Why isn’t the Ontario nuclear restart a bona fide green move? In 1994, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Ontario’s electricity generating sector were nine million tonnes below Kyoto compliant. Of course Kyoto hadn’t been signed yet in 1994 but that’s…
The Kyoto numbers blame-game: eighty percent of what?
There’s a lot of play in Canada’s media about the Environment Commissioner’s assertion that the oil and gas sector contributes 80 percent of Canada’s greenhouse gases (GHGs). To tell the truth, I don’t even know if the Commissioner actually said…
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…
Air quality, Clean air, Greenhouse gas emissions, Hybrid vehicle, Motor vehicles, Plug-in hybrid, Political communication
Suing the automakers: is California dreamin’?
California’s lawsuit against automakers for exhaust emissions from motor vehicles is generating worldwide headlines. Is this is just a bunch of noise? I don’t think so. Forget for a moment the strict legalities involved, though they are a source of…
Liberals, Environment Canada bureaucrats brace for AG’s Kyoto blast
Any day now, the federal Auditor General’s environment commissioner will release the report of her inquiry into federal Kyoto programs. It won’t be a happy tale. Canada, she will report, has told its citizens and the rest of the world…
Bruce Power, Cap and trade, Carbon tax, Climate change, Electricity, Emission trading, Greenhouse gas emissions, Kyoto, Nuclear, Ontario, Ontario Power Generation, OPG, Political communication
Federal support for Ontario nukes: making it work
There has been a lot of speculation in recent months about exactly how the U.S. Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005 will support new nuclear projects in that country. The EPAct introduced a series of measures—construction delay insurance, loan guarantees,…