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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
Lawrence Solomon: Hooray! There’s reason to celebrate that CO2 levels are still rising
No index better encapsulates the planet’s well-being than global CO2 levels. Continue reading
Ontario’s residential energy bills will continue to march higher
Provincial policies will push Ontario’s gas and hydro bills higher in the coming years. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Energy Probe News, Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform
Tagged consumer policy institute, energy prices, Energy Probe, Green Energy Act, Hydro One, Ontario, Ontario energy, Ontario Energy Board
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Lawrence Solomon: How Trump shattered the alliance between environmentalists and Big Labour
(June 9, 2016) The stage is set for a knock ‘em down, drag ‘em out fight with Donald Trump making an unapologetic play for the hardhat vote and Hillary Clinton promising to “put coal miners out of work” and all but eliminate fracking. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Coal, Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Oil
Tagged Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Jobs and Labor, Nature and the Environment
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California dreamin’ in Ontario
Ontario’s cap and trade backers are excited for the billions of dollars in new money the scheme will create. California shows why the reality might be much different. Continue reading
Posted in Energy Probe News, Uncategorized
Tagged California, cap and trade, Ontario
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Lawrence Solomon: Trump’s secret? Saying things about global warming, vaccines and Israel that no one else will
(May 26, 2016) The Trump coalition isn’t based on any single ideology or any consistent set of rational policies. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Energy Probe News
Tagged Donald Trump, Global Warming, Israel, vaccines
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Lawrence Solomon: Give humans some credit for creating species, not just blame for harming them
More benign than nature, and more sentimental about protecting species, humanity deserves more recognition. Continue reading
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