Category Archives: Alternative Energy

Parker Gallant: Environmental Defence, hypocrites or hypochondriacs

Posted on February 12, 2014 by parkergallant2013

(February 11, 2014) Riddle me this! What do the Cement Association of Canada, United Steelworkers, Xerox and Middlefields Resource Funds (investors in oil and gas exploration and development) and Environmental Defence have in common?

Posted in Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Pipelines, Renewables, Tar Sands | Tagged carbon tax, Climate Change, green energy, Oil, Parker Gallant | 2 Comments

Parker Gallant: Environmental Defence blame others for their CRA problems

Posted on February 9, 2014 by parkergallant2013

(February 9, 2014) The CBC in an news item February 6, 2014, announced that the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) had launched an “audit” of some of Canada’s well known environmental charities and included on that list was Environmental Defence (ED).

Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Electricity, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Renewables | Tagged environment, Global Warming, green energy, Ontario electricity, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy | 4 Comments

Lawrence Solomon: Lavish energy lifestyles

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Other News Sources

(January 9, 2014) With energy becoming abundant, we’ll be heating our sidewalks and bringing back large cars – all part of a new Age of Plenty. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Oil, Shale Gas | Tagged energy surpluses, lifestyle changes, OPEC Oil Crisis | 1 Comment

Parker Gallant: Hydro One and Premier Wynne: We’re from the government and we’re here to help

Posted on January 9, 2014 by parkergallant2013

(January 8, 2014) Hydro One rates have increased again “less than a cup of Tim Horton’s coffee” — which amounts to a lot of coffee annually. Continue reading →

Posted in Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables | Tagged electricity, energy, green energy, Ontario electricity, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy, renewables, wind turbines | 3 Comments

Parker Gallant: Minister of Energy Bob Chiarelli; firmly in control of our hydro bills

Posted on December 12, 2013 by parkergallant2013

(December 11, 2013) Ontario’s Minister of Energy, Bob Chiarelli, on November 27, 2013, launched a new website reputedly designed to provide the populus with “Energy Literacy”. Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Renewables | Tagged conservation, Ontario Energy Board, Parker Gallant, ratepayers, time of use | Leave a comment

Parker Gallant: Thunder Bay, gored with the Wynne

Posted on November 24, 2013 by parkergallant2013

(November 24, 2013) Seen by the Liberals and Environmental Defence (ED) as a breath taking moment for Ontario, the high priest of Global Warming, Al Gore arrived in Toronto to heap praise on the Premier and the Ontario Liberal Party at an event at MaRS Discovery District on November 21, 2013. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Manitoba, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Renewables, Utility Reform | Tagged Al Gore, Ontario, Ontario Liberals, Parker Gallant, Thunder Bay | 3 Comments

Parker Gallant: Pumped storage equals pumped energy prices

Posted on November 18, 2013 by parkergallant2013

(November 18, 2013) As Hans and Franz of SNL fame used to say, “we want to pump you up,” and that appears to be what Northland Power Inc. want to do with a water-filled abandoned iron ore mine in Marmora, Ontario. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Power Generation in Ontario, Privatization, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged Ontario Power Generation, Parker Gallant, pumped power | 10 Comments

Parker Gallant: Wynne Government picks ratepayers pockets for wind turbine developers

Posted on November 17, 2013 by parkergallant2013

(November 16, 2013) While Premier Wynne was out jogging in the countryside – sans any turbines in the background – for the recently released Liberal promo, many of us ratepayers were having our pockets picked. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Renewables | Tagged Climate Change, electricity, green energy, Nuclear Power, Ontario Energy Board, Parker Gallant, wind turbines | 5 Comments

Lawrence Solomon: Fossil fuels now beat wind and solar on environmental as well as economic grounds

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(November 14, 2013) When governments try to impose large-scale renewable technologies, they lay waste to nature. Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Renewables | Tagged China, environmentalism, fossil fuels, pollution, renewables, solar energy, sustainability, sustainable development, wind power | 3 Comments

Parker Gallant: Ontario’s environmental commissioner, serving the public or simply sucking up?

Posted on October 15, 2013 by parkergallant2013

(October 14, 2013) On October 10, 2013, Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller released his 194-page annual report titled, “Serving the Public,” and backed it up with a “supplement” that ran to 247 pages. His press conference at 10 a.m. on that day attracted little attention resulting in only minor media coverage. Continue reading →