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1. Each party’s climate plan fails basic economics

   So-called “clean” energy sources will not be able to entirely replace fossil fuels in the near term. ...

2. Trudeau’s ‘Clean Fuel Standard’ will likely do more harm than good

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, November 11, 2020 The Trudeau government’s proposed “ Clean Fuel Standard ” (CFS) aims to reduce annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fuels by 30 megatonnes by the year 2030. According to the government’s website, the ...

3. Carbon pricing in Canada—myth and reality

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, April 24, 2019 In recent eco-news, Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, a self-appointed group that pushes pollution-pricing (believing that such mechanisms are superior to regulatory approaches), recently released a report called ...

4. Beware—stealthy carbon tax edges closer to reality

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, February 6, 2019 The Trudeau government is moving toward a Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) for Canada—basically, a set of government mandates to use transportation fuels that are lower in greenhouse gas emissions. As I observed last ...

5. Trump introduces serious headwind to Canada’s competitiveness

   Appeared in National Newswatch, April 5, 2017 To the predictable howls of environmentalists, President Donald Trump has finally turned his pen on Barack Obama’s climate change policies. Signing an Executive Order (EO) titled “Promoting Energy Independence ...