Recent Releases from Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
DISCOURS - Rapport annuel sur les progrès liés à l'économie d'énergie, 2010
Published Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:30:23 EST Read More
DISCOURS Gord Miller, commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario Rapport annuel sur les progrès liés à l'économie d'énergie, 2010 - Gérer un système énergétique complexe - Résultats Studio des médias de Queen’s Park, édifice de l’Assemblée législative Le mercredi 7 décembre 2011 à 10 h Priorité au discours anglais prononcé Au printemps dernier, j’ai remis à l’Assemblée législative le premier volume de mon Rapport annuel sur ...... Click here to read this release
Le commissaire à l’environnement dit qu'il faut redoubler d’efforts en économie d’énergie
Published Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:24:52 EST Read More
Communiqué de presse\ Toronto, le 7 décembre 2011 - Le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario dit que les réalisations du gouvernement en matière d’économie d’énergie sont considérables, mais incomplètes. Au moment où M. Gord Miller publie son deuxième volume du Rapport annuel sur les progrès liés à l’économie d’énergie, 2010, Gérer un système énergétique complexe - Résultats, il dit que « le gouvernement a atteint les deux t...... Click here to read this release
Remarks - Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2010 Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report
Published Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:06:11 EST Read More
REMARKS Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2010 Annual Energy Conservation Report - "Managing a Complex Energy System -“ Results" Legislative Media Studio, Queen’s Park 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 7, 2011 Check Against Delivery Last spring I released the first volume of my annual energy conservation report to the Legislature entitled Managing a Complex Energy System - Volume 1. Today I am tabling the second volume of that report. Vo...... Click here to read this release
The Environmental Commissioner says more work is needed on energy conservation
Published Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:01:06 EST Read More
Media Release Toronto, December 7, 2011 - The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario says the government’s energy conservation achievements are substantial, but incomplete. In releasing volume two of his 2010 Energy Conservation Progress Report, Managing a Complex Energy System - Results, Gord Miller says "the government achieved two-thirds of an electricity conservation target that it had set. It’s a respectable showing given that Ontario’s targets are among ...... Click here to read this release
MOE and MNR Can’t Handle Core Responsibilities
Published Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:20:10 EST Read More
Media Release (Toronto, November 29, 2011) Capacities are stretched dangerously thin at the two ministries mandated to protect Ontario’s environment and natural resources. This warning was issued today by Gord Miller, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, as he released his 2010/2011 Annual Report. Research has found that at a time when their core businesses have become more complex, the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Natural Resources have to make ...... Click here to read this release
REMARKS - Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2010 Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report (Volume 1)
Published Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:19:44 EST Read More
REMARKS Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2010 Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report (Volume 1) Legislative Media Studio, Queen's Park 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 Check Against Delivery Good Morning. Today I have tabled with the Speaker the first volume of my annual energy conservation report for 2010 aptly named "Managing a Complex Energy System." My statutory obligation with respect to energy conservation is threefold. I mu...... Click here to read this release
REMARKS - Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2011 Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report
Published Tue, 31 May 2011 10:18:36 EST Read More
REMARKS Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2011 Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report Legislative Media Studio, Queen's Park 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Check Against Delivery Pursuant to my legislative obligation in the Environmental Bill of Rights, today I am releasing my 3rd Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report, entitled "Meeting Responsibilities: Creating Opportunities." I think it is significant that this report is coming out at ...... Click here to read this release
More Work Needed if Ontario to Meet Climate Change Responsibilities
Published Tue, 31 May 2011 10:05:29 EST Read More
Media Release Toronto, 31 May, 2011 - The Ontario government will not, with its current programs, meet its targets for reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs). This is one conclusion from the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario's 2011 Greenhouse Gas Progress Report, released today. "Recently released federal government data indicate that Ontario's GHG emissions in 2009 were at the levels the government wants to achieve by 2014," Miller says. "While the drop in GHGs is encouraging,...... Click here to read this release
Besoin d’examens sur les grandes installations au gaz naturel
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:50:06 EST Read More
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Besoin d’examens sur les grandes installations au gaz naturel
Toronto, le 22 septembre 2010 – « Le gouvernement de l’Ontario doit arrêter de bloquer les examens environnementaux stricts sur les grandes installations au gaz naturel », indique M. Gord Miller, le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario, dans son rapport annuel de 2009-2010 publié aujourd’hui.
« Au fur et à mesure que nous éliminons graduellement l’utilis......
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Le commissaire à l’environnement publie son rapport annuel de 2009-2010
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:21:59 EST Read More
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Toronto, le 22 septembre 2010 – « Le gouvernement ne respecte pas ses promesses environnementales », dit M. Gord Miller, le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario. « Ce gouvernement s’enorgueillit, et avec raison, des progrès qu’il a accomplis en adoptant une loi pour protéger l’environnement », précise M. Miller, « mais les gestes qu’il pose sur le terrain mine souvent ces progrès. »
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Environmental Commissioner of Ontario releases 2009/2010 Annual Report - Refining Conservation
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:02:14 EST Read More
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Environmental Commissioner releases 2009/2010 Annual Report
Toronto, September 22 2010 – The government is failing to follow through on all of its environmental promises, says Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller. “This government rightly prides itself on the progress it has made in passing legislation to protect the environment,” says Miller, “but actions on the ground often undermine it.”
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Ontario’s solar sector being harmed by uncertainty around microFIT, warns Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
Published Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:41:51 EST Read More
For immediate release Ontario’s solar sector being harmed by uncertainty around microFIT, warns Environmental Commissioner of Ontario The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) must fully disclose the financial assumptions it used to justify the price cut to Ontario’s renewable energy feed-in tariff ("microFIT") program, says Gord Miller, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario. “People will lose confidence in Ontario’s commitment to green energy,” he warned. “We need ...... Click here to read this release
Économie d'énergie - Les occasions d'un grand programme à finir
Published Mon, 3 May 2010 10:53:47 EST Read More
Pour diffusion immédiate Économie d'énergie - Les occasions d'un grand programme à finir Queen's Park, le 3 mai 2010 - L'Ontario a besoin d'élaborer une stratégie exhaustive d'économie d'énergie avec la participation du public pour guider les activités en la matière et en mesurer les progrès. Il s'agit de l'une des conclusions du rapport que Gord Miller, le commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario, a déposé aujourd'hui à l'Assemblée législative de l'Ontario...... Click here to read this release
Energy Conservation - The Opportunities in a Large and Unfinished Agenda
Published Mon, 3 May 2010 10:49:17 EST Read More
For Immediate Release Energy Conservation - The Opportunities in a Large and Unfinished Agenda Queens's Park, May 3, 2010 - Ontario needs a comprehensive energy conservation strategy developed with public participation, to guide energy conservation activity and measure progress. This is one of the conclusions in the report tabled by Gord Miller, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO), before the Ontari...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to report on province's energy conservation performance
Published Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:07:51 EST Read More
Media Advisory Attn: Local, Environmental, Energy and Political Reporters and Editors Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to report on province's energy conservation performance Environmental Commissioner releases Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report Volume One - an analysis of progress on energy conservation activities in the province. WHEN: Monday, May 3, 2010 10:00 am WHERE: Queen's Park Media Studio - Ontario Legislature - Main Floor We...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario wants your stories about energy conservation successes and failures
Published Wed, 7 Apr 2010 14:12:40 EST Read More
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario wants your stories about energy conservation successes and failures New website invites feedback on barriers and incentives (Toronto, April 7, 2010) Gord Miller, Ontario's Environment Commissioner wants to learn more about the barriers and incentives you've experienced when conserving energy in Ontario. He's created a new website at www.ontarioenergyconservation.ca for Ontarians to report their pleasure or frustration with energy conser...... Click here to read this release
Ontario Not On Track to Meet Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets
Published Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:22:25 EST Read More
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Ontario Not On Track to Meet Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets
(Tuesday, December 8, 2009, Toronto - The Ontario government's plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions does not have the tools necessary to meet its GHG emission targets. The government is projecting that it will fall short of its goals, even though the future reductions projected by the government are based on an assumption that all initiatives will be implemented 100 per cent successfully.
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Environmental Commissioner of Ontario releases Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2008/2009
Published Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:45:29 EST Read More
Media Advisory Environmental Commissioner of Ontario releases Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2008/2009 WHEN: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 10:00 am WHERE: Queen's Park Media Studio WHAT: The Environmental Commissioner, Gord Miller, will submit to the Legislative Assembly a review of the progress of activities in Ontario to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Commissioner’s report includes a review of the “Climate Change Action Plan Ann...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario assesses province's Climate Change Action Plan
Published Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:48:49 EST Read More
Media Release For Immediate Release Progress in a Climate of Change: Measuring the success of the government's climate change commitments (Queen's Park, December 10, 2008) "It is critical that, in these challenging economic times, we refuse to compromise on our commitments to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction," said Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO), today upon the release of his Special Report to the Legislature, Progress in a Climate of Change. The...... Click here to read this release