Wind and Solar Fail: We are throwing away what we know works, for something we know does not
Part of the energy transition, playing out in Western Canada, is the elimination of baseload coal-fired power generation, and the implementation of highly intermittent solar and wind power generation. Pipeline Online editor and owner Brian Zinchuk, of Estevan, speaks about how wind and solar power generation frequently totally collapse, and can never be truly relied upon to power our 21st century economy.
Jim Warren, Part 2: Big Green’s big vulnerabilities
The first column in this series described the masterfully executed campaign waged by environmental organizations in opposition to Alberta’s oil sands. In this column we’ll see that environmental organizations, despite the considerable resources they command and past success, are not omnipotent. ENGOs have baked-in vulnerabilities that can be successfully exploited provided their opponents do the requisite opposition research.
Brian Zinchuk: How does an ice age start? With one snowflake
Editor’s note: I originally wrote this column in mid-April 10 years ago, at the tail end of a winter that never seemed to end. Funny how things haven’t changed that much since then, have they? Wasn’t the world supposed to warm up in the meantime? Anyhow – take the dates in that context. Also, looking at what Lake Tahoe has been getting, they might be living what I describe here, for real.
Jim Warren, Part 1: The energy industry has been at the mercy of environmentalists and their allies in government for far too long
This column is the first in a series of four that will assess ways to improve perceptions about Western Canada’s fossil fuel industry among policy makers and the wider public. This column acknowledges past mistakes and looks at some industry analysts’ insights about what’s gone so badly wrong in the recent past. In subsequent columns we’ll look at ideas for increasing support for the industry and reducing the impact of its critics.
Letter to the Editor: SaskPower didn’t come up with its coal transition plans overnight
This transition, this plan, is not new for SaskPower. They undoubtably had to have been working on transition plans for many years. These projects don’t just come up over night.
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