Category Archives: Climate Change

Lawrence Solomon: Paris is dead. The global warming deniers have won

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Lawrence Solomon

Since his pullout in June, Trump has repeatedly reaffirmed the wisdom of pulling out of the “bad deal” for the U.S. that was Paris. Continue reading →

Grounds for Thought presents: Paris is dead

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Other News Sources

Join us for the return of the Grounds for Thought discussion night with our most controversial topic to date. Oh, it’s a doozy alright! Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, The Deniers | Tagged discussion, event, Global Warming, Grounds for Thought, Lawrence Solomon | Leave a comment

Ontario’s green energy experience: sobering lessons for sustainable climate change policies

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Other News Sources

A new report from the C.D. Howe Institute finds Ontario’s green energy policies have yielded moderate environmental gains while drastically increasing energy prices. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Renewables | Tagged green energy, Michael Trebilcock, Ontario | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: How Tesla’s Elon Musk became the master of fake business

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Lawrence Solomon

Musk’s genius is primarily in the subsidy-seeking realm. By 2015, U.S. governments alone had given his companies US$5 billion through direct grants, tax breaks, cut-rate loans, tax credits and rebates. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: Why big business CEOs lean left on the Paris climate deal — and on most everything else

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Lawrence Solomon

A little history would help explain why big business spoke almost as one in favour of sweeping regulation by the governments of the world. Continue reading →