Ross Mckitrick, Financial Post
The latest news out of Queen’s Park is that Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals plan to deindustrialize Ontario. Of course they don’t call it that; they prefer the term “decarbonize.” But for an industrial economy, the government’s new climate action plan, leaked to reporters this week, amounts to the same thing.
The proposed scheme beggars belief. Having phased out coal-fired power, the province now plans to phase out natural gas, the only reliable alternative for non-baseload generation. Despite electric cars being extremely costly and unpopular, more than one in 10 new car sales will need to be electric, and every two-car household will have to own at least one electric car. All homes listed for sale will require a costly energy audit. Home renovations will have to be geared around energy efficiency as the government defines it, not what the homeowner wants.
Around the time that today’s high-school students are readying to buy their first home, it will be illegal for builders to install heating systems that use fossil fuels, in particular natural gas. Having already tripled the price of power, Queen’s Park will make it all but mandatory to rely on electricity for heating.
There will be new mandates and subsidies for biofuels, electric buses for schools, extensive new bike lanes to accommodate all those bicycles Ontario commuters will be riding all winter, mandatory electric recharging stations on all new buildings, and many other Soviet-style command-and-control directives. Read article
Start with all Liberal voters. Their homes should be looked at first!
Ella: FYI
France in Canada
Consulate General of France in Vancouver, Dec.1, 2015
‘Road to The COP21 Paris, 2015’
Was held in seven cities in Canada and the U.S. including Chicago.
http://www.consulfrance-vancouver.org/Changement-climatique-le-succes-de
For an English translation Google:
“Le succes de FACTS a l’horizon de la COP21-Consulat Gene …”
Correction: should be Dec.1, 2014
FACTS
French Ameri -Can Climate Talks, 2015, March thru November
See Cities Programs: http://www.facts.france-science.org/programs
SEE Panelists for 2014 & 2015
Correction: http://www.facts.france-science.org/program
Green Living, Spring 2008
‘The GRE’
“From Journalist Wendy Mesly To Urbanist Glen Murray, 50 + Canadians Who Are Leading The Way To A Green Future”
See the list : http://www.jordygold.com/Articles_files/The%20Green%20List.pdf
Much the same 8 years later!
TD World/Transmission & Distribution, Jan.13, 2016
‘Opower Demand Response Delivers Strong Results for Utilities’
“Opower has announced new results for a series of Behavioral Demand Response implementations at utilities across North America.”
Includes Ottawa Hydro, DTE Energy, Consumers Energy.
http://www.tdworld.com/demand-response/opower-demand-response-delivers-strong-results-utilities
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Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management ( London, U.K. ) owns 1,770,152 shares of Opower.
nasdaq.com/quotes/institutional-portfolio/generation-investment-management-llp-733957 > Page 2
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wolfhillblog
https://wolfhillblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/17/ross-mckitrick-environmental-alarmism-and-the-raft-of-false-beliefs/
Dr. McKitrick spoke (starting at :19) on the topic of Green Conservatism at the Manning Centre Conference in February.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7L-HiBE9QE
The following is a partial transcription.
‘[excerpt] On false environmental thinking embedded in high-level decision-makers:
“I can only conclude that a lot the decision-makers—and this kind of thinking is embedded at very high levels—have in mind a completely false picture of the Canadian environment. They’ve been convinced that it’s much worse than it is and that the trends are going in different directions.”‘
‘[excerpt] On false beliefs:
“You need to understand that the problem is actually alarmism, and the raft of false beliefs, and not the need for little tweaks to the tax code.”‘
‘[excerpt] On huge regulatory overkill and unnecessary coal phase-outs:
“We have a problem of overkill in some areas, including, for instance, the coal phase-out in Ontario. That was a huge overkill in response to the air emissions issue…They didn’t need to phase out those coal-fired power plants. But it’s the alarmism that made it impossible to have that debate at the time.”‘
The CCAP/Climate Change Action Plan from the Ministry of Environment and the IESO Smart Grid Forum Report are/were ways to help shape energy policy in Ontario.
Smart Grid Forum Report is 2015.
FYI
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio, May 27, 2016
‘Cleveland wind project awarded $40 million DOE grant to develop Lake wind farm’
For a six turbine pilot wind farm in Lake Erie by the end of 2018. About 8-10 miles off shore.
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2016/05/cleveland_wind_project_awarded.html
The Virginian – Pilot, May 27, 2016
‘Dominion loses $40 million federal grant for Virginia offshore wind project’
Energy Department has a “desire to support projects that may have an earlier opportunity for fruition”
Try:
http://www.pilotonline.com/news/local/environment/dominion-loses-million-federal-grant-for-virginia-offshore-wind-project/article_5e69e24a-bb41-5783-b582-a41d12c352b.html
Just coincidence?
Use: http://www.pilotonline.com/news/local/environment
Or use Pilotonline search.
Crain’s Cleveland Business, May 27, 2016
‘Surprise LEEDCo qualifies to receive $40 million for Lake Erie wind farm’
“The nonprofit became eligible for the funding only after two other offshore wind projects in Virginia and Oregon recently fell short of benchmarks set by the agency, according to a news release.”
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20160527/NEWS/160529824/surprise-leedco-qualifies-to-receive-40-million-for-lake-erie-wind
Windustrious, Cleveland
For some history:
“The Windustrious website was created in 2006, to promote the establishment of the world’s first fresh-water wind-farm-in Lake Erie, offs-shore from Cleveland, Ohio.”
http://www.windustrious.org
However,new R & D was needed to install IWTs in the Great Lakes as the situation is different from installing IWTs in ocean waters due to different issues in the Great Lakes.
AIA Ohio
‘Brown, Strickland Outline Plans-for Offshore Wind Turbine Projects’
Scroll down to: State Efforts
“Working with Case western Reserve University, a designated ‘Ohio Center of Excellence’ in advanced energy, the state is working to solve the unique challenges of offshore wind in fresh water-something that has yet to be done anywhere in the world.”
http://www.aiaohio.org/the-news/34-latest-aia-news/190-brown-strickland-outline-plans-for-offshore-wind-turbine-projects
The Green Climate Fund/GCF, (UNFCCC)
The Board has 24 members including:
Caroline Leclerc, Canada
“The Green Climate Fund embodies a new and equitable form of global governance to respond to the global challenge of climate change.”
http://www.greenclimate.fund/boardroom/the-board
Website last up-dated March 11, 2016
Climate crazy Canada?
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, 11 December 2015
Document:
Re: Canada’s Contribution to the Green Climate Fund, IRM period
Signed by Caroline Leclerc
To:
Secretariat of the Green Climate Fund, Inchon, Republic of Korea
https://www.greenclimate.fund/documents/20182/40672/2015_-_Canada.pdf/fd12eacd-ef07-4f6c-b4b6-6b37ebe8e9ef?version=1.0
Googe: [PDF] Scanned Document-Green Climate Fund
Washington Post, May 31, 2016
‘No peace for Greenpeace’
Resolute Forest Products filed a civil RICO suit in a federal district court in Georgia alleging a pattern of defamatory and fraudulent behavior by Greenpeace and allied organizations.
The company has also filed a defamation claim against Greenpeace in a Canadian court.
Has links to a 100 + page document and an appendix which can be downloaded. The appendix is shorter.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/05/31/no-peace-for-greenpeace
Coal is Dirty
“Coal is Dirty and its affiliate site Coal is Clean are a joint project managed by DeSmog, Rainforest Action Network and Greenpeace USA.”
Rainforest Action Network, San Francisco, CA, is active in western Canada with some activity in northern Ontario.
http://www.coal-is-dirty.com/who_we_are
Wikipedia: DeSmog Blog, Founded Vancouver January 2006
“The site originally targeted a Canadian audience but is now involved in global climate change coverage.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeSmogBlog
National Observer, January, 11, 2016
‘U.S. green groups call on Ontario and Quebec to rein in loggers’
The 13 groups included:
Greenpeace USA
Rainforest Action Network
http://www.nationalobserver.com/tags/logging