Category Archives: Energy Probe News

Green Agenda Forgets About 2nd Grade Science Class

(April 7, 2009) It’s one of the first things I remember learning in second grade science class: People breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide, plants “breathe” in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen. It seems that some scientists and journalists missed that day of class. Continue reading

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Stimulating sprawl

(April 4, 2009) Governments throughout the continent are shovelling money as fast as they can, largely into low- or no-value infrastructure projects. Continue reading

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Green Investment Opportunities Abound in Toronto

(April 3, 2009) Thanks to record government deficit spending, there is one economic sector that appears to be flush with money that needs to be spent: green projects. Continue reading

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Green economics: It just doesn’t add up

(March 31, 2009) A Spanish study found that every green job kills 2.2 jobs elsewhere. Continue reading

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Earth Hour power drop sometimes small but event sends green message: organizers

The energy-saving numbers were crunched Sunday and on paper, it might not look like some provinces did much to mark Earth Hour and yet organizers of the event and hydro providers said the lights-out event was a success in Canada. Continue reading

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Vampire hour

(March 28, 2009) The every-little-bit-counts crowd behind Earth Hour doesn’t understand the bigger human picture. Continue reading

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Global Warming ‘Realists’ Meet in New York

(March 11, 2009) We’ve all heard about carbon dioxide and its effect on temperature world-wide. But have you heard that temperature increases first, then hundreds or more years later carbon dioxide levels rise? My guess is probably not. Continue reading

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Sen. Barbara Boxer’s signature issue of climate change legislation ignores what is really happening in the world now

(March 10, 2009) A growing number of the world’s very best scientists who are not being paid by the government are now stepping forward with the truth. The computer models suggesting extreme warming rates due to carbon dioxide should not be used for environmental policy because they do not now give consistent results. Continue reading

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Heartland Update: A Californian and an Environmentalist

(March 9, 2009) This morning’s breakfast had two very interesting speakers: climate skeptic Congressman Tom McClintock from California and Canadian author, columnist and environmentalist Lawrence Solomon. Solomon is a founder and managing director of the Energy Probe Research Foundation and is a strong advocate of renewable energy and written a book against urban sprawl. Continue reading

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Gangreen energy act

(March 7, 2009) Ontario’s new energy plan heavily subsidizes green energy projects at the expense of conservation. Continue reading

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