Tom Adams comments on Patrick Brown's Hydro plan.
Energy
Technology Can Be Used To Improve the Lives of Canadians
Human ingenuity – often motivated by profit – is generally miles ahead of government regulations in resolving problems in society. Take, for example, the issue of orphan wells in Alberta. In September 2016, the Alberta Energy Regulator said there were 84,100 inactive...
Welcome to the National Energy Program Version 2.0
Donald Trump’s removal of the United States from the Paris Accord on Climate Change has major economic implications for Canada. Our major trading partner will enjoy lower energy costs going forward - putting Canada at a growing disadvantage as a location for...
More Solar Jobs is a Curse, Not a Blessing
Citing U.S. Department of Energy data, the New York Times recently reported that the solar industry employs far more Americans than wind or coal: 374,000 in solar versus 100,000 in wind and 160,000 in coal mining and coal-fired power generation. Only the natural gas...
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Copper is Signaling Expansion and Rising Inflation; Gold and Silver are Confirming Those Trends
The price of copper has long been a bellwether for economic conditions. The price is strongly correlated to economic activity, industrial production and economic growth in general. It is also highly correlated with the Canadian dollar and economy. The red metal’s...
Climate Pandering is Self-Defeating for Canadian Banks
Canada’s national policy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 necessitates divesting from fossil fuels. There is just one problem: massive outstanding loans from banks to the oil and gas industries. The oil and gas sector makes up more than 10 per cent of the...
Lunch on the Frontier – Ethanol Policy in Canada – With Larry Martin
Listen to Larry Martin speak at Lunch on the Frontier on ethanol energy policy in Canada here. (39 minutes)
Québec Abandons Ethanol
Because of the environmental impacts linked to intensive corn production, the Québec Governement will forbid the development of new ethanol plants.
McFadyen Will Tour Province to Stop Power Line
Provincial Opposition Leader Hugh McFadyen will spend two months touring rural and urban communities next year to muster support for what he says is the greatest policy blunder in Manitoba's history -- the decision to build a hydroelectric transmission line down the...
A Thread Down a Football Field
An analysis of why the west side transmission line in Manitoba is sub-optimal environmental and energy policy.
Breakfast on the Frontier – Expansion on Northern Hydro Lines – With Hugh McFadyen
Listen to Hugh McFadyen speak at Breakfast on the Frontier here. (60 minutes)
Is This Really a Bright Idea?
Banning incandescent light bulbs seems to be all the rage these days, Australia's gone first, the European Union seems to want to do so and there are various state laws being mulled over at present (see the how many legislators does it take to change a light bulb?...
Our Green Dilettantes
No politician is willing to let Manitoba Hydro achieve its full value as an economic driver. How long will other provinces foot the bill for subsidized prices that turn the province into a fiscal beggar?
Politicians ‘Missing the Point’ on Hydro, Say Experts
The leaders of Manitoba’s three major political parties have debated public ownership of Manitoba Hydro over the past few days but it’s a debate that misses the point, says Energy Probe‘s Tom Adams.
Comments on the draft of “Powering Our Future”
Introduction This is only a brief commentary as it would take many days to work through the strategy and comment comprehensivly on it. I have therefore concentrated on what I believe to be the major shortcoming in the strategy and then on various aspects on which I...