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Parker Gallant: Biomass is carbon neutral, and the world is flat!
(March 5, 2014) The largest coal generation plant in the UK is transforming itself by converting half of its coal burning generation units into biomass (wood pellets) by 2016.
Parker Gallant: Ontario’s Ministry of Energy “Achieving Balance” would be a surprise
(February 18, 2014) As a part of the revised Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP) announced by Minister of Energy, Bob Chiarelli, on December 2, 2013, his ministry released a myriad of other information perhaps meant to either confuse or dazzle the reader. Continue reading
Parker Gallant: Environmental Defence, hypocrites or hypochondriacs
(February 11, 2014) Riddle me this! What do the Cement Association of Canada, United Steelworkers, Xerox and Middlefields Resource Funds (investors in oil and gas exploration and development) and Environmental Defence have in common?
Posted in Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Pipelines, Renewables, Tar Sands
Tagged carbon tax, Climate Change, green energy, Oil, Parker Gallant
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Parker Gallant: Environmental Defence blame others for their CRA problems
(February 9, 2014) The CBC in an news item February 6, 2014, announced that the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) had launched an “audit” of some of Canada’s well known environmental charities and included on that list was Environmental Defence (ED).
Parker Gallant: Hydro One and Premier Wynne: We’re from the government and we’re here to help
(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
Parker Gallant: Wynne Government picks ratepayers pockets for wind turbine developers
(November 16, 2013) While Premier Wynne was out jogging in the countryside – sans any turbines in the background – for the recently released Liberal promo, many of us ratepayers were having our pockets picked. Continue reading
Parker Gallant: Ontario’s environmental commissioner, serving the public or simply sucking up?
(October 14, 2013) On October 10, 2013, Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller released his 194-page annual report titled, “Serving the Public,” and backed it up with a “supplement” that ran to 247 pages. His press conference at 10 a.m. on that day attracted little attention resulting in only minor media coverage. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Costs, Benefits and Risks, Electricity, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Utility Regulation and Commodity Deregulation, Nuclear Power, Power Generation in Ontario, Privatization, Renewables
Tagged Climate Change, Crown land, Global Warming, Gord Miller, green energy, Ontario, Ontario Power Authority, Parker Gallant, Renewable Energy, wind power, wind turbines
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Parker Gallant: Duping the public
(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
Lawrence Solomon: Why gasoline wins
(September 28, 2012) Electric and CNG cars cost more but do less. Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Natural Gas, Shale Gas, Uncategorized
Tagged electric vehicles, green energy, Lawrence Solomon, natural gas
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Lawrence Solomon: Green power failure
(May 11, 2012) Climate mania impoverishes electricity customers worldwide. Continue reading
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