Broadcaster Rex Murphy gave a fantastic speech a few weeks ago to the Bennett Jones Lake Louise World Cup Business Forum. He gave a rousing speech calling on energy companies to stand up to the environmental lobby that wants to shut them down. "I am tired of the bowed...
Energy
Hydrophobia, A Literal Unreasoning Fear of Water, Which May Actually Be Reasonable
While neither the literal ‘fear of water’, nor the gruesome rabies virus, the aversion to massive and unnecessary, expensive new hydropower development is growing. Aside from the extensive environment disruption, human displacement, and ecological damage big new...
What if?
Is it still possible to hold future electricity rate increases to the rate of inflation? Following nine years of rate increases well above the rate of inflation, Manitoba Hydro's $30-billion plus plan includes increasing electricity rates by four per cent every year...
Anti-Oil Sands Propaganda Cannot Win the Day
Environmental extremists like the public to believe that the debate over the oil sands is a choice between economic rewards or a healthy environment. But Canada and Alberta can have both. The oil sands are being developed in a responsible way. Only three percent of...
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Cryptocurrency Popularity Raises Interesting Opportunities, Dangers and Further Questions
Of late, the dollar value of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum and others, have hit new record highs, in the thousands of dollars per unit. The price escalation has attracted more speculators, which have further boosted the price over the past several...
Vaccine Supply Management: Issues and Lessons
Vaccines are seen as the key to ending the COVID-19 crisis. From the beginning of the crisis, many pharmacy laboratories worldwide tried to develop a vaccine against the virus. Some of them have been successful. Among the most used vaccines, three are from U.S....
Power to the People
The opening of Ontario’s electricity market this week is a milestone, but it’s one that perplexes many Ontarians.
Is Hydro’s Debt Set To Explode?
Manitoba Hydro’s plans to invest billions in more dams are compromised by its status as a Crown corporation.
Electricity Deregulation Opportunities
Despite the horror stories from Alberta and California, the arguments for privatizing and deregulating Manitoba Hydro are sound.
The Cause of Global Warming – Report
Three of the four methods of measuring global temperature show no signs of global warming. This study suggests that land based temperature measurements are skewed by the “urban heat island” effect.
*Debating California Electricity Deregulation
California’s deregulated power industry, in which producers can sell electricity for whatever the traffic will bear, was supposed to deliver cheaper, cleaner power.
Old Ideas Fading At SaskPower
The mother of Canada’s social democratic movement changing her ways?
A Failing Grade For Centra Gas
The Filmon Government has fumbled the “big picture” ball miserably with its poorly thought out and unnecessary half-billion dollar expansion of a subsidized energy monopoly.
To Sell Or Not To Sell Winnipeg Hydro
Winnipeg’s civic election warmed up last week when mayoral candidates Glen Murray and Peter Kaufmann duked it out over Winnipeg Hydro. Kaufmann would sell it to Manitoba Hydro while Murray would keep the utility, invest $235 million in it, and use the profits to help cut property taxes.
Powering the Future
“Powering the Future” is the first in a series of short policy studies and reports to be undertaken by the Centre as part of a publishing program called “Policy Series”.