Category Archives: Alternative Energy

Physics, real-world engineering, and economics keep the lights on, not slogans

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Other News Sources

Scotland boasts world-class energy resources, skills, and location. Instead of leveraging them pragmatically, policy risks turning the country into a cautionary tale.

Posted in Alternative Energy, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Fossil Fuels, Renewables | Tagged coal, gas, National Energy System Operator (NESO), nuclear, power grid, renewables, Scotland, wind | Leave a comment

Greens gave Iran the Hormuz stranglehold

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Lawrence Solomon

If Europeans hadn’t outlawed the fracking that has made the U.S. a net energy exporter, they would need much less Middle East oil and gas.

Posted in Climate Change, Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Shale Gas | Tagged environmental lobby, iran, Lawrence Solomon, net-zero, Strait of Hormuz, U.S. shale revolution, Western Europe | Leave a comment

Toronto gas customers still footing the bill for Ottawa homes

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Other News Sources

Toronto folks in dense, cheap-to-serve spots quietly chip in extra to cover the longer pipes and higher expenses for farther-out areas like Ottawa.

Posted in Costs, Energy Probe News, Natural Gas | Tagged Enbridge, energy bills, Energy Probe, flat-rate, OEB, subsidies | Leave a comment

Media misleads the public on wind and solar power: report

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Other News Sources

A survey found that Americans want a big power grid and more cheap, clean energy. Wind and solar power, however, are neither cheap nor clean.

Posted in Alternative Energy, Benefits and Risks, Climate Change, Natural Gas, Renewables | Tagged Big Wind, levelized cost of electricity, solar panels | 1 Comment

Focus on renewable energy spurs concerns over supply-demand equation

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Other News Sources

Global electricity demand could increase by 30 percent to 75 percent by 2050, according to a U.S. energy agency.

Posted in Alternative Energy, Benefits and Risks, Fossil Fuels, Renewables | Tagged fossil fuel, renewables, U.S. energy demand | Leave a comment

Catching up with Norm Rubin

Posted on May 29, 2024 by energyprbe

“Selections” is a new feature offering a critical perspective of today’s environmental movement and energy policies from a voice that’s been sorely missed.

Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Power | Tagged Norman Rubin | Leave a comment

Measuring Canadian energy subsidies

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Other News Sources

(August 17, 2023) Controversies over the development of estimates for energy subsidies in Canada has impeded subsidy reform and elimination. A new report from the Fraser Institute looks at the extent of those controversies and the difficulties that have developed … Continue reading →