Aldyen Donnelly: BCAA’s conclusions about hybrid vehicles

(June 14, 2011) After one spends a little time calculating paybacks for different vehicle purchase options under different energy and vehicle price, tax, emission rating and purchase incentive scenarios, it becomes obvious that any tax measures intended to change consumer energy use should focus on car purchase and annual re-registration, not fuel purchases.

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Lawrence Solomon: Israeli oil could bust the OPEC cartel

(June 13, 2011) The old energy order in the Middle East is crumbling and a new energy order is emerging to give the West some spine. In this new order, Israel is a major player.

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Economic model underlying green energy not sustainable, says Guelph economist

(June 9, 2011) GUELPH – Glenn Fox, an Energy Probe Director and an economist at the University of Guelph, says that Ontario’s experiment with green energy could lead to higher taxes, a net loss of jobs, and little difference in terms of green house gas emissions.

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Lawrence Solomon: Death of a maverick

(June 7, 2011) Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, winner of a 1977 Nobel prize in medicine and a lifelong fighter against personal and professional prejudice in science, died last week at age 89.

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Oilsands greenhouse gas emissions up in 2009

(June 6, 2011) New calculation; Substantial rise in pollution: report… Aldyen Donnelly responds. Continue reading

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

(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

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Lawrence Solomon: Oil redeems Israel

(June 6, 2011) A huge strike will bring back a world bought by oil interests.

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Lawrence Solomon: The future of Pakistan

(June 6, 2011) Lawrence Solomon, Executive Director of Energy Probe, tackles the topic of Pakistan’s future. He advises separating Pakistan into four separate nations that are now confined within its borders. Without the federal government forcing different cultures to live together, the potential for conflict would be lessened. See the interview here

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Lawrence Solomon: Strong evidence that the Sun controls climate

(June 2, 2011) But how is this possible? Some experts say, “balderdash”; a new study shows otherwise.

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Lawrence Solomon: Shale gas emerging as one of world’s biggest job creators

(June 1, 2011) Shale gas, the natural gas obtained from fracturing shale rock, is emerging as one of the biggest job producers in the world, if startling new figures from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry are any indication. Continue reading

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