Stop Dirty Diesel Trains

Stop Dirty Diesel Trains Stop Dirty Diesel Trains! DONATE* what you can. We need $3,000 to place a full page ad in Now Magazine. We've already raised $1000 in one day! We can do it! Hon.

Go Electric! - Emergency Action Plan

The Stop Dirty Diesel Trains group is working to stop Metrolinx from moving forward with their plans to purchase dirty diesel trains on February 6, 2011. Our Emergency Action Plan is focused on:

- quickly raising greater awareness of this issue in the GTA
- mobilizing citizens to contact Premier McGuinty, Mayor Ford and MPPs
- mobilizing citizens to voluntee

r for a number of Emergency Action
- mobilizing citizens to participate in January 26, 2010 demonstration

HOW YOU CAN HELP.

1. Deadline to order the ad is January 14th. Our secondary goal is to raise an additional $10,000 to place a full page ad in the Toronto Star ad that will reach 608,000 Saturday readers. Go to our page and click on the Donate tab or use this direct link to our PayPal donate page. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=J4QDYDUYPZDGU

2. VOLUNTEER to help implement the plan over the next 3-weeks. Send us an email and get involved. There is a lot to do. [email protected]

3. SHARE this email, share the links, invite friends and colleagues to the page: Stop Dirty Diesel Trains

4. DEMONSTRATE. Be seen, be heard. Join us, bring a friend / neighbour on Jan. 26, 2011 @ Downtown YMCA (20 Grosvenor St.) – 8:30 to 9:30AM. Visit our FB page for regular updates and information on how you can get involved.

5. CONTACT: Premier McGuinty and ask him STOP the purchase of Dirty Diesel Trains. DALTON MCGUINTY
Premier,Province of Ontario,
Legislative Building, Queens Park
Toronto ON M7A 1A1
Tel: 416-325-1941 Fax: 416-325-3745
http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/feedback/


Thank you for your support and consideration. We will post a copy of our detailed Emergency Action Plan on our page. Stop Dirty Diesel Trains
Toronto
[email protected]

*IMPORTANT: We are not a registered non-profit and as such cannot provide tax receipts. The funds collected will be used to buy as many full page newspaper ads as possible in key GTA publications. Any remaining dollars will go to fund out of pocket expenses related to the Jan. 26, 2011 demonstration. We will make public the total monies raised through February 6, 2011 and detail all related expenditures.

10/20/2011

Now that we have a minority Provincial government, we should re-double our efforts to have the government change its approach and decision on diesel trains versus electric trains. Let's share some ideas!

09/01/2011

The Clean Train Coalition says an industry body has upheld its complaint about a flyer sent to residents along the airport rail route.

01/27/2011
01/27/2011

OPEN LETTER TO METROLINX - JANUARY 26, 2010

stopdirtydieseltrains

01/27/2011

We had very successful demonstration yesterday. Photos coming soon. Metrolinx is planning to go forward with Electric trains....in 20 years! first they want us to put up with dirty diesel trains. The fight continues. We are still paying off the Now Magazine ad...we have $750 to go. Any size donations will help. Thank you!

01/23/2011

We still have the opportunity to convince Premier McGuinty to stop his plans to buy dirty diesel trains on February 6, 2011. Join us Jan. 26th @ 8:30Am at downtown YMCA for a demonstration. Go electric now!

01/21/2011

Visit our site to learn more about the recently released Electrification Study. Guess what...millions of dollars spent to tell us that...electric trains are better than dirty diesel trains.

stopdirtydieseltrains

01/19/2011

Metrolinx is using the media again to delay going Electric and to give themselves cover to go forward with the purchase of dirty diesel trains next month. Keep the pressure up everyone and join us for the demonstration at the downtown YMCA (Metrolinx Board meeting) on Wednesday Jan. 26 @ 8:30AM.

Metrolinx still wants to go forward with the purchase of diesel trains. They are feeling the pressure! Let them know we ...
01/19/2011

Metrolinx still wants to go forward with the purchase of diesel trains. They are feeling the pressure! Let them know we want Electric Trains Now! Why would they spend money twice to get to the better solution of electric trains in 7-10 years from now? Electric trains should be the first and only go forward solution.

Provincial transit agency Metrolinx is recommending the controversial rail link from downtown Toronto to Pearson airport be electrified eventually, but only after diesel trains first run on the line when it opens in 2015.

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