“Energy Matters” – Page 12

Lockdown 2.0: Thousands of pubs and restaurants shut for two days a week as energy bills surge

Nearly 10,000 pubs and restaurants have cut trading by at least two days per week to cope with rocketing energy bills even before the start of winter.

A fifth of food and drink firms have reduced their trading hours while 6pc have closed for two days a week – more than any other sector, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Hospitality industry experts warned that pubs and restaurants could choose to shut their doors temporarily for weeks early next year to counteract a period of slower trade and heavy energy usage.

by Blazingcatfur•November 14, 2022November 14, 2022•0•"Energy Matters", "The Great Reset"

Ford promises to extend provincial gas tax cut for one year

A temporary tax cut intended to help Ontario residents save money at the pumps will be extended for another year, Premier Doug Ford announced on Sunday.

Ford said his government intends to table legislation that would leave the tax break that cut gas prices by 5.7 cents a litre in place until the end of 2023. The cut first went into effect on July 1 and was originally due to expire on Dec. 31.

by Blazingcatfur•November 13, 2022November 13, 2022•0•"Energy Matters"

Impact of US Diesel Shortage Coming to Canada Soon: Expert

A diesel shortage south of the border could trickle to Canada causing price spikes combined with an overall rise in prices, says Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, a senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com, and an 18-year veteran of the House of Commons.

A diesel supply shortage has been gripping the United States of late, with the White House declaring on Oct. 23 that reserves are down to 25 days of supply.

by Blazingcatfur•November 1, 2022November 1, 2022•0•"Energy Matters"

Fuel Company Issues Diesel Shortage Warning, Says US ‘Rapidly Devolving’

A major fuel supply company has issued an alert about upcoming diesel fuel shortages in several East Coast states.

States that are expected to experience shortages include Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina, Mansfield Energy said in an alert last week.

by Blazingcatfur•October 30, 2022October 30, 2022•0•"Energy Matters"

Canada restricting foreign state-owned firms from critical mineral industry

The federal government is restricting the involvement of foreign state-owned companies in Canada’s critical minerals sector.

Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson say critical minerals are key to the country’s prosperity and security.

They say that is why Ottawa is rolling out new rules that will make it more difficult for companies owned or operated by foreign governments to buy or invest in the industry.

In other words they found a way to make their buddies rich.

by Blazingcatfur•October 29, 2022October 28, 2022•0•"Energy Matters"

Philip Cross: The moral argument for fossil fuels

The latest book from Alex Epstein, American libertarian author and founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, elaborates the unapologetic arguments for fossil fuel consumption that he first made in The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels. In his latest offering, Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas — Not Less, he frames the debate about fossil fuels, prosperity, and climate change (which he pointedly doesn’t deny) from the point of view of a philosopher, not the scientists and economists who dominate the debate.

by Blazingcatfur•October 26, 2022October 25, 2022•0•"Energy Matters"

Trudeau government’s $1B nuclear reactor investment shows the political bargains that have to be made

Ottawa is going nuclear in a big way, putting almost $1 billion into building a new reactor at Darlington, near Toronto.

It’s a move that has been years in the making and comes with plenty of controversy — as well as prospects to test a new low-emissions technology to generate electricity, and enough power for 300,000 homes.

It’s the latest sign that Canada’s climate change commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050 will have to be a voyage full of political compromise and big bucks that come not just from government but from the private sector.

The Canada Infrastructure Bank will announce on Tuesday that it is lending Ontario Power Generation a total of $970 million to prepare the ground for Canada’s first small modular reactor, with the goal of having it up and running by 2029.

The future is not Solar Powered Unicorn Fart Turbines. Anyone who suggests Nuclear has no place is an idiot, irradiate them.

SMR’s and lots of them must be part of the solution. Those electric cars are not gonna run long on Pride Parade Power. Hell we already know EV’s aren’t sustainable on a large scale, they’re just window dressing to fool a gullible public into going along with the program of deliberate impoverishment.

by Blazingcatfur•October 25, 2022October 25, 2022•0•"Energy Matters", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Green-Scam

The lesson of 2022: energy is our lifeblood – The Ukraine war reminds us we need it in abundance, whether we like it or not

This has, so far, been a year of hard lessons. Spiraling inflation has given households an expensive economic refresher course. A land war in Europe has offered an unwelcome reminder of old geopolitical and military truths. But arguably the most important lesson of 2022 concerns the point at which these economic, military and geopolitical considerations converge: energy.

by Blazingcatfur•October 24, 2022October 24, 2022•0•"Energy Matters", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Green-Scam

Rex Murphy: Even green zealots fear the cold more than the evils of natural gas

Forgive the phrase, but it is appropriate — Vladimir Putin has the European Union — Germany in particular — over a barrel.

Over several barrels come to think of it.

The virtue states went green, but contented themselves with getting the slack, the dirty oil and gas stuff they so deplored, from reliable Russia.

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2022October 21, 2022•0•"Energy Matters", "Ukraine - Russia", Germany

Empty Shelves in German Supermarkets as Inflation Hits Food Products

Is it me or is it getting just a little too “Weimar” in here?

Supermarkets are being left with empty shelves throughout Germany, as spiralling inflation renders the sale of a wide variety of products unprofitable.

Products ranging from Kellogg’s cornflakes to Coca Cola have disappeared from supermarkets throughout Germany, with many shops being left with empty shelves as products become simply unprofitable to sell due to differentials in inflation.

by Blazingcatfur•October 20, 2022October 20, 2022•0•"Energy Matters", "Ukraine - Russia", Germany

Tens of Thousands March in Paris to Protest Rising Living Costs

PARIS — Tens of thousands of people marched in Paris on Sunday to protest rising living costs, amid an increasingly tense political atmosphere marked by strikes at oil refineries and nuclear plants that threaten to spread further.

The march had been planned long before the strikes by a coalition of left-wing parties eager to capitalize on the cost-of-living crisis and assert itself as the leading opposition force to President Emmanuel Macron. But on Sunday, organizers signaled that they intended to build momentum from the climate of social unrest to increase pressure on Mr. Macron’s government.

by Blazingcatfur•October 16, 2022October 16, 2022•0•"Energy Matters", "Ukraine - Russia", France

Canadian home energy costs to spike by up to 100 per cent on average this winter: analyst

Most Canadians who pay for natural gas or electricity can expect their bills to rise by between 50 and 100 per cent on average this winter, according to one energy analyst.

Some consumers could see their bills rise by as much as 300 per cent while others could see minimal increases, but the overall trend is clear, says EnergyRates.ca founder Joel MacDonald.

Most of what will drive up the cost of home energy this winter is the rising price of natural gas, which generates 8.5 per cent of Canada’s electricity.

by Blazingcatfur•October 15, 2022October 14, 2022•0•"Energy Matters", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Green-Scam

Over 70% of Canadians Support Increasing Domestic Oil and Gas Production to Cut Global Dependency on Russia

Over 70 percent of Canadians say they support increasing Canada’s oil and gas production to reduce the world’s dependence on Russian energy, according to a recent poll.

Released by market research firm Leger on Oct. 12, the poll found that 72 percent of Canadians indicated their support for producing and exporting more domestic oil and gas resources.

The poll was conducted with 1,535 Canadian residents aged 18 and over from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, via the firm’s online panel.

by Blazingcatfur•October 14, 2022October 14, 2022•0•"Energy Matters", "Ukraine - Russia", Canada

Energy Protesters are Beginning of New ‘Fascist Movement’ – German PM

A leftist German state Prime Minister has described those protesting the country’s car-crash energy policy as the beginning of a new “fascist movement” in the country.

Bodo Ramelow, the Prime Minister of Thuringia who is a member of the far-left Die Linke party, described what he saw as an ever more unified populist right in the country as being the embryonic stages of a new “fascist movement” in the country.

by Blazingcatfur•October 13, 2022October 13, 2022•0•"Energy Matters", "Ukraine - Russia", Germany

John Ivison: Economic ‘friend-shoring’ can’t be our only response to tyranny

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has been criticized for not paying attention to the shifting shadow of tyranny, far less responding to it.

Chrystia Freeland was consequently dispatched to a think-tank event in Washington on Tuesday to offer the most holistic take yet on the government’s new worldview.

by Blazingcatfur•October 13, 2022October 12, 2022•0•"Energy Matters", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Green-Scam