Category Archives: Energy

(September 26, 2007) In Canada, our electricity systems operate like little islands, isolated from the world around them, oblivious to innovation and insulated from the real economy by regulators that administer prices. Our horizons extend as far as our power monopolies, and their government masters, permit. The United Kingdom, in contrast, is no island. It is plugged into the real world, for better or worse. As it turns out, the real world has generally been, and remains, the better place to be. Continue reading →

(September 29, 2006) “‘If we don’t go nuclear, what type of energy will meet our future energy needs,” I’m often asked. “Do you think fringe fuels such as solar energy can take the place of nuclear? Or windmills? Bio fuels? Small dams? Tidal power? Burning garbage?” Continue reading →

(September 28, 2006) If the United States imposes meaningful economic sanctions on Iran, let alone tries a military strike against its nuclear facilities, Iran threatens to play its oil card. Many fear Iran will make good on its vow to "halt oil supply to the last drop" through the Strait of Hormuz, conduit for 40% of the world’s oil exports; others fear Iran will cut back its own oil production. Continue reading →

(May 31, 2006) Prime Minister Harper needs an alternative to Kyoto. Just about everyone seems to agree that our government can’t just do nothing about greenhouse gas emissions. But what if doing nothing is the best way governments can reduce emissions? Continue reading →

(November 1, 2005) To many, Stephen Littlechild is regarded as one of the founding fathers of electricity liberalization. But as power prices shoot up, the prospect of a fully liberalized pan-European power market seems to be shrinking by the day. Continue reading →