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1. Canadian governments should discard ‘climate policy’ stew and start over

   Hard emission caps degrade the value of carbon taxes and regulations. ...

2. Texas provides cautionary tale for Alberta and the planet

   Wind and solar power are unfortunately unreliable and require backup power sources. ...

3. Policymakers should drop ‘magical thinking’ and get serious about energy

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, June 26, 2019 Clearly, environmental groups such as the David Suzuki Foundation remain enamoured of renewable energy, telling followers that the “global push for cleaner, healthier energy is on. With costs dropping ...

4. By subsidizing wind and solar power, the government put its green agenda ahead of Ontarians

   Appeared in the North Bay Nugget, October 18, 2018 In 2005, I along with two co-authors (University of Guelph professor Ross McKitrick and air quality analyst Joel Schwartz) released a study called Pain Without Gain. The subtitle of the piece was that ...

5. Pembina’s renewable revolution requires a rethink

   Recently, Binnu Jeyakumar, director of the Pembina Institute’s electricity program, published an article in the Edmonton Journal, essentially claiming that the renewable power revolution in Alberta is nigh, and exhorting everyone to get ...

6. High cost of renewables—a made-in-Ontario problem

   A recent CBC News article discussed how market-based bidding structures have pushed down the electricity costs generated by renewable sources in Mexico and other places around the world. In Mexico’s case, the Italian company ENEL signed ...

7. Canada’s Climate Action Plans: Are They Cost-effective?

   Four provinces in Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec) have promulgated “action plans” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These plans have several broad components. There is a carbon pricing component; there are assortments of energy ...

8. Ontario electricity prices will keep rising, despite cheaper options

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, November 5, 2017 The Ontario government released an update to its long-term energy plan last week, projecting that the cost of electricity for homes and businesses will keep rising over the next 20 years. Specifically, the ...

9. Ontario sued over power prices

   In a recent article in the National Post, reporter Geoff Zochodne discusses another interesting twist in the Ontario power-price saga. Zochodne explores the recent lawsuits filed against Ontario’s minister of the attorney general, ...

10. The reality of Canada’s ‘renewable revolution’

    A report out last month from the National Energy Board shows the reality of the “renewables revolution” we constantly hear will let us end our use of fossil fuels. Canada does have a large amount of renewable energy. It’s called water. ...