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Category Archives: Costs, Benefits and Risks
Extreme competition, but not extreme enough
(February 7, 2008) Since Maggie Thatcher broke up the United Kingdom’s dysfunctional energy monopolies two decades ago, costs plummeted, as did prices for consumers, as a wave of new entrants into the energy business led to a textbook example of the benefits of competition. Continue reading
Geo-pipe dreams
(January 26, 2008) With climate change threatening us with extinction, many of the best minds going are working on methods to save us from oblivion. Here they are, and how they propose to save us from ourselves: Continue reading
Just Do Nothing?
(June 10, 2006) Two recent FP Comment columns make the case that Canada should have no policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Lawrence Solomon argues that eliminating government subsidies throughout our economy would reduce energy use enough to reduce our GHG emissions. Continue reading
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Just Don’t Do It
(May 31, 2006) Prime Minister Harper needs an alternative to Kyoto. Just about everyone seems to agree that our government can’t just do nothing about greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading
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Green talk
(December 7, 2005) Premiers Doer and Charest plead for meaningful action to cut greenhouse gas emissions (“Seize the climate-friendly day” December 7, see below). Both premiers preside over government-owned power utilities right now selling power to households at prices that deliver home heating at prices below those of natural gas heating, thereby encouraging customers to switch from gas to inefficient baseboard electric heaters. Continue reading
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Kyoto plan criticized for huge costs
(April 15, 2005) Ottawa: One of Canada’s leading electricity experts has lambasted suggestions in the Kyoto plan about the federal government helping to finance construction of a coast-to-coast transmission grid as a way to deliver clean energy. Continue reading
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Ottawa to probe effect on treaties such as Kyoto pact
(June 20, 2003) The federal government will commission a study of Ontario’s $10-billion electricity market to determine what impact the province’s cap on power prices might have on complying with environment treaties – such as a Canada-U.S. clean air accord and the Kyoto Protocol. Continue reading
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Oilpatch prepares for life with Kyoto
(December 11, 2002) After the most acrimonious battle with federal politicians since the National Energy Program two decades ago, Canada’s oilpatch is now preparing for life with Kyoto. Continue reading
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Less government, less greenhouse gas
(October 24, 2002) Contrary to the naysayers who claim Western countries would face economic ruin in meeting Kyoto’s greenhouse gas targets, three winning models are proven to exist and proven to yield spectacular results. Continue reading
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How to do Kyoto on the cheap
(October 16, 2002) This just in from the Kyoto doom watch: The global climate accord, the one Alberta’s environment minister warns would sound the “death knell” for the Canadian economy, is now forecast to cost an astounding, stupendous, catastrophic….$5-billion. That’s measured, not against current output, but as a reduction in expected economic growth over the next eight years. Continue reading
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