Category Archives: Energy

(May 21, 2008) The Deniers received special mention on the “Political Grapevine” segment of “Special Report with Brit Hume”: A man described as an anti-nuclear, 1970s peace activist who opposes subsidies to the oil industry has written a book challenging conventional wisdom about global warming. Lawrence Solomon lays out arguments on both sides — including information that often goes unreported in the mainstream media. Continue reading →

(May 21, 2008) Nuclear power has been an economic failure, despite being larded with subsidies and shorn of liabilities that face its competitors. Oil price hikes have not made it economic, either. Continue reading →

(May 13, 2008) “If France can produce 80% of its electricity with nuclear power, why can’t we?” asks U.S. presidential candidate John McCain. Nuclear power is a cornerstone of Senator McCain’s plan to combat climate change, which he is unveiling this week. Continue reading →

(April 2, 2008) Good morning. I have some good news for you this morning. The good news is that Ontario has an easy and painless way out of the energy fix that we’re in. I have some bad news for you, too. Our government doesn’t know it, and, I am certain, neither do most of you in this room. Because of what you don’t know, we face a future in which we all may freeze in the dark. Continue reading →

(March 29, 2008) To most of us, the consequences of a meltdown or some other catastrophic accident at a nuclear reactor are unimaginable. To the companies in the worldwide nuclear industry, and to insurance companies, the consequences are all too imaginable – they would be wiped out if held responsible for a malfunction that caused hundreds of billions of dollars in damage. Because reactors were not a commercial proposition, decades ago, the corporate world refused to back nuclear power. Continue reading →