Going into this fall’s provincial election the leaders of the Liberal, Progressive Conservative and New Democratic Parties rejected a call from Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner to introduce a price on carbon, either through a carbon tax or a cap and trade …
AECL sale: The price says it all – Published in the Toronto Star July 13, 2011
Last week’s announcement by the federal government of its sale of the reactor division of Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) to SNC Lavalin for a mere $15 million comes as no surprise to those who have been following the nuclear …
Comments on OPA 2011 IPSP Planning and Consultation document
June 17, 2011 Ontario Power Authority IPSP Consultation 120 Adelaide St. W., Ste 1600 Toronto, Ontario M5H 1T1 Re: Submission on Planning and Consultation Document. To whom it may concern, I am writing to you to provide my comments on …
Green Party platform analysis – Edited Transcript of Interview with Global News: Thursday, April 7, 2011
Mark Winfield’s take Q: Who are the Greens targeting in their platform and why? They are playing to their core constituencies, although there are things here as well that are broader. The Greens’ base is relatively young, in terms of …
Response to “Keep building nuclear plants” Globe and Mail March 19, 2011
March 19, 2011 The Editors The Globe and Mail 444 Front St. Toronto, Ontario Dear Sir/Madam Re: “Keep building nuclear plants” (March 19, 2011) A team of researchers from York University and the University of Waterloo recently undertook a sustainability …
Reconsidering Ontario’s Nuclear Path – Published in the Toronto Star, March 25, 2011
The unfolding nuclear catastrophe in Japan has reopened the debate about the role of nuclear power around the world, including here in Ontario. The provincial government’s December 2010 “Long-Term Energy Plan” proposes to maintain a commitment to an electricity system …
Ontario’s Green Energy Debate: Three Points to Consider
March 10, 2011 The Ontario government’s surprise decision to place a moratorium on offshore wind power development has again put the spotlight on the province’s Green Energy Act and the McGuinty government’s overall approach to electricity issues. While the 2009 …
Letter to the Editor – Published in the Toronto Star Saturday December 5, 2010 Re: “Green Goals, Bigger Bills”
November 29, 2010 Dear Sir/Madam, Ontario’s Green Energy Act is not without its flaws, but to blame it for all that ails Ontario’s electricity system, as the article in this Saturday’s Star (“Green goals, bigger bills”) seems to do, borders …
Scrap energy price politics not smart meters with Stewart Fast – Published in the Toronto Star, October 3, 2010
Co-Authors Stewart Fast (University of Ottawa) and Brendan Haley, (Carelton University) The new fall session at Queen’s Park has seen the Opposition parties take aim at smart meters. By suggesting that seniors are being told to “do their laundry at …
Reflections on the Walkerton Disaster – 10 years later
This week marks the 10 anniversary of the Walkerton water tragedy, in which seven people died and nearly half of the town’s population of 4800 was made seriously ill. The disaster was the a result of the contamination of the …