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Aldyen Donnelly: What the CIMS model does and does not do
Dr. Jaccard’s CIMS model of the Cdn economy does not have the capacity to reflect the critical and large differences between the impacts carbon taxes, quota-based cap and trade rules or legally-binding product standards (the three key GHG management options) might have on the Canadian economy. Continue reading
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Danger overhead
(April 17, 2009) Toronto’s plan to mandate green roofs on new buildings could seriously threaten the city’s building stock. Continue reading
Posted in Benefits, Electricity, Energy Probe News, Oil, Perversions, Renewables
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John Maddox, skeptic, 1925-2009
(April 16, 2009) Sir John Maddox, the legendary editor of the science journal Nature, died this week at age 83. The obituaries were laudatory, as might be expected given his role, over a 22-year career, in elevating Nature to one of the world’s great journals. Continue reading
Posted in Energy Probe News, The Deniers
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Aldyen Donnelly: Comparing real life cap-and-trade to emission tax theory
Here we have the latest installment in the debate over whether more taxes will actually result in less pollution.
At the NYT blogsite, Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel kindly responded to my entry into the debate. Their reaction to my first posting follows, as well as my response.
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No Peak Gas
(April 15, 2009) Is the United States running out of natural gas? Continue reading
Posted in Energy Probe News, Liquified Natural Gas, Natural Gas
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Aldyen Donnelly: Does Canada have no choice but to accept a U.S.-imposed North American cap and trade regime?
"Depending on what comes out of Washington, the reality is the Americans may have the whip hand on this stuff," [Doug Thomson, an environmental lawyer with McCarthy Tétrault LLP] said. "And if they do, it’s not going to be a matter of keeping all sides happy but reflecting the reality of the situation. … We may have no choice."
(from "West rejects Ottawa’s emission plan," SHAWN MCCARTHY AND DAWN WALTON , April 10, 2009, Globe & Mail)
My Response:
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U.S.: It’s Got Gas
(April 15, 2009) Is the United States running out of natural gas? Continue reading
Posted in Fossil Fuels, Liquified Natural Gas
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Testimony of Mr. T. Boone Pickens before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Hearing to examine the challenges and regional solutions to developing transmission for renewable electricity resources. Continue reading
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Response to Lawrence Solomon's "Vampire Hour"
The following letter was written in reply to Lawrence Solomon’s column entitled "Vampire Hour," which appeared in the 28 March 2009 edition of the National Post. Continue reading
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A Voice From the Harem
(April 13, 2009) This article from the archieves of the New York Times describes a first-hand recounting of the life of a Turkish slave girl and argues for the abolition of slavery in Turkey. Continue reading
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