OEB approves $21.5 million net credit for Enbridge Gas customers

But Energy Probe warns the decision still leaves customers subsidizing avoidable costs—particularly from Enbridge’s heavy reliance on estimated billing.

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Surprise bill exposes Enbridge meter reading failures

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Physics, real-world engineering, and economics keep the lights on, not slogans

Scotland boasts world-class energy resources, skills, and location. Instead of leveraging them pragmatically, policy risks turning the country into a cautionary tale.

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Carney’s European embrace — sovereignty for sale, red tape for all: Nemeth

Is Canada in danger of importing stagnation to become Europe’s twenty-eighth province?

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The dirty bomb myth

Is fear worse than the fallout? Does exaggerated dread helps terrorists sow panic — while handcuffing our military and security options?

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Greens gave Iran the Hormuz stranglehold

If Europeans hadn’t outlawed the fracking that has made the U.S. a net energy exporter, they would need much less Middle East oil and gas.

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Toronto gas customers still footing the bill for Ottawa homes

Toronto folks in dense, cheap-to-serve spots quietly chip in extra to cover the longer pipes and higher expenses for farther-out areas like Ottawa.

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Media misleads the public on wind and solar power: report

A survey found that Americans want a big power grid and more cheap, clean energy. Wind and solar power, however, are neither cheap nor clean.

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Focus on renewable energy spurs concerns over supply-demand equation

Global electricity demand could increase by 30 percent to 75 percent by 2050, according to a U.S. energy agency.

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Catching up with Norm Rubin

“Selections” is a new feature offering a critical perspective of today’s environmental movement and energy policies from a voice that’s been sorely missed.

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