In recent years, there have been many organized assaults on science. The first time I noticed this was during the George W. Bush administration. He put politics before science and placed unqualified people in official science roles, amongst many other anti-science actions. In Canada, the
Recently, the Canadian Parliament’s budget watchdog said that most households in provinces where the federal carbon levy applies will benefit from the Carbon Levy. Most households stand to receive more money back on their taxes than they will pay on their fuel bills. Provinces that
For a proper energy audit or study, it is important to look at more than just equipment. This is for two main reasons: Accuracy of savings estimates. Better savings opportunities. Accuracy of Savings Estimates A favourite energy conservation measure (ECM) of energy engineers is slowing
What is a Utility Bill Analysis, and why is it important? For the purpose of energy audits and studies, a Utility Bill Analysis (UBA) is a statistical analysis of your bills, looking for trends and breaking out into different components (heating, cooling, baseload, etc.). Done
I recently had the pleasure of visiting two of our geothermal projects that were installed in 2011. For the past 8 years, they have been operating, for the most part, as designed. Haliburton Hospital’s system is a lake coupled system that uses Grass Lake as
Although the saveONenergy program is winding down, that doesn’t mean that incentives have gone away entirely. Depending on your building size & type, and your company size & type, you can receive incentives on energy audits up to 100% of the audit cost to a
There is growing support in North America for a Carbon Tax or Carbon Levy as it continues to gain traction. (Most governments prefer “Levy”, as the intent is to modify behaviour, not generate revenue.) The reasons can be lumped into three broad categories: We know
Since our previous post showing all of the governments declaring a Climate State of Emergency, numerous communities have been added. In only a few short weeks, even more communities that represent greater than 22M people have been added, including New York City (8.4M people). This
Back in April, the Province of Ontario has launched a constitutional challenge to the federal government’s imposed carbon levy. The argument is that the federal government does not have jurisdiction over the province in regard to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. (We discussed the challenge in
The Economist, a magazine that I subscribe to and trust for it’s unbiased, even-handed reporting, recently wrote an article about Greenland’s Ice Sheet. The article is based on research from the National Snow and Ice Data Centre, University of Colorado Boulder.It is expected that the
