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Category Archives: Energy Probe News
Lepreau delays force Quebec to postpone work on its nuclear reactor
(August 17, 2010) Lepreau delays force Quebec to postpone work on its nuclear reactor. Mounting delays to the refurbishment of the Point Lepreau reactor have prompted a postponement of similar work at the Gentilly 2 station in Quebec. Continue reading
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Why wind power is more complicated than people imagine
(August 8, 2010) July 8 — a Thursday — was the height of Ontario’s heat wave, the day it reached 35 degrees in Ottawa, the day when air conditioners strained our electrical system to the limit. Ontario was drinking power at a rate of more than 25,000 megawatts — that’s 25 billion watts — in the late afternoon. Not a record, but far more than most summer days.
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Work on N.B. nuclear plant delayed again, another year added to schedule 6/08/2010
(August 6, 2010) Fredericton – The refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant in New Brunswick has been delayed by at least another year, putting the project 2 1/2 years behind schedule and driving the cost beyond the $2 billion mark. Continue reading
Posted in Energy Probe News, New Brunswick Power
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Climategate and the Big Green Lie
(July 15, 2010) That isn’t my headline. It comes from The Atlantic, where Clive Crook its senior editor, yesterday took apart the recent spate of verdicts exonerating the Climategate scientists. Continue reading
Posted in Energy Probe News, The Deniers
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It’s official, there’s no consensus on climate change
(July 10, 2010) A panel criticizes the Climategate scientists for being defensive and unhelpful, for withholding data, for providing misleading information, for having been “blinded… to the possibility of merit” in the claims of their critics. Continue reading
Posted in Energy Probe News, The Deniers
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Wind’s bad day
(July 8, 2010) Yesterday’s scorcher scorched wind power’s reputation and its long-term bottom line, too. This simple chart demonstrates why no company can make a profit supplying wind power to the electricity system without government subsidies, and why no society can count on wind power when the power is most needed. Continue reading
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Catastrophism collapses
(July 3, 2010) G20 leaders in Toronto tried to avoid the fate of colleagues felled by warming advocacy. Continue reading
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Avertible catastrophe
How U.S. labour and environmental rules blocked Dutch spill-cleanup technology.
Some are attuned to the possibility of looming catastrophe and know how to head it off. Others are unprepared for risk and even unable to get their priorities straight when risk turns to reality.
Posted in Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels
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New Brunswick talks with French firm about building 2nd nuclear reactor (NB-Nuclear)
(June 24, 2010) FREDERICTON_The New Brunswick government has renewed efforts to see a second nuclear reactor built in the province, but at least one industry observer doesn’t believe it will ever happen. Continue reading
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Global warming strategist scores New York Times coup
(June 21, 2010) Stanford University’s Jon A Krosnick, a communications guru and advisor to the global warming camp, scored a coup in a New York Times oped last week that discredits polls by firms such as Gallup and Pew Research Center. Continue reading
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