By Lawrence Solomon, published by Financial Post If Ontario wants to keep its lights on and its economy stable, it needs to abandon the fantasy that wind and solar power can make a meaningful contribution to its energy needs. In the absence of untapped hydroelectric sites, the provincial government’s determination to outlaw fossil fuels in […]
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By Lawrence Solomon, published by Financial Post According to Forbes, “99 per cent of U.S. coal plants are more expensive than new renewables.” Scores of other media outlets have chimed in. “It now ‘unequivocally’ costs less to build new renewable energy projects than to operate existing coal plants, according to a new analysis,” reported Bloomberg. Except the […]
“Green” is used as a political obedience button. We are expected to agree, without closely examining proposed laws and policies. After all, how could it be bad if it’s green?