Over the past six months, I have applauded Ontario’s recommitment to nuclear power. The nuclear renaissance in this province has already chopped twelve million tonnes per year from the province’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory—making it by far the biggest and most successful emission reduction effort since Canada signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1997....
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Heavyweight candidates push carbon cap-and-trade, nuclear power in U.S. mid-term elections: what does it mean for Canada?
The frantic clamour of the U.S. mid-terms is about to subside momentarily as hundreds of candidates wrap up their campaigns, cross their fingers, and wait for Tuesday’s results. For those who track government policy on energy and the environment, the wait will be particularly excruciating. The so-called “energy lobby” in the U.S. has enjoyed...
Coal-based power generator contemplates acquiring nuclear, IGCC plant
In my September 14 post, I predicted that coal-based generating companies operating in carbon trading areas would begin acquiring nuclear assets as a way of hedging against carbon prices. Platts Commodity News quotes an NRG Energy official as saying the company (which operates in the RGGI area, and whose generating assets are primarily coal-fired)...
Harper’s made-in-Canada plan avoids mentioning the unmentionable
In my October 20 post, I said that Ontario is the scene of the first wave of major emission reductions in Canada. These reductions are taking place in the electric power generation sector, where the two nuclear generation companies, Ontario Power Generation and Bruce Power, are returning laid-up reactors to service. Since 2000, OPG...
Dalton could take the Terminator on the environment
A few weeks ago I mentioned that environmentalism is becoming the new mainstream. I cited California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as an example of this. He is a moderate Republican seeking re-election, and has obviously chosen the environment as one of his major campaign planks. Yesterday he buttressed that plank a little more by setting...
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