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Lawrence Solomon: How to make Ontario’s awful power system as dull (and affordable) as natural gas
Unlike its power companies, Ontario’s gas is sold by pencil-pushers who keep their nose to the grindstone and avoid controversy. Continue reading
How Queen’s Park broke Ontario’s provincial electricity sector
(April 12, 2017) Political meddling has undermined the province’s electricity sector.
Posted in Conservation, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Energy Probe News, Nuclear Power, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables
Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, electricity rates, energy, Energy Probe, green energy, Green Energy Act, Hydro One, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Renewable Energy
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Lawrence Solomon: Now that the global warming era is nearing an end, the Third World can breathe easier
Treating the Third World as a global warming guinea pig damaged it along with the West. Continue reading
The Kinder Morgan pipeline: permits or permission?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline has raised a storm of protest about its predicted impacts on the orcas, climate change, First Nations’ rights, as well as concerns about the project’s “flawed” approval process and lack of “social licence”. Lawyer Andrew Roman contextualizes some of the hot-button issues raised by critics. Continue reading
This time is different: OPG says its megaproject not like the others
(October 11, 2016) Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is confident that its new megaproject will do the impossible: come in on time and on budget.
Lawrence Solomon: If voters want to rip up Ontario’s outrageous renewable energy contracts, the courts won’t stop them
The implication that cancelling odious solar and wind contracts would scare off investors defies history and lacks credibility. Continue reading
Ontario won’t be able to reduce soaring hydro costs anytime soon, say experts
(September 9, 2016) Don’t expect any quick fixes for Ontario’s soaring hydro rates.
Posted in Conservation, Electricity, Energy Probe News, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform
Tagged Brady Yauch, electricity, electricity rates, Energy Probe, Ontario electricity, Ontario Energy Board, Ontario Power Authority, Renewable Energy
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Lawrence Solomon: Everyone’s a climate change leader, until their claim becomes quantifiable
There may not be a metric for sincerity and earnestness but there is a metric for something else: fuel poverty. Continue reading
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