Parker Gallant: Bright Ideas from Toronto Hydro discloses they failed math

Posted on September 14, 2013 by parkergallant2013

(September 13, 2013) For the approximately 700,000 customers of Toronto Hydro who have either received or are about to receive their latest hydro bill they should pay attention to the brochure enclosed with the bill, titled, “bright ideas” and the subheading: “Electricity rates are rising. We want you to know why.”

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Lawrence Solomon: Smart roads are making new mass transit and expressways obsolete

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(September 5, 2013) Satellite technology tracks traffic along all routes, changing rates on the fly.

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Lawrence Solomon: Model mockery

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(August 22, 2013) Top economist, a true believer in global warming, proves predictions of catastrophe are meaningless.

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Listen to Energy Probe’s Norm Rubin on CBC Radio

Posted on August 16, 2013 by energyprbe

(August 14, 2013) The 2003 Blackout ten years after — what have we learned from that experience and are we better off now?

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The top 5 lies Of Obama’s climate change speech

Posted on July 10, 2013 by energyprbe

(June 26, 2013) President Obama’s recent presentation to Georgetown University rolled out a major plan to combat climate change in a speech “laden with myths, fables, distortions and outright lies” according to this editorial by Investors.com. Lawrence Solomon is quoted.

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Lawrence Solomon: The new cold war

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(June 6, 2013) Russia and Iran are now aligned against the U.S. and Sunni states.

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Lawrence Solomon: Arctic sea ice continues to expand, silently

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(June 1, 2013) There is now more ice in the Arctic for this time of year than in recent years, says the Danish Meteorological Institute’s Centre for Ocean and Ice, which shows 2013 topping every year since 2005. See it here.

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Lawrence Solomon: The oil war dividends

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(May 31, 2013) Who stands to gain financially from war and unrest in the Middle East? Arms exporters? Yes, but their take is as nothing compared to the main profiteers from war – oil exporters. The more war looms, the higher the premium they fetch.

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Lawrence Solomon: Why Russia is in Syria

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Other News Sources

(May 23, 2013) To maintain Gazprom’s dominance in the European market, Putin has been fighting off competitors on numerous fronts.

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Deniers still ranting like street-corner prophets

Posted on May 15, 2013 by energyprbe

(May 15, 2013) Telegram regular Peter Jackson takes issue with climate change commentary at the National Post, Lawrence Solomon in particular.

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