Category Archives: Oil

Lawrence Solomon: Fantasies about global warming and other delusions will fare poorly in 2015

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Lawrence Solomon

2015 will see more ethnic groups within today’s cobbled-together countries successfully assert their autonomy, with the greatest changes occurring in the Middle East. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Renewables, Shale Gas, The Deniers | Tagged Climate Change, Fox News, Israel, Lawrence Solomon, predictions, renewables, Shale Oil | Leave a comment

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 | 1 Comment

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: Russia’s rise — a threat to the West

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(November 8, 2013) America’s demise in the Middle East has made Russia the region’s preeminent power, and a threat to the West. Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Oil | Tagged Egypt, energy, middle east, Obama, Oil, Putin, Russia, saudi arabia, Vladimir Putin | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: New glory for Greece

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(February 17, 2012) A deregulated free-market Greece — in tourism, energy, transportation — could transform the broken country. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Natural Gas, Oil | Tagged Cyprus, energy, EU, euro, eurozone, Greece, Greek default, Israel, Lawrence Solomon, Mediterranean gas, natural gas, Oil, Turkey | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Harper’s mission

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Other News Sources

(February 3, 2012) He is the only PM in memory who has shown any spine in his dealings with China’s brutal plunderers. Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Oil, Uncategorized | Tagged China, China trade, environmental lobby, foreign investment, Gateway, Hu Jintao, Keystone, Lawrence Solomon, Obama, Stephen Harper, trade | 2 Comments

Lawrence Solomon: Israeli oil could bust the OPEC cartel

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Other News Sources

(June 13, 2011) The old energy order in the Middle East is crumbling and a new energy order is emerging to give the West some spine. In this new order, Israel is a major player. Continue reading →