TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - January 16, 2017) - On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Fraser Institute will release a new study examining air pollution in Ontario.
Did the Coal Phase-out Reduce Ontario Air Pollution? spotlights what effects, if any, shuttering Ontario's coal-fired power plants had on air pollution in southern and eastern Ontario, and what lessons Ontario's example might offer the federal government.
The federal government has announced coal-fired power plants will be phased-out across the country by 2030.
A news release with additional information will be issued via Marketwired on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 5:00 a.m. (Eastern).
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Contact Information:
MEDIA CONTACT:
Professor Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics,
University of Guelph
Kenneth P. Green, Ph.D., Senior Director, Natural Resource Studies
Fraser Institute
For interviews with Ross McKitrick or Ken Green or for more information, please contact:
Bryn Weese, Media Relations Specialist, Fraser Institute
Tel: (604) 688-0221 Ext. 589
E-mail: bryn.weese@fraserinstitute.org