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Talks with Hydro-Quebec about NB Power at ‘critical’ stage, N.B. gov’t says

(Oct. 27, 2009) FREDERICTON — Negotiations that could see key assets of New Brunswick’s public utility company sold to Hydro-Quebec are at a crucial stage, the government of Premier Shawn Graham said Monday as two other Atlantic premiers expressed concerns about a possible deal. Continue reading

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Talks with Hydro-Quebec about NB Power at ‘critical’ stage, N.B. gov’t says

(Oct. 27, 2009) FREDERICTON — Negotiations that could see key assets of New Brunswick’s public utility company sold to Hydro-Quebec are at a crucial stage, the government of Premier Shawn Graham said Monday as two other Atlantic premiers expressed concerns about a possible deal. Continue reading

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Aldyen Donnelly: Creating an effective Renewable Energy Standard for Canada

Many supporters in the reduction of greenhouse gases say that the most effective way to do so would be to NOT license further capacity without retiring existing capacity. Nor should capacity to support fossil fuel-based transport be expanded. One way to keep cars off the road is to stop building roads—forcing consumers and businesses to make do with existing infrastructure of that sort and facilitate shift to other modes

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Aldyen Donnelly: Pacific Carbon Trust actually pays $50/TCO2e, or gets nothing for their $25, depending on how you look at it

The BC government’s Pacific Carbon Trust (PCT) pays private entities $25/TCO2e for greenhouse gas "credits" that are acquired to offset provincial government GHG emissions.

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The high risks of climate-change policy

(October 23, 2009) I’m here to tell you that there are no such likelihoods. That there is no consensus on climate change. That the science that the doomsayers describe cannot credibly be seen as having the weight of scientific opinion behind it. Continue reading

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The Free Luncher, Exelon: Sources

Exelon CEO Says Climate Change Legislation Remains Urgent Issue, Pushes for Price on Carbon

Outline for John Rowe’s Keynote Speech at American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy

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The high risks of climate-change policy

(October 23, 2009) Earlier this week, I addressed a meeting of the Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for National Security in Winnipeg. An abbreviated version of my presentation appears below. Continue reading

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Democrats abandoning Obama on global warming

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Fewer Americans See Solid Evidence of Global Warming

(October 22, 2009) Survery Also Shows Modest Support for “Cap and Trade” Policy Continue reading

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Aldyen Donnelly: How to make economies based on renewable energy work

The data appearing under "key findings" heading for the RWI study, “Economic impacts from the promotion of renewable energies: The German Experience,” study look generally correct to me, but I do not completely agree with the study’s conclusions.  After looking at Germany, the authors have pretty much written off renewable energy mandates altogether. 

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