Category Archives: Alternative Energy

Parker Gallant and Scott Luft: Michigan and New York’s best friend–Ontario

(September 18, 2013) The press releases flowing from the Ministry of Energy’s offices have been many over the past several years and claim a variety of wonderful things despite the mundane attributes of the electricity sector. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Why Russia is in Syria

(May 23, 2013) To maintain Gazprom’s dominance in the European market, Putin has been fighting off competitors on numerous fronts. Continue reading

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The huge impact of Israel’s energy reserves

(November 8, 2012) A summary of Lawrence Solomon’s remote presentation to the Middle East Forum, based in Philadelphia, on Israel’s energy reserves and its impact on the region. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Why gasoline wins

(September 28, 2012) Electric and CNG cars cost more but do less. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Israel and Russia join forces over gas

(September 10, 2012) A deal unfolding between Israel and Russia represents a diplomatic and business masterstroke for both parties and shows how, when the energy business is at play, geopolitics is often the driver. Continue reading

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Listen to Energy Probe on Green Majority

(August 21, 2012) Energy Probe’s Director of Research, Norman Rubin, joined a roundtable on nuclear energy in Canada hosted by the environmental news radio program ‘Green Majority’ (CIUT FM 89.5), which you can listen to in full at the link supplied. Continue reading

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Another wind protest

(April 3, 2012) Energy Probe’s Lawrence Solomon presented at the third annual Ontario Feed-In Tariff Forum today on wind turbine development. Continue reading

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Israel: On brink of energy self-sufficiency?

(March 30, 2012 ) Israel could well become a net exporter of oil and gas in the near future, a forum on the Middle East was told. The claim was made by an environmentalist and a former Canadian diplomat at a conference on “Canada and the New Middle East.” Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: A world awash in oil

(March 30, 2012) The Middle East will go back to being an obscure backwater. Continue reading

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Old King Coal

(March 19, 2012) Listen to Energy Probe’s Parker Gallant on “Demon Coal” – in an in-depth look at the fossil fuel that made the industrial revolution happen, it’s demonization in the 21st century, and why coal is still a fuel of the future. Continue reading

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