Author Archives: Other News Sources

The huge impact of Israel’s energy reserves

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Other News Sources

(November 8, 2012) A summary of Lawrence Solomon’s remote presentation to the Middle East Forum, based in Philadelphia, on Israel’s energy reserves and its impact on the region. Continue reading →

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Taking green seriously

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Other News Sources

(July 20, 2012) A new report finds the provincial government’s renewable energy policies are jeopardizing Ontario’s economy and inflicting unnecessary environmental costs and health risks on communities. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Drop effort to keep Somalia together

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Other News Sources

(June 1, 2012) Better to break up this artificial nation. Last in a series. Continue reading →

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The Galileo of Global Warming

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Other News Sources

(February 10, 2012) Danish physicist Henrik Svensmark seems to have discovered the most important factor that actually regulates Earth’s climate, and is quietly in the process of proving it. Lawrence Solomon is quoted in this article. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Harper’s mission

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Other News Sources

(February 3, 2012) He is the only PM in memory who has shown any spine in his dealings with China’s brutal plunderers. Continue reading →

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Parker Gallant: Auditor General of Ontario Missed Exaggerated Coal Generation Health Costs

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Other News Sources

The Auditor General of Ontario’s report of December 5 dealing with “Renewable Energy Initiatives” highlighted wasted spending commitments of billions of dollars that will fall on the backs of the ratepayers. The report offers up several recommendations which are immediately followed by responses by the Ministry of Energy on how it will deal with those recommendations. Continue reading →

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Ontario ratepayers subsidize taxpayers

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Other News Sources

(November 15, 2011) Ontario ratepayers are helping to hold down municipal taxes and the provincial debt, says Energy Probe director Parker Gallant. Continue reading →

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Ontario Energy Prices: Frankly Bogus

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Other News Sources

Omitted Costs, Inflated Benefits, a study I co-authored with Glenn Fox for the Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society a week ago, has been discovered by the media and the Ministry of Energy. While we will have to wait until October 20th to hear the cabinet appointments by Premier McGuinty, that didn’t stop the Legislature’s most recent Minister of Energy, Brad Duguid from commenting on the study. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Harper’s next stand

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Other News Sources

The PM spoke out for the seal hunt. Now he must support the Alberta oil sands. Continue reading →

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Ontario’s Power Trip: The $4000 electricity bill

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Other News Sources

For the average ratepayer, an annual electricity bill will escalate from $1,700 per year to $2,800 by 2015 and by the time the renewables envisaged in the LTEP are largely in place (expected in 2018) an average ratepayer will be paying in excess of $4,000 annually — well over a doubling. Put another way Ontario’s ratepayers will be paying in excess of 40¢ per kWh, placing them on a par with Denmark, which suffers the highest cost of electricity in the developed world. Continue reading →

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