What makes a green bond green? A cynic might say the easy answer lies in the word “green”: take a bond, put the word “green” before the word “bond,” and congratulations—you have created a green bond. In reality, to sell…
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Blather and risk: one short jerk’s take on Tesla’s most important “business model”
Much is written about Tesla’s apparently vastly overvalued stock price. Most commentators are all over the company’s obvious shortcomings—and especially its consistent failure to produce either vehicles or earnings on target. Many commendators, including me, assess Tesla’s valuation as the…
Money for nothing II: German households pay more, for dirtier electricity
German households in 2000 paid just over 12 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity, according to the OECD. In 2012, they paid 33.9 cents—nearly three times as much s they did in the year 2000. Why the radical price spike? Because…
Food versus “power” on the Oak Ridges Moraine: Toronto locavores silent as solar opponents twist in the wind
Should agriculturally fertile land be used to grow food? Most people would say yes, especially if that land is located where the growing season is short. The entire locavore movement is based on utilizing as much local space as possible…
Clean coal, Electricity, Greenhouse gas emissions, Kyoto, Motor vehicles, Natural gas, Nuclear, Ontario, Ontario Power Generation, Political communication
Smashing a perfectly good… coal plant: a case study in hugely expensive carbon reduction
Why, in this time of fiscal constraint, tight budgets, iffy economic prospects, and persistent unemployment is Ontario throwing away two perfectly good billion-dollar electricity generating plants that have already been paid for and that are capable of generating huge amounts…