Environmentalists frequently raise alarms about fracking, and Canadians should be given more information about the process. There are naturally-occurring fractures, but often rock formations are too impermeable to allow oil and gas to be extracted. A fracking fluid is...
Energy
Who would buy Manitoba Hydro?
As the next election approaches, Manitoba's NDP government will likely try to scare the public by trotting out its favourite hoary old political chestnut -- privatization. The NDP will increasingly accuse the opposition of "dark plans" to privatize Manitoba Hydro,...
The politicization of the Arctic
Canada’s Arctic claims continue to be a prominent aspect of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s policy agenda. Recent announcements, further technological investment, and emphasis on Arctic affairs in the government’s Throne Speech all speak to the fact that, since taking...
What the Frac is Fracking?
The word “fracking” sends chills down some people’s spines and even causes hysteria in some environmental activist circles. But not many people are informed about what fracking actually entails. The oil industry needs to communicate to the public what fracking means...
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Bezmenov: USSR Then, China Now
If Canadians believe the threat of a Communist superpower expired decades ago, they’re wrong. The Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR) may be long dead, but the Chinese dragon is alive and well. In 1970, KGB disinformation agent Yuri Bezmenov defected from the...
Time for Public Sector Adjustment
Brian Pallister likely knows that his time as Premier of Manitoba, now still leading a solid majority government, is coming to an end. Fortunately for Pallister, his party and Manitoba, if he retires soon, by bringing in a new PC leader he could be remembered for...
Ethanol Subsidies should be Shucked
The case for ethanol subsidies is shaky..
Power to consumers, not monopolies
As usual, consumers will pay the tab for the great blackout of 2003. Utilities and regulators will face no penalties for the fiasco. Genuine accountability exists in England, where companies must pay consumers direct cash if they incur service failures. Power outages have dropped by two-thirds.
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.
Ontario’s Dim Electricity Policy will Shock
As predicted, Ontario electricity price controls are wreaking havoc on taxpayers and the broader economy
Market Forces in Electricity Attacked
Across the world, very significantly lower electricity prices have resulted from replacing the monopoly supply of electricity with independent competing firms.
Yes Virginia, Electricity Markets Can Work
Successful electricity market reforms in many places have been overshadowed by poorly executed deregulation attempts in California and Ontario.
Power to the people
Vernon Smith Wall Street Journal October 18, 2002 This week, Standard and Poors reported that the U.S. electric power industry is staggering under the worst credit crunch it has seen since the Depression. Billions of dollars of debt will have to be refinanced soon and...
Power to the people
Lawrence Solomon National Post September 18, 2002 Rooftop power plants are sprouting in California, a state that has suffered from volatile power costs and electricity shortages, and before the end of the year, they'll be sprouting in New York and New Jersey. By the...
Ethanol: The Promise And The Peril – Report
Manitoba has an established ethanol industry, and the Government of Manitoba is exploring whether to expand it. Ethanol is produced from wheat, in Manitoba, by means of fermentation. The ethanol is then blended with gasoline to produce ethanol-blended gasoline (EBG).