Canadian energy producers have been dealing with a triple whammy of low oil prices, unfavourable policy changes and the Fort McMurray wildfire. Two weeks ago, Saudi Arabia’s new oil minister declared a ceasefire in the two-year-old oil war with the shale industry....
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What’s the right price for carbon? Take a guess, everyone else is.
This op ed was originally published by The Financial Post on Thursday, June 16, 2016: http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/junk-science-week-whats-the-right-price-for-carbon-take-a-guess-everyone-else-is
Oil Prices and the Canadian Economy
Back in 2010, soaring oil prices and the accompanying appreciation of the Canadian dollar was perceived by some to be a major problem for the Canadian manufacturing sector. People argued that our economy suffered from a “resource curse”- a phenomenon where...
Anti-energy campaigns harming countries
It is obvious that civilization would not be possible without the mineral and energy resources mined and extracted from the Earth. Yet there is a growing movement to oppose nearly all such activities. Even though 86% of the world’s energy supply, including 98%...
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Falling Immigration, a Troubling Signal
Manitoba shows no sign that its policies will be able to maintain the working population, while, over time, returning to annual balanced budgets and cutting taxes to keep the private sector that is here now. This dismal prediction is partially drawn by observing the...
International Traffic Congestion Extinguished by Pandemic and Remote Work
The 2020 TomTom Traffic Index reflects a huge drop in worldwide urban traffic congestion levels. Congestion levels (rated by the percentage of additional time required for auto travel during “rush hour”) dropped in 387 urban areas while increasing in only 13. Overall,...
Speaker Attacks Sacred Cows
Vaclav Smil has spent a 35-year career establishing a reputation as a world-renowned energy expert from his office at the University of Manitoba but he could easily ditch the halls of academia and go on tour as The Energy Comic. Smil had the normally sombre crowd who...
Time to Tap Canada’s Water Riches
The left-wing government has spoken out against water exports but doesn’t Canada have enough of this renewable resource to go around?
New Power Meters Let Users Cash In
A new “smart meter” is being implemented by Horizon Utilities that tracks when electricity is being used not just how much is being used.
Markus Buchart, Former Leader, Green Party of Manitoba
The Province of Manitoba’s policy of “power at cost” is harmful to the people of Manitoba, to Manitoba Hydro and to the environment.
Regulated Gas a Pain for Manitobans
In an effort to shield consumers from fluctuating natural gas prices, the Manitoba Public Utilities Board has inadvertently created a trap for householders that could add as much as $10 million to the gas bills of consumers. For many years, the PUB has focused its...
Breakfast on the Frontier – Dissipated Energy – With Marcus Buchart
Listen to Marcus Buchart speak at Breakfast on the Frontier speak about Manitoba Hydro, pricing and the Public Utility Board here. (36 minutes)
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The Right Honourable Edward Schreyer
The former Manitoba Premier and Governor General of Canada takes his own party to task for its energy policies, especially cross-subsidization and delays in licensing new dams.
Northern Flood Payments Excessive: Schreyer
Manitoba Hydro may have spent about 10 times more compensating northern Manitoba communities than it really needed to
The Meaning of Ralph
If Ralph Klein were a tradable commodity, you might notice something peculiar about it. When the price of oil was low, the price of Ralph would be high. But the reverse would also be true; when oil prices soared, the demand for Ralph would fall. What explains this...