when we have energy sources available now which won’t produce any impacts on climate change?” Currie said.
Portlands Energy Centre is now the number one source of greenhouse gasses in Toronto, according to Environmental Defence.