A discussion of pelletized biofuels using natural grasses suggests a great opportunity for Manitoba, which is the lowest cost producer in North America.
Year: 2003
Tom Adams, Executive Director, Energy Probe
Frontier discusses energy policy with Energy Probe’s Executive Director, Tom Adams . . .
Ethanol Subsidies should be Shucked
The case for ethanol subsidies is shaky..
Private liquor stores still make sense
B.C. and the myths of liquor distribution privatization.
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The Man who Saved the Plains Indians
At the time of Confederation, Canada’s Plains Indians were in a desperate situation. The same European-introduced guns and horses that resulted in a briefly glorious golden age for them had also resulted in constant inter-tribal warfare and the rapid disappearance of...
Renewed Talk of Abolishing the Indian Act
Political attacks on the Indian Act are back in the news, and that is a good thing. However, Canadian politicians, including First Nation politicians, need a credible plan about what to do before we pull out the champagne. Attacking the Indian Act is not a big deal...
Canada: Number One Spot for Business-Study
Economist Intelligent Unit favors Canada as place for investment and business
A Manitoba Electricity Conservation Bonanza
Tradable Electricity Permits (TEP) would grant individual Manitobans rights to a predetermined quantity of power, with the cost of a permit determined by existing rate structures.
Farm Organizations Need to Rethink their Roles
Rural interests need to coalesce around a set of common objectives to promote the rural economy
Canada’s Electricity Efficiency vs. the OECD (FC013)
Manitobans consume almost 9 times as much electricity compared to the global average per capita or 2.6 times the OECD average.
Cheap pills today or new pills tomorrow?
Drug prices have been lowered for medical marvels already discovered, but at the cost of needlessly prolonging the suffering caused by diseases that we have not yet conquered.
Why the Public School System Exaggerates Student Disabilities
Manitoba school divisions have perverse incentives to overstate the need for special education funding.
Careful Who You Dance With
Rural communities and industries need to think very carefully before they make agreements with activist groups.
Gaming the System: Special Education Funding in Manitoba
Manitoba school divisions have perverse incentives to overstate the need for special education funding
Illarionov Waves Invisible Hand
Andrei Illarionov, the man behind Putin’s challenge to the government to double the economy within a decade, unveiled on Wednesday what he says is the first step to achieving that lofty goal — slash public spending.