Category Archives: Electricity
Lawrence Solomon: Tyranny of the north
(August 19, 2011) Venezuela’s dictator, Hugo Chavez, was in the news this week for brashly announcing an expropriation of the mineral rights of the citizens of his country. We don’t seize private property that way in our democracy. We seize it silently and in plain sight, as seen in the province of Alberta, which so deftly passed stealth legislation two years ago that most Albertans are only now discovering the government’s audacious takeover of their property rights. Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Power Industry, Climate Change, Coal, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Fossil Fuels, Tar Sands
Tagged Alberta, carbon dioxide, centralization, Climate Change, CSS, Global Warming, Hugo Chavez, Lawrence Solomon, oil sands, sequestration, tar sands, transmission lines
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Parker Gallant: The wind industry’s spin
(August 2, 2011) In Greek Mythology Aeolus was the “King of Wind” but in Canadian Mythology the King of Wind is CanWEA; a not-for-profit association of 420 members including public and private companies, legal firms, manufacturers, ect. and others who feed off of the largess of taxpayers and ratepayers to ensure they retain their mandated (Ontario’s Green Energy Act) place on the energy podium. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Electricity, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables
Tagged CanWEA, demand periods, energy diet, forms of electricity, Parker Gallant, wind power, wind power production
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Aldyen Donnelly: Why California will not be imitating Ontario’s Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program
(June 6, 2011) From Glen Murray’s twitter: P Gipe from California FIT programs in Ontario best in World, others are imitating it… Aldyen Donnelly responds. Continue reading
Lawrence Solomon: Greening Harper
(May 6, 2011) Fiscal prudence and smaller government could go hand in hand with environmentalism — really! Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Electricity
Tagged AECL, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, carbon capture and storage, carbon dioxide, CCS, Climate Change, EDC, electricity, energy conservation, energy subsidies, environmentalists, ethanol, Export Development Canada, Global Warming, Lawrence Solomon, Nuclear Power, privatization, subsidies
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Parker Gallant: Ontario Ministry of Energy: Not so Smart Spending
(April 30, 2011) In the final week of the Federal Election if you live in Ontario you might be confused based on the daily press releases emanating from Queen’s Park. Those releases would lead you to believe that the incumbent Ontario Liberals are in the final week of the Provincial Election. Continue reading
Be prepared for electric shock
(May 22, 2010) If you haven’t already, you’re about to get a nasty shock when you open your electricity bill. Continue reading
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Saving money will be up to you
(Apr. 29, 2010) When Ontario’s new time-of-use electricity pricing starts in Owen Sound in the coming weeks, most residential customers’ hydro bills likely won’t increase. Continue reading
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Saving money will be up to you
(April 29, 2010) When Ontario’s new time-of-use electricity pricing starts in Owen Sound in the coming weeks, most residential customers’ hydro bills likely won’t increase. Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Energy Probe News
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May the Brightest Bulb Win
(Nov. 13, 2009), In 2012, the incandescent light bulb will be banned in Canada. Which new bulb will win the race to replace it? Continue reading
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May the Brightest Bulb Win
(November 13, 2009) In 2012, the incandescent light bulb will be banned in Canada. Which new bulb will win the race to replace it?
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Posted in Conservation, Electricity, Energy Probe News
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