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Lawrence Solomon: Godless societies are unfit for survival

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

Time and again, godless societies have been outcompeted by God-fearing societies. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged atheism, China, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, communism, God, Hitchens, Judeo-Christianity, Lawrence Solomon, Moses, religion, religiosity, Ten Commandments, totalitarianism | 2 Comments

Parker Gallant & Scott Luft: Liberal shell game – smart meters and conservation

Posted on December 23, 2011 by parkergallant2

It sure doesn’t look like “Ontario saved $3.8 billion in avoided electricity supply costs,” and are instead caught up in a shell game perpetrated by the governing Liberal Party! Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Parker Gallant: A wealth stealth transfer – from OPG & Hydro One to the private sector

Posted on December 21, 2011 by parkergallant2

The 3rd quarter results for Hydro One and OPG have both been released and the news isn’t good. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Dirty Business: The reality of Ontario’s rush to wind power

Posted on September 9, 2011 by energyprbe

(September 9, 2011) Dirty Business, a new book that focuses on wind power’s impacts on Ontario’s power systems and rural communities, features three Energy Probe directors (retired banker Parker Gallant, economist Michael Trebilcock and Globe columnist Margaret Wente), and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged book order information, Dirty Business: The reality of Ontario’s rush to wind power, Ontario power, Ontario Wind Power, Wind Concerns Ontario Inc. Publications, wind power, wind power books, wind power impacts, wind power issues | Leave a comment

Parker Gallant: Hydro One’s free pass

Posted on August 17, 2011 by energyprbe

(August 17, 2011) Hydro One’s financial statements are out, yet despite all of the media attention about the electricity sector in Ontario, the financial results of the publicly owned power utilities attract no attention. Odd, since they are the instruments that the government uses to execute its controversial policies under the Green Energy Act. Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged hydro, Ontario electricity, Parker Gallant | 3 Comments

Lawrence Solomon: Atwood’s library

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(August 5, 2011) Toronto has an extraordinary library system with close to 100 branches. The former is mostly about books; the latter mostly about everything but books. This is true of most Canadian cities, where the great history of building public libraries to bring books to the people is running up against rapidly changing cultures and technologies. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged budget, budget cuts, fix your city, KPMG, Lawrence Solomon, Margaret Atwood, Mayor Ford, municipal financing, NGOs, privatization, retail, Toronto, Toronto Public Library, TPL | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Fix Your City – KPMG cuts are merely cautious

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(July 29, 2011) “Even if city council votes for a fraction of the several hundred millions of dollars in suggested cuts, the cuts suggested by city-hired consultants KPMG could transform the city,” the Toronto Star warned last week in an article about proposed budget cuts under Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BIA, budget, budget cuts, Business Improvement Area, deregulation, fix your city, KPMG, Lawrence Solomon, Mayor Ford, municipal financing, privatization, retail, Toronto | 1 Comment

Aldyen Donnelly: Why California will not be imitating Ontario’s Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Other News Sources

(June 6, 2011) From Glen Murray’s twitter: P Gipe from California FIT programs in Ontario best in World, others are imitating it… Aldyen Donnelly responds. Continue reading →

Posted in Aldyen Donnelly, Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Electricity, Renewables, Uncategorized | Tagged Aldyen Donnelly, California, California Solar Initiative, Ontario FIT programs, Renewable Energy | Leave a comment

Energy Probe’s Lawrence Solomon in The Week on Post-Mubarek Egypt

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(February 4, 2011) Energy Probe Executive Director Lawrence Solomon was mentioned in The Week’s roundup of post-Mubarek winners and losers in Egypt. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Egypt, Hosni Mubarek, Lawrence Solomon | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Hold off democracy

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Lawrence Solomon

(February 12, 2011) Egypt has taken great strides towards modernization compared to other Arab countries, but is it ready for Western style democracy? Not yet, argues Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Lawrence Solomon, middle east, politics | Leave a comment

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