Category Archives: Alternative Energy

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

The Politics of Alternative Energy (3): The Need for Public Ownership of the Carbon “Idea”

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Other News Sources

(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 | Leave a comment

Israeli Oil: Black Gold in the Holy Land

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Other News Sources

(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 | Leave a comment

Aldyen Donnelly: BCAA’s conclusions about hybrid vehicles

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Other News Sources

(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 | Leave a comment

Economic model underlying green energy not sustainable, says Guelph economist

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Other News Sources

(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 →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Renewables | Tagged FIT program, Glenn Fox, green house gas emissions, Ontario Green Energy Act, Renewable Energy, University of Guelph | 1 Comment

Aldyen Donnelly: Why California will not be imitating Ontario’s Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Other News Sources

(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 →

Posted in Aldyen Donnelly, Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Electricity, Renewables, Uncategorized | Tagged Aldyen Donnelly, California, California Solar Initiative, Ontario FIT programs, Renewable Energy | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Shale gas emerging as one of world’s biggest job creators

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Other News Sources

(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 →