In recent posts I have been beating the drum for nuclear power as the basis for a low-carbon electricity system. This system would itself be the basis for a fundamental shift away from fossil fuels and toward electricity as the…
Clean air, Climate change, Electricity, Greenhouse gas emissions, Natural gas, Ontario, Political communication
Media watch
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…
Designing agile organizations Every manager has run into bureaucratic inertia. Some have complained that getting a bureaucracy to change direction is like turning around an aircraft carrier in a narrow channel. Even more frustrating are the situations in which no…
Clean air, Climate change, Electricity, Greenhouse gas emissions, India-US nuclear deal, Kyoto, Nuclear, Ontario, Political communication
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…
Clean air, Climate change, Electricity, Greenhouse gas emissions, Hybrid vehicle, Kyoto, Motor vehicles, Nuclear, Ontario, Plug-in hybrid, Political communication
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…
Climate change, Electricity, Greenhouse gas emissions, Hybrid vehicle, Kyoto, Motor vehicles, Ontario, Plug-in hybrid
Nuclear power and hybrid vehicles: McGuinty’s Kyoto opportunity, part I
Ontario is on the verge of becoming the very first North American jurisdiction to take a giant step to full Kyoto compliance. Some time soon, energy minister Dwight Duncan will announce the provincial government’s plans for adding refurbished or new…