Category Archives: Alternative Energy

USMCA could kill Canadian retailers. Here’s how to save them (without handouts)

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Lawrence Solomon

Under the new trade deal, shopping in Canada will often be too pricey to compete. Continue reading →

Lawrence Solomon: Trudeau stands alone as Canada — and the world — abandons green energy

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Other News Sources

Wind and solar have become the fossils of the energy industry; oil, gas and coal remain the fuels of the future. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Renewables | Tagged China, coal, Germany, Oil, renewables | Leave a comment

Shut the Pickering reactors down

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Other News Sources

Tonight! March 27, 8:30 pm @Green_Beanery – stop by for our new Grounds for Thought discussion. Join Shawn-Patrick Stensil of Greenpeace as he focuses on the Pickering problem and why he wants nuclear power out of Ontario’s energy mix. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Nuclear Economics, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Safety, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Renewables, Towards Shutdown | Tagged Green Beanery, Greenpeace, Grounds for Thought, Pickering nuclear reactors | Leave a comment

The bad, very bad and very very bad of the Ontario PC energy plan

Posted on November 28, 2017 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(November 28, 2017) The Ontario PC’s energy plan doubles down on a couple of poor policies.

Posted in Costs, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, conservation, Darlington Refurbishment Project, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, fair hydro plan, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Pickering | 1 Comment

Lawrence Solomon: Why the ‘e’ in e-car actually stands for evil

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Other News Sources

Electric vehicles are for city folk. For most rural residents, their role is to give, give, give. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Paris is dead. The global warming deniers have won

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Lawrence Solomon

Since his pullout in June, Trump has repeatedly reaffirmed the wisdom of pulling out of the “bad deal” for the U.S. that was Paris. Continue reading →