Category Archives: Energy Probe News

Lawrence Solomon: Tinkering with climate

Global warming and global cooling arguments have this in common — the scientific quest to dominate nature. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Warmed right over

The global-warming theory is nearing its end as evidence against it mounts. Continue reading

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Academics: Aliens may threaten to destroy Earth

Columnist Robin Beres asks, if aliens were coming to judge us for fossil fuel use, wouldn’t they have passed sentence several hundred years ago for, say, coal. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: It’s in our interest to break Syria into pieces

If Assad is given the boot, the West should take charge and break it up. Continue reading

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Parker Gallant: OPG’s creative accounting

(September 1, 2011) Ontario Power Generation recently released its 2nd Quarter results. On the surface all seems well with OPG — it announced an after tax (Payments in Lieu of taxes) profit for the quarter of $114 million for the 6 months ended June 30, 2011 versus $40 million for the comparable quarter in 2010. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: If Europe breaks Palestine, it will have to clean up the mess

(July 27, 2011) There is something the Europeans, who assume a hypothetical, independent Palestine, have overlooked: Without Israeli good will, a Palestinian state couldn’t support itself. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Raising U.S. debt ceiling is real threat

(April 21, 2011) Rather than saving the economy, raising the US debt ceiling would further undermine the US dollar’s standing as the world’s reserve currency. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Free the food carts

(April 15, 2011) Selling sidewalks would reduce conflict, reap cash. Continue reading

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Norm Rubin discusses the future of Ontario nuclear power on The Agenda

(March 17, 2011) Energy Probe’s directer of nuclear research Norm Rubin appeared on The Agenda with Steve Paiken to discuss the future of Ontario’s nuclear power sector in light of the Japanese nuclear crisis. Continue reading

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Nuclear power at a crossroads

(March 17, 2011) Energy Probe’s Norm Rubin appears on the Business News Network (BNN) to discuss the future of nuclear and the implications of China’s decision to put its nuclear program on hold. Continue reading

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