C.D. Howe Institute calls for carbon tax over renewable energy subsidies, says Trump a reason to ease off on clean power. ...
Category: Energy and the Environment
AMO 2017: New environment minister announces $100M GHG challenge fund for municipalities
Municipalities large and small will be able to apply for funding from the Municipal GHG Challenge Fund until November. ...
Rumoured hydro deal stirs up concerns among power producers
Province rejects news story on a pending deal with Hydro-Québec, but producers are in a tizzy regardless. ...
Glen Murray resigns as environment minister, sparks mini cabinet shuffle
Environment Minister Glen Murray is leaving Queen's Park and says he plans to fight climate change at the national level. ...
Thibeault planning to testify at Sudbury byelection bribery trial
The energy minister is at the centre of the case that also has Premier Kathleen Wynne agreeing to testify this fall. ...
Progressive Conservatives flag credit rating agencies’ negative outlooks on Hydro One
Finance critic Vic Fedeli says the rating agencies have found that the proposed purchase of a U.S. utility distances Hydro One from the provincial government. ...
Hydro One’s $6.7-billion takeover of U.S. energy firm will wind up ‘gouging ratepayers’: Opposition
PCs and NDP unite in opposition to the mega-deal, announced Wednesday. ...
Nuclear a low-cost source of energy
Mike Rencheck details the enduring and innovative benefits of nuclear power in Ontario. ...
Seen: Energy minister fires back at Brown over column
Brown's guest column in the Toronto Sun took shots at the Grits' handling of the electricity file, and vowed to "freeze" new energy contracts for excess power. ...
Climate change adaptation plan not coming until ‘late Fall’
The last plan called for amendments to the Ontario Building Code, toughening up Northern Ontario’s winter road network and conducting “infrastructure vulnerability assessments.” ...