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Power authority asked to explain missed deadline
(Oct. 6, 2010) Energy Probe board member Parker Gallant says the Ontario Power Authority broken the conditions of its license by failing to file an integrated power system plan, writes John Spears in the Toronto Star. Continue reading
Governments spend too much on unnecessary programs
(Oct. 4) Don Soule, writing for The Record, says political leaders need to stop funding projects that are mostly about buying votes. Continue reading
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Lawrence Solomon: Castro reaches out to Israel
(Oct. 2) Cuba’s appeal to Israel has worked brilliantly. He may be turning to Jews for foreign investment. Continue reading
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Green Energy: An Ontario Perspective
(Oct. 1, 2010) Glenn Fox, an agricultural and natural resource economist at the University of Guelph, presents, “Green Energy: An Ontario Perspective”. Continue reading
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Lawrence Solomon: UK Becomes a Denier Nation
(September 30, 2010) The UK joins the ranks of climate deniers. Continue reading
Lawrence Solomon, Executive Director of Energy Probe will present “Global Warming: The Science Is Not Settled”
(September 30, 2010) Executive Director of Energy Probe, Lawrence Solomon, will present his speech, “Global Warming: The Science Is Not Settled” on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at the University of Guelph. Continue reading
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Lawrence Solomon, Executive Director of Energy Probe, will present "Global Warming: The Science Is Not Settled"
(September 30, 2010) Dept. of FARE SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT DEPARTMENT of FOOD, AGRICULTURAL and RESOURCE ECONOMICS ” GLOBAL WARMING: THE SCIENCE IS NOT SETTLED. Continue reading
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Zap! Your hydro bill's going up
The Ontario Energy Board thinks you’re not paying enough for hydro so it’s yanking another $60 out of your wallet.
Ontario hydro ratepayers — already hammered by the HST, time-of-use pricing and rate hikes — will pay an added $240 million a year, the Ontario NDP says.
Officials at the provincial crown agency — whose salaries are paid for through hydro bills — decided earlier this year that utilities should be able to boost their rate of return to 9.85% from 8.39%.
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A Liberal power surge: Blizzard
Many Ontarians can’t keep paying these ever-escalating fuel bills
The two biggest issues in next year’s election will be the HST and the price of electricity.
As consumers open their hydro bills this month, they’re getting sticker shock from the extra 8% the HST has added.
Last week, both Opposition parties were hammering at the Liberals for other sneaky costs that have been quietly added to their already ballooning bills.
Andrea Horwath and the New Democrats were especially effective.
Horizon seeks hefty hike
Electricity in Hamilton and St. Catharines is about to get more expensive.
Horizon Utilities, which distributes power in the two cities, is asking the provincial regulator to increase the distribution charge for power by almost 12 per cent effective January. And the utility says there will need to more increases in the future.
At the same time, provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath has started a campaign to cut bills by getting the provincial government to remove its portion of the new Harmonized Sales Tax.
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