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1. Renewables: all pain, little gain

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun BC Hydro’s planned project for a hydroelectric dam on the Peace River—known as the Site C dam—is proving to be controversial, with some industry groups panning the plan while touting renewable energy sources such as wind. One ...

2. Hot air from the wind lobby

   Appeared in the Financial Post On October 30 we published a Fraser Institute study entitled “ What Goes Up… Ontario’s Soaring Electricity Prices and How to Get Them Down.” We analyzed the factors driving the rise in Ontario’s electricity prices, focusing ...

3. Obama's Green Team 2.0

   President Obama's second term choices for Secretary of State, Secretary of the Interior, Administrator of the EPA, and Secretary of Energy carry significant implications for Canada, where the federal and several provincial governments are currently ...

4. On Green Energy Act, Ontario government still sees no evil

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun Earlier this month the Fraser Institute published a report sharply critical of one of the flagship policies of the Ontario government, namely the Ontario Green Energy Act (GEA). We found that the Act is costing Ontario over $5 ...

5. Environmental and Economic Consequences of Ontario's Green Energy Act

   This report investigates the effect of the Green Energy Act(GEA) on economic competitiveness in Ontario. It focuses on three questions: (1) Will the GEA materially improve environmental quality in Ontario? (2) Is it a cost-effective plan for accomplishing ...