National Post
February 19, 1999

Ontario Hydro spewed more smog causing gases in 1998 despite promising to slash emissions by 2000. With eight of its 20 nuclear reactors shut down, and the rest requiring more down time than planned, Hydro stepped up its use of coal, which creates air pollution. In 1997, Hydro’s coal fired stations produced 43,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxide fumes. Last year that total jumped to 56,000 tonnes. “We were breathing a lot more pollution,” said Tom Adams of Energy Probe.