Aldyen Donnelly: Energy cost savings do not generate paybacks for customer investments in energy efficiency

Posted on November 12, 2010 by energyprbe

(Nov. 12, 2010) In real life, it is not possible to deliver energy cost savings to consumers who invest in efficiency if we mobilize a market-wide movement towards efficiency, unless we build a market construct that moves us increasingly away from high fixed cost solutions to a construct that favours, smaller scale, more locally appropriate, lower fixed cost/higher variable cost solutions. Continue reading →

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No Cause For Alarm Over Sea Level Or Ice Sheets

Posted on November 11, 2010 by energyprbe

(Nov. 11, 2010) Professor Cliff Ollier, School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia, says the alarm over rising sea levels is unfounded. Continue reading →

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Experts debate Canada’s role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Posted on November 9, 2010 by energyprbe

(Nov. 09, 2010) News report on the participation of Energy Probe’s Executive Director Lawrence Solomon in a recent debate on climate change at Queen’s University. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: The scan that cures

Posted on November 6, 2010 by energyprbe

(Nov. 06, 2010) CT scans may not just detect ­cancer, they may actually prevent it. Continue reading →

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Climate Change Experts, Skeptic to Debate Global Warming

Posted on November 5, 2010 by energyprbe

(Nov. 04, 2010) Energy Probe’s Executive Director, Lawrence Solomon, will be part of a debate at Queen’s University on the science behind climate change and what policy measure should be taken—or avoided—to address the issue. Continue reading →

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Aldyen Donnelly: The effect of California’s cap-and-trade plans on Canada

Posted on November 4, 2010 by energyprbe

(Nov. 04, 2010) California’s proposed cap-and-trade and offset system regulation kills any potential for BC or Ontario linkage to the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) market without major changes. Continue reading →

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Lawrence Solomon: CO2 blesses China and Tibet

Posted on November 3, 2010 by energyprbe

(Nov. 3, 2010) A new study details the benefits of CO2 for China and Tibet. Continue reading →

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Initiative to develop electricity distribution system reliability standards

Posted on October 29, 2010 by energyprbe

(Oct. 29, 2010) Comments of Energy Probe Research Foundation on the initiative to develop electricity distribution system reliability standards in Ontario.

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A year after power deal, questions linger

Posted on October 29, 2010 by energyprbe

(Oct. 29, 2010) One of the first things that you have to do to get real in planning an electricity system and running it, is to pass on the real commercial style costs of manufacturing electricity to your consumers, says Energy Probe’s Norm Rubin. Continue reading →

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Problems plague N.B. power on anniversary of Quebec deal

Posted on October 29, 2010 by energyprbe

(Oct. 29, 2010) One year on from New Brunswick’s power deal with Quebec, the problems remain, reports the Canadian Press. Continue reading →

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