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Parker Gallant: Wind turbines and solar panels bring Ontario energy poverty: Chapter 1

Posted on July 23, 2014 by parkergallant2013

Green sustainable energy is working for Ontario making us all more prosperous.” There are a large number of people in Ontario who would disagree with that statement and they are reflected in the increasing number of people living in “energy poverty”. Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables, The Deniers | Tagged Climate Change, electricity, energy, environment, green energy, Ontario electricity, Ontario Power Authority, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy, subsidies | 7 Comments

Ontario to follow Germany in renewable failure

Posted on March 21, 2014 by consumerpolicyinstitute

(March 21, 2014) Germany has been experimenting with its renewable energy law for 14 years and is now highlighting its failures. Ontario, which copied that law, will likely do the same.

Posted in Power Generation in Ontario, Reforming Ontario's Electrical Generation Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables, Utility Reform | Tagged Brady Yauch, consumer policy institute, electricity, energy, Energy Probe, green energy, Ontario, Ontario electricity, Ontario Power Authority, Renewable Energy, renewables, solar power, wind | 7 Comments

Parker Gallant: Hydro One, how’s that new billing system working out?

Posted on January 25, 2014 by parkergallant2013

(January 24, 2014) In the spring of 2013, Hydro One launched their new “real time” billing system, allowing them to generate an additional $160 million (reported as an $80 annual cost for a consumer of 800 kWh per month) of … Continue reading →

Posted in Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector | Tagged electricity, energy, Hydro One, Ontario electricity, Parker Gallant | 4 Comments

Parker Gallant: Toronto Hydro: Creative accounting baffles Toronto City Council and the OEB

Posted on January 15, 2014 by parkergallant2013

(January 14, 2014) Recently I stumbled upon a 2003 Toronto Hydro bill in my effort to rid the office space of paper piles.

Posted in Conservation, Electricity, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Utility Reform | Tagged electricity, energy, Ontario electricity, Parker Gallant, Toronto Hydro | 1 Comment

Parker Gallant: Hydro One and Premier Wynne: We’re from the government and we’re here to help

Posted on January 9, 2014 by parkergallant2013

(January 8, 2014) Hydro One rates have increased again “less than a cup of Tim Horton’s coffee” — which amounts to a lot of coffee annually. Continue reading →

Posted in Reforming Ontario's Local Electrical Distribution Sector, Renewables | Tagged electricity, energy, green energy, Ontario electricity, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy, renewables, wind turbines | 3 Comments

Lawrence Solomon: Russia’s rise — a threat to the West

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Lawrence Solomon

(November 8, 2013) America’s demise in the Middle East has made Russia the region’s preeminent power, and a threat to the West. Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Oil | Tagged Egypt, energy, middle east, Obama, Oil, Putin, Russia, saudi arabia, Vladimir Putin | Leave a comment

Parker Gallant: Duping the public

Posted on September 21, 2013 by parkergallant2013

(September 21, 2013) Three years ago (on November 9, 2010) “confidential” documents were obtained by the Ontario PC Party and reported on by the Toronto Star. The documents disclosed a plan to “confuse the public” about the “true cost of the government’s push for green energy”. Continue reading →

Posted in Electricity, Power Generation in Ontario, Renewables, Utility Reform | Tagged Climate Change, electricity, energy, green energy, Ontario electricity, Ontario Power Authority, Parker Gallant | 5 Comments

Lawrence Solomon: Argo perpetuates myth of CIA coup

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Other News Sources

(February 25, 2013) Oil was the last thing on the CIA’s mind in 1953 intervention. Continue reading →

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Oil | Tagged Academy Awards, American hostages, Argo, energy, iran, Iranian revolution, Ken Taylor, nationalization, Oil | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: A world awash in oil

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(March 30, 2012) The Middle East will go back to being an obscure backwater. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Oil, Shale Oil | Tagged energy, Israel, Lawrence Solomon, middle east, natural gas, Oil, saudi arabia | Leave a comment

Lawrence Solomon: Free global gas prices

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Lawrence Solomon

(March 23, 2012) There is a silver bullet for lowering gas prices: a return to a free market in gasoline. Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Pipelines | Tagged energy, energy independence, fracking, gas, gas prices, gas tax, gasoline, gasoline prices, Lawrence Solomon, Obama, road tolls, U.S. Politics | Leave a comment