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Lawrence Solomon: What Hudak failed to say
(May 11, 2011) In a much ballyhooed speech yesterday, would-be Ontario Premier Tim Hudak promised to kill the financing method that Premier Dalton McGuinty uses to build wind turbines. But Hudak doesn’t promise to kill wind turbines. He merely proposes some alternative financing method, not yet described, to bring Ontarians more wind turbines. Hudak’s wind turbines will also be uneconomic, just less so than McGuinty’s. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Renewables
Tagged 2009, Dalton McGuinty, electricity, GEA, green energy, Green Energy Act, Green Energy and Green Economy Act, hydro, industrial wind turbines, IWT, Lawrence Solomon, Ontario, Ontario energy, power prices, rate payers, renewables, subsidies, Tim Hudak, wind, wind farms, wind power, wind turbines, windmills
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Lawrence Solomon: Don’t count on constant electricity under renewable energy, says UK electricity CEO
(May 5, 2011) Wind power will require lifestyle change Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Renewables
Tagged Climate Change, electricity, electricity grid, electricity network, electricity rates, Global Warming, Lawrence Solomon, lifestyle changes, National Grid, remewables, smart electricity grid, Smart Grid City, smart meters, smart-grid, solar, Steve Holliday, wind
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Lawrence Solomon: Dams are worse
(April 2, 2011) While many believe that nuclear is the most dangerous source of electricity, the designation actually belongs to major hydroelectric dams. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy
Tagged dams, green energy, hydroelectric, nuclear, renewables
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Green energy blues (video)
(April 1, 2011) Opposition to green energy has become the biggest grass roots environmental movement since the anti-nuclear movement. Below is a video, accompanied by a song written about the downside of windmills. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Renewables
Tagged green energy, renewables, video, wind power
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Lawrence Solomon: McGuinty’s reality
(March 11, 2011) Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon writes that time of day pricing’s failure will force the Ontario government to resort to compulsory rationing to adapt to unreliable wind and solar energy. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy
Tagged Climate Change, electricity rates, Energy Probe, Global Warming, green energy, Lawrence Solomon, Ontario, renewables, smart-grid, solar, wind power
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Lawrence Solomon: Don’t count on constant electricity under renewable energy, says UK electricity CEO
(March 5, 2011) According to the CEO of the UK’s electricity grid operator, consumers are going to have to make lifestyle changes to adapt to unreliable wind power. Continue reading
Lawrence Solomon: Smart is dumb
(March 4, 2011) Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon argues that plans to spend trillions on ‘smart grids’ will collapse. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Renewables
Tagged Climate Change, Deniers, electricity, Energy Probe, Lawrence Solomon, smart-grid, solar
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Lawrence Solomon: Ontario’s unemployment rate could reach 10%
(March 1, 2011) Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon on how Ontario’s green jobs plan could kill 185,000 jobs. Continue reading
Larry Solomon discusses the Ontario wind power controversy on BNN
(February 24, 2011) Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon appeared on BNN’s SqueezePlay on Tuesday to discuss the Ontario government’s decision to scrap off shore wind generation. Click the link below to watch the video. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Renewables
Tagged Climate Change, environment, Global Warming, Lawrence Solomon, Ontario, Renewable Energy, wind power
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Lawrence Solomon: Northern Ontario’s gain may come at Southern Ontario’s pain
(February 22, 2011) Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon writes in today’s Financial Post about how politically correct green power projects could kill a multi-billion dollar mining development. Continue reading

