For those who watch the Ontario electricity issue like a hockey fanatic watches the playoffs, it’s like we’re in double overtime. Ontario’s premier and energy minister have made some downright fascinating comments about electricity this week, relating to the coal-fired generating plants. The energy minister told a CBC reporter that air quality is the...
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Nuclear power and heavy industry in Ontario: McGuinty’s Kyoto opportunity, part II
Here’s a question. Should major industrial energy users use less energy? Industry is the second-largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Ontario. Electricity generation is number three. Transportation, all those cars and trucks, is the biggest source category. Bear in mind that “industry” is a pretty wide-ranging term. The numerous firms operating in...
Nuclear power and hybrid vehicles in Ontario: McGuinty’s Kyoto opportunity, part I (continued)
My first post in this series (May 25) showed how a nuclear power expansion in Ontario would propel us to full Kyoto compliance in the electricity generation sector. The provincial government can accomplish this within the time it takes to refurbish and replace the laid-up reactors in the provincial fleet. I talked about how...
Renewable fuels: Harper goes on the (ethanol) wagon
Congratulations to the Prime Minister for taking a step to get ethanol into every gas tank in Canada. He’s addressing the right sector—transportation, which accounts for a quarter of Canada’s greenhouse gases (GHGs). Car and trucks are also the main man-made source of smog and other air pollution, so he’s on the right track...
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