Commentary Kabuki theater is presentational, not representational. Audience members aren’t supposed to suspend disbelief, as with most Western theatrical formats, and immerse themselves in the story. Instead, Kabuki is all about staging, costumes, makeup, vocal intonations, and the actors’ well-practiced facial contortions. Aficionados know the stories; they’ve seen them dozens of times. When I saw…
Ottawa Pursues Ontario’s Failed Energy Policies as Ex-Premier Admits Mistakes: Expert
Ex-Ontario Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne says she gives herself a low score on the energy file in a recent interview with Maclean’s, and an affordable energy advocate is warning that the federal government is going down the same road Ontario took. “I score myself very low on the electricity price. I believed that the investments…
Paraguay Becomes First South American Nation to Use 100 Percent Renewable Electricity
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—With the electrification of the Bahia Negra plant on Dec. 29, the National Electricity Administration of Paraguay (ANDE) declared the nation now runs on 100 percent renewable electricity. The transition of the Bahia Negra energy station marked a critical turning point, as it was the last thermal power plant in the country. Paraguay has been…
Chinese Utility Terminates ‘Green’ Energy Plant in Xinjiang Due to Pollutant Emissions
Shanghai Electric Power Co. Ltd. plans to terminate a project that was supposed to provide “green” energy in China’s Xinjiang region but instead discharges polluted wastewater. In a Dec. 28 filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the company said that owing to the malfunction of an exhaust gas purification system, the operation of its Hami Xuanli…
The Biggest Corporate Welfare Recipients Ever
December 21, 2021
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Commentary How much do solar, wind, and electric vehicle companies get in federal handouts and tax loopholes in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill? Well over $100 billion in taxpayer largesse. If all the tax credits are included, that number could reach half a trillion dollars. No other industry in American history has ever…
Energy Security Risks Won’t Disappear With Change to Renewables: Expert
Risks related to energy security won’t become a thing of the past in the context of transitioning to renewables, they will merely be transferred to the sources and providers of the green energy technologies, says a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI). “What many people forget is that the risks to energy security do…
Rising Gasoline Prices Make ‘Even Stronger Case’ for More Government Spending on Green Energy: White House
November 13, 2021
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at a Nov. 12 briefing that rising gasoline prices—which are up around 60 percent from a year ago—are a strong argument in favor of more government spending on green energy solutions, while dismissing suggestions that the Biden administration’s policies like halting new oil and gas drilling leases…
Green Energy Investors Neglect Human Rights Risks in China, Analyst Says
October 30, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Large investment firms are increasingly focusing on sustainable investing, that considers environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. They seek to own shares of environmentally friendly companies, but many continue to disregard human rights risks hidden in their investment portfolios, according to an analyst. There is a “grave risk” that U.S. companies across sectors are benefiting from…
Biden’s Policies Are Hindering US Oil and Gas Companies From Producing Energy, Placing Increased Costs on Consumers: DEPA President
October 27, 2021
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The Biden administration’s policies are hindering U.S. oil and gas companies from producing energy commodities, driving up the price which in turn results in consumers paying more, according to Jerry Simmons, the president of the Domestic Energy Producer Alliance (DEPA). DEPA is a nationwide collaboration of 39 coalition associations representing individuals and companies who engage in domestic onshore…
We Are Entering an Energy Crisis of Our Own Making
Commentary The great green transition from fossil fuels is collapsing as the world enters an energy crisis of its own making. India and China are scouring the world for coal stocks to burn, while Germany is offering its citizens tutorials on how to cook without electricity in anticipation of power failures. Prices for natural gas, crude…
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