Wielding the carbon clubLawrence Solomon 30 Sep 2008 National Post 'Cut back on carbon emissions," the Third World is lectured. "It's for the good of the planet and it's for your own good, too. Don't point fingers at the West's carbon emissions. Don't protest that you'd like your share of automobiles and air conditioners. Don't tell us that you know what's in your own self-interest. Just do as your told, or we'll punish you." These threats are sometimes implicit, sometimes explicit, always arrogant. Carbon has become a club with which to discipline the Third World. read more » ( categories: )
Radioactive part was missing at Bruce plantTyler Hamilton 26 Jul 2008 Toronto Star Ontario is delaying by three months a decision on which company will build a new nuclear plant at Darlington to give bidders -- including Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. -- more time. A radioactive part was missing for almost two months at the Bruce nuclear plant before a worker walking through an area called "the vault" discovered the problem after his radiation detector went off. read more » ( categories: )
Wielding the carbon clubLawrence Solomon 30 Sep 2008 National Post 'Cut back on carbon emissions," the Third World is lectured. "It's for the good of the planet and it's for your own good, too. Don't point fingers at the West's carbon emissions. Don't protest that you'd like your share of automobiles and air conditioners. Don't tell us that you know what's in your own self-interest. Just do as your told, or we'll punish you." These threats are sometimes implicit, sometimes explicit, always arrogant. Carbon has become a club with which to discipline the Third World. read more » ( categories: )
Abundant energy will power future growthLawrence Solomon 12 Jul 2008 National Post Up! Up! Up! The world is consuming more and more energy and, as if by miracle, the amount left to consume grows ever higher. Never before in human history has energy been accessible in greater abundance and in more regions, never before has mankind had more energy options and faced a brighter energy future. read more » ( categories: )
How dark should a mayor's Hour be?Peter Kuitenbrouwer 2 Apr 2008 National Post At 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, Mayor David Miller got into a car and drove from City Hall to a Shoppers Drug Mart on Eglinton Avenue West. He bought a card for the bar mitzvah of a family friend. Then he got back in the car, driven by his press secretary, Don Wanagas, and went to the bar mitzvah. The Mayor did this during Earth Hour, after having called on Torontonians to "join me in the dark." read more » ( categories: )
What to do about high energy pricesGordon Powers 25 Sep 2008 MSN Finance With energy prices soaring, is this the right time to lock into a fixed-rate gas contract or should you stick with the floating rate offered by your utility? read more » ( categories: )
Oil sands cleanupLawrence Solomon 13 Sep 2008 National Post The public debate on oil sands fails to recognize that restoration is possible and not that expensive. read more » ( categories: )
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