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Category Archives: Alternative Energy
The Politics of Alternative Energy (3): The Need for Public Ownership of the Carbon “Idea”
(July 4, 2011) “If in the long run we are the makers of our own fate, in the short run we are the captives of the ideas we have created”. These words of economist and political philosopher Friedrich Hayek’s today resonate loudly in the carbon “idea” – that the West should fast-track a low-carbon economy no matter what the socio-economic cost. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Renewables
Tagged carbon, carbon emission targets, carbon emissions, carbon reduction goals, climate, CO2 issues, cost issues, decarbonisation, domestic fuel bills, fossil fuel energy, fuel poverty, green taxes, Lawrence Solomon, lower-carbon economy, Michael J. Economides, Peter C. Glover, Renewable Energy, Sam Laidlaw, utility cost, wind farms
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Israeli Oil: Black Gold in the Holy Land
(June 18, 2011) On Tuesday, June 14, Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. announced it had requested a petroleum exploration permit to develop large shale oil deposits in the Shfela Basin, 30 miles west of Jerusalem. Continue reading
Posted in Fossil Fuels, Shale Gas, Shale Oil
Tagged Energy Probe, Israel, Lawrence Solomon, Oil, OPEC, Sarah Siskind, saudi arabia, Shale Oil
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Aldyen Donnelly: BCAA’s conclusions about hybrid vehicles
(June 14, 2011) After one spends a little time calculating paybacks for different vehicle purchase options under different energy and vehicle price, tax, emission rating and purchase incentive scenarios, it becomes obvious that any tax measures intended to change consumer energy use should focus on car purchase and annual re-registration, not fuel purchases. Continue reading
Posted in Aldyen Donnelly, Climate Change, Renewables
Tagged Aldyen Donnelly, CO2 emissions, green house gas emissions, hybrids
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Economic model underlying green energy not sustainable, says Guelph economist
(June 9, 2011) GUELPH – An economist at the University of Guelph says if Ontario’s experiment with green energy is similar to what’s happened in the European Union (EU), the province can look forward to higher taxes, a net loss of jobs, and little difference in terms of green house gas emissions. Continue reading
Aldyen Donnelly: Why California will not be imitating Ontario’s Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program
(June 6, 2011) From Glen Murray’s twitter: P Gipe from California FIT programs in Ontario best in World, others are imitating it… Aldyen Donnelly responds. Continue reading
Lawrence Solomon: Shale gas emerging as one of world’s biggest job creators
(June 1, 2011) Shale gas, the natural gas obtained from fracturing shale rock, is emerging as one of the biggest job producers in the world, if startling new figures from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry are any indication. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Natural Gas
Tagged employment, job creation, Lawrence Solomon, Marcellus, Marcellus Shale, natural gas, Pennsylvania, shale gas
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Ontario’s Green Energy Backlash: Politicians Exploit Growing Opposition To Wind Turbines, Solar
(May 27, 2011) Ian Harvey of the Huffington Post takes a look at how newbie premier Hubak’s proposed policy changes will affect renewable energy in the province of Ontario. The entry notes Energy Probe’s conclusions that the FIT scheme is a “disaster” as it breeds reliance on nuclear energy on days when the weather is not conducive to renewable energy generation. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Renewables
Tagged Canada Business News, green energy, Green Energy Act, Hudak Green Energy, Hudak Turbines, McGuinty Green Energy, McGuinty Hudak Green Energy, McGuinty Turbines, Ontario Green Energy, Ontario Green Energy Act, Ontario Turbines, Ontario Wind Power, Wind Concerns Ontario, wind turbines
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Lawrence Solomon: Go fish — wind developers forced to shut down to protect salmon stocks
(May 19, 2011) Wind farms not only threaten the landscape, they also threaten marine life, as wind developers in Washington State just learned to their dismay. The Bonneville Power Authority, a major power utility in the Columbia River system, has ordered wind producers feeding unwanted power into its grid to shut down their operations to protect salmon stock. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Renewables
Tagged Bonneville Power Authority, BPA, electricity, green energy, hydro dams, hydroelectricity, industrial wind turbines, IWT, Lawrence Solomon, nuclear, power prices, renewables, salmon, salmon migration, subsidies, wind, wind farms, wind power, wind turbines, windmills
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Lawrence Solomon: Renewables now bigger than nuclear
(May 18, 2011) The world now has more renewable electricity capacity than nuclear capacity, according to a recent report from the Worldwatch Institute. According to its World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2010–2011, just four types of renewables — wind, small-scale hydro, solar, and biomass – accounted for 381 gigawatts (GW) of capacity at the end of 2010, edging past nuclear power’s 375 GW of capacity. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Renewables
Tagged biomass, coal, electricity, fossil fuel generation, green energy, industrial wind turbines, IWT, Lawrence Solomon, natural gas, nuclear, power prices, renewables, solar electricity, subsidies, wind, wind farms, wind power, wind turbines, windmills, Worldwatch
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FP Letters to the Editor: We are green, EDC says
(May 12, 2011) Re: “Greening Harper,” Lawrence Solomon, May 7 Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Renewables
Tagged AECL, EDC, ethanol, Export Development Canada, FP Letters To The Editor, green energy
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