A group of organisations today expressed shock at the fact that a New Zealand energy company is introducing a tax of up to 26% on solar power and batteries from today, April 1. North Island energy provider Unison Energy will quietly introduce higher user lines and electricity charges on any new….Read More at…. See More at the Global Warming Policy Foundation
Obama-Backed Green Energy Company Goes Bankrupt — After Getting Billions From Taxpayers
The Spanish green energy company Abengoa has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. after getting billions of dollars from the Obama administration to build solar power and biofuels plants. Towers of Abengoa solar plant at “Solucar” solar park are pictured in Sanlucar la Mayor, near the See More at the Global Warming Policy Foundation
Britain On The Brink Of Blackouts For Four Winters
The former boss of one of Britain’s biggest energy suppliers has warned that the safety buffer separating Britain from power cuts will be uncomfortably slim for up to four years. Experts had already warned this winter that Britain was at its highest risk of blackouts in more than a decade before See More at the Global Warming Policy Foundation
Pembina reacts to recent spate of misinformation over power prices in Alberta (media release)
The Pembina Institute responds to just some of the editorials, articles and reports released in recent days that contain misleading information about the future of electricity prices in Alberta. http://www.pembina.org/
Carbon neutral laneway home—an innovative use of green tech! (blog) Lanes no longer
We check out a highly innovative rental suite that will change the way we look at a back alley. http://www.pembina.org/
China’s Biggest Coal Firm To Boost Exports Eight-Fold
China Shenhua Energy Co may boost coal exports as much as eight-fold as weakening domestic demand and stricter environmental rules force the company to look to overseas buyers. The country’s biggest producer of the fuel may export 5 million to 10 million tonness of high-quality thermal coal this year to Japan See More at the Global Warming Policy Foundation
Pembina reacts to Milner suspension of generation (media release)
The announcement the Milner coal power unit is suspending operations confirms old coal power plants are no longer economical in modern electricity grids with inexpensive gas and fuel-cost-free renewable power. http://www.pembina.org/
Hefty bills await Albertans if they follow Ontario and Quebec down “green” path
Montreal, March, 2016 – Alberta must heed the lessons of Ontario and Quebec before taking further steps in implementing green energy policies that will drive up power prices for its residents, explains an Economic Note published today by the MEI. en lire plus http://www.iedm.org
I couldn’t care less about oil!
www.huffingtonpost.ca/michel-kellygagnon, p. Web L’importance de la rationalité économique.en lire plus http://www.iedm.org
Alberta’s big opportunity
Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan positions the province to take advantage of a new trilateral agreement and carve out a piece of what is being called the greatest business opportunity of this generation. http://www.pembina.org/
Quebecers would rather develop the province’s own oil, as well as import it from Western Canada, and transport it with pipelines
Montreal, February 16, 2016 – Quebecers’ opinions about the development of oil, its provenance, and its transport diverge markedly from what is often heard from certain interest groups, and from certain members of the political elite, according to the results of a Léger poll commissioned by the MEI and released today. Generally http://www.iedm.org
Energy Forum Letter To Premier Christy Clark on B.C. Climate Leadership Plan
The Energy Forum — a coalition of B.C. power producers, industry associations and environmental organizations — released a letter calling on the B.C. government to put forth an ambitious Climate Leadership Plan that transitions the province away from fossil fuels. http://www.pembina.org/
