Parker Gallant: Consume less. No, no; consume more!

(October 14, 2014) The Ontario Power Authority’s (OPA) 2014 “conservation” budget at $483 million is presumably based on directions from the Energy Minister, Bob Chiarelli. Continue reading

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Lawrence Solomon: Subways, profitable subways

(October 6, 2014) Politics have transformed once economic subways into an unaffordable public transit option.

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Parker Gallant: WHO’s facts are right!

(September 11, 2014) The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued Fact Sheet No 266, “Climate change and health” and one of the facts they published was this one …

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‘About Face!’ New book promotes increasing atmospheric CO2

(September 8, 2014) A new book makes the case for adding more CO2 to earth’s atmosphere. 

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Lawrence Solomon: How global warming policies have led to global insecurity

(September 4, 2014) Limits on energy production in the West enabled conflicts in the Ukraine and the Middle East.

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Green energy and Ontario’s surging cost of power

(August 29, 2014) Hydro bills have increased dramatically since the provincial government introduced its Green Energy Act. Continue reading

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Achtung, Ontario! Renewables are a money pit

(August 12, 2014) Germany’s $412-billion lesson for Ontario.

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Is it the sun?

(August 6, 2014) Solar effects could bring on little ice ages. Lawrence Solomon, who “sums this up well,” is quoted by author Jack Dini for his report on the significance of an anemic sun for Earth’s climate.

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Why it’s time for a flat distribution fee in Ontario

(August 6, 2014) The Ontario Energy Board’s move towards a flat distribution is the right one. Continue reading

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Parker Gallant: Electricity in Ontario—Premier Wynne’s transparency is opaque

(August 5, 2014) According to the 2012 Yearbook of Electricity Distributors on the OEB’s (Ontario Energy Board) website the total electricity purchased by local distribution companies (LDCs) in Ontario for 2012 was 125.3 terawatts (TWh).

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