Category Archives: Alternative Energy

Lawrence Solomon: Vladimir the Great

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(March 2, 2012) After centuries of serfdom, Putin has delivered prosperity. But it is also easy to foresee a Russian economic collapse, if Putin follows in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessors: Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. Continue reading →

Posted in Natural Gas, Oil, Uncategorized | Tagged energy, fracking, Lawrence Solomon, Mediterranean gas, natural gas, Offshore Oil, Oil, Putin, Russia, Russian election, tight oil | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Israel’s gas diplomacy

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(February 24, 2012) Israel: ‘Gas is our strategic interest for new partnerships’. Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Oil | Tagged alliance of the periphery, Cyprus, energy, EU, euro, eurozone, Greece, Israel, Lawrence Solomon, Mediterranean gas, natural gas, Oil, South Sudan, Turkey | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: New glory for Greece

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(February 17, 2012) A deregulated free-market Greece — in tourism, energy, transportation — could transform the broken country. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Natural Gas, Oil | Tagged Cyprus, energy, EU, euro, eurozone, Greece, Greek default, Israel, Lawrence Solomon, Mediterranean gas, natural gas, Oil, Turkey | Leave a comment

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 →

More Galleries | Tagged coal, electricity, energy, green energy, nuclear costs, Ontario electricity, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy, renewables, wind power | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Energy Probe News, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Renewables | Tagged Brad Duguid, electricity, green energy, Ontario electricity, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Energy Probe News, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Renewables | Tagged Glenn Fox, green energy, LTEP, nuclear energy, Ontario electricity, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy, renewables, subsidies, wind power | Leave a comment

Parker Gallant: The forgotten directive

Posted on September 12, 2011 by energyprbe

(September 12, 2011) Parker Gallant’s article discusses the impact of Ontario’s Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) programs on Ontario energy taxpayers. While the FIT programs have been a great investment opportunity for investors, the majority of Ontarians suffered since OPG could not participate in the gold rush. Continue reading →

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Renewables | Tagged energy tax, FIT, Ontario Feed-in-Tariff, Ontario power, Ontario Power Generation, Ontario renewable energy, OPG, Parker Gallant, Payment in Lieu of taxes, PIL, Renewable Energy | 2 Comments

Windmills: If you see one of these starting to smoke…RUN!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Other News Sources

Posted in Renewables | Tagged burning wind turbines, Renewable Energy, renewables, wind, wind power, wind turbine images, wind turbine photos, wind turbines, windmills | Leave a comment

Parker Gallant: The wind industry’s spin

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(August 2, 2011) In Greek Mythology Aeolus was the “King of Wind” but in Canadian Mythology the King of Wind is CanWEA; a not-for-profit association of 420 members including public and private companies, legal firms, manufacturers, ect. and others who feed off of the largess of taxpayers and ratepayers to ensure they retain their mandated (Ontario’s Green Energy Act) place on the energy podium. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Electricity, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables | Tagged CanWEA, demand periods, energy diet, forms of electricity, Parker Gallant, wind power, wind power production | 2 Comments

A Summary of Michael Trebilcock’s “Speaking Truth to Wind Power”

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Other News Sources

(July 6, 2011) Michael Trebilcock’s study, “Speaking Truth to Wind Power”, suggests Ontario’s policies regarding renewable energy must be revised to avoid incurring further consequences, such as higher energy costs for energy consumers and taxpayers. Continue reading →

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Renewables | Tagged Economic, employment, energy subsidies, Environmental, Michael Trebilcock, Ontario energy, Ontario energy policies, Ontario renewable energy, Renewable Energy, Speaking Truth to Wind Power, wind turbines | Leave a comment

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