Greenpeace, the Ontario Green Party, and the Ontario Liberals

Several Greenpeace activists have chained themselves to a cargo ship bringing coal to the Nanticoke power plant of the shore of Lake Erie. Ontario's four coal plants, which are one of the province's worst polluters, were supposed to be shut down by this year. I guess there's another reason why Liberal promises aren't worth the paper they're written on. They now promise to shut them down by 2014. Meanwhile, Frank de Jong of the Ontario Green Party weighs in on the debate.

Green Party leader Frank de Jong applauded Greenpeace’s actions, noting the Liberal plan to phase out coal by 2014 isn’t good enough.

While the NDP has vowed to eliminate coal plants by 2011, the Green Party has promised to do it by 2009.

“The end of King Coal is 2009 and Greenpeace is absolutely right,” he said. “The trouble is you can’t vote for Greenpeace, but you can vote for the Green Party.”