alternative energy

Mars 11, 2021 9:38AM

Cold hard facts—wind power no substitute for fossil fuels

Robert P. Murphy

Government support for renewables in Canada will leave power grids more susceptible to blackouts.

Étiquettes:

wind turbines, wind energy, wind power, alternative energy, fossil fuels

Février 24, 2021 11:44AM

Texas provides cautionary tale for Alberta and the planet

Kenneth P. Green

Wind and solar power are unfortunately unreliable and require backup power sources.

Étiquettes:

wind and solar, alternative energy, wind power, solar energy, renewable energy

Août 19, 2020 11:16AM

Nuclear option makes a lot of green sense

Robert P. Murphy

Wind and solar require backup generation from other sources.

Étiquettes:

nuclear power, climate change policy, energy source, alternative energy

Septembre 5, 2019 12:26PM

Electric vehicles still not pulling their weight

Kenneth P. Green

Buyers can score rebates of up to $5,000 off the cost of EVs.

Étiquettes:

electric cars, electric car subsidies, alternative energy, greenhouse gas emissions

Août 13, 2019 3:10PM

Wind lobby ignores consequences of ‘renewable’ energy

Andrew Reed

Job losses attributed to rising electricity costs outweigh the jobs created in the renewable energy sector.

Étiquettes:

wind energy, wind, renewable energy, alternative energy, wind power

Juillet 30, 2019 1:00AM

Generating Electricity in Canada from Wind and Sunlight: Is Getting Less for More Better than Getting More for Less?

Pierre Desrochers, Andrew Reed

Étiquettes:

wind and solar, electricity consumption, solar energy, wind energy, alternative energy

Juillet 2, 2019 10:49AM

Policymakers should drop ‘magical thinking’ and get serious about energy

Kenneth P. Green

To store the energy equivalent of one 300-pound barrel of oil, you’d need 20,000 pounds worth of Tesla batteries.

Étiquettes:

clean energy, alternative energy, renewable energy, green energy, fossil fuels

Octobre 22, 2018 1:50PM

By subsidizing wind and solar power, the government put its green agenda ahead of Ontarians

Kenneth P. Green

Almost 90 per cent of the revenue to renewable generators came from the subsidy.

Étiquettes:

wind and solar, green energy act, renewable energy, alternative energy

Novembre 6, 2017 9:46AM

Ontario electricity prices will keep rising, despite cheaper options

Kenneth P. Green, Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman

From 2008 to 2016, residential electricity prices in Ontario rose by 71 per cent.

Étiquettes:

ontario energy policy, ontario electricity, electricity costs, alternative energy, renewable energy

Mars 6, 2017 10:46AM

Realities of carbon pricing in Canada and beyond

Jason Clemens, Kenneth P. Green

The introduction of a carbon price must replace, not be in addition to, existing regulations.

Étiquettes:

carbon tax, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, taxes, tax credits, revenue neutral, alternative energy

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alternative energy

Cold hard facts—wind power no substitute for fossil fuels

Texas provides cautionary tale for Alberta and the planet

Nuclear option makes a lot of green sense

Electric vehicles still not pulling their weight

Wind lobby ignores consequences of ‘renewable’ energy

Generating Electricity in Canada from Wind and Sunlight: Is Getting Less for More Better than Getting More for Less?

Policymakers should drop ‘magical thinking’ and get serious about energy

By subsidizing wind and solar power, the government put its green agenda ahead of Ontarians

Ontario electricity prices will keep rising, despite cheaper options

Realities of carbon pricing in Canada and beyond