renewable energy

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Europe’s skyrocketing power prices underscore challenges with renewable sources

Europe’s energy crunch should serve as a cautionary tale for governments across North America with regard to the challenges of abruptly changing our energy mix by subsidizing renewable energy.


1:29PM
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Canadian policymakers should learn from ‘renewable’ experience in California and Texas

Since 2006, wind and solar generators in Texas have received about $19.4 billion in federal, state and local subsidies.


9:28AM
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Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hammer southwestern Ontarians

The higher carbon tax will cost Ontario more than 86,000 jobs and cause the province’s economy to contract by 1.9 per cent.


11:44AM
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Texas provides cautionary tale for Alberta and the planet

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


7:00AM
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Trudeau government should heed warnings from other ‘green’ economic plans

Wind and solar account for only about 8 per cent of Ontario’s electricity output.


3:10PM
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Wind lobby ignores consequences of ‘renewable’ energy

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


10:49AM
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Policymakers should drop ‘magical thinking’ and get serious about energy

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


1:50PM
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By subsidizing wind and solar power, the government put its green agenda ahead of Ontarians

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


9:09AM
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High electricity prices were responsible for roughly 75,000 job losses in the province’s manufacturing sector.