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Those political winds keep blowing; McGuinty Liberals are committing a lot of money to create wind energy we don’t need – The Ottawa Citizen

Earlier this week, Energy Minister Brad Duguid told us what he thinks we need to know about the province’s soaring electricity bills. In a Citizen interview, Duguid told a simple story. When the Liberals came to power, our electrical system was “weak, unreliable and dirty.” Now, the system is

North ripe for energy; – The North Bay Nugget

If there is any green to be generated from green energy,
Northern Ontario is one region is ripe for the picking. There’s huge potential here, whether it’s wind, solar, biomass or
biogas,” said Ontario Energy Minister Brad Duguid, while touring a
hydroelectric project in Kapuskasing late last

North ripe for energy initiatives; – The Timmins Daily Press

If there is any green to be generated from green energy,
Northern Ontario is one region is ripe for the picking. “There’s huge potential here, whether it’s wind, solar, biomass or
biogas,” said Ontario Energy Minister Brad Duguid, while touring a
hydroelectric project in Kapuskasing late last

Minister with the energy to bat for Britain – The Daily Telegraph

HE might be a Cameronite working for a Lib Dem secretary of state, but Britain’s Energy Minister has some oldschool Tory allegiances. For Charles Hendry’s obsession with promoting British industry makes him a self-confessed “Michael-Heseltin-ian” – a man who claims to think “business before

Offshore wind needs Pounds 10bn to avoid missing green targets – The Independent (London, UK)

BRITAINS OFFSHORE wind ambitions will face a 10bn funding gap within five years, energy experts will warn today, and the Government’s legally-binding 2020 green targets will not be met unless the deficit can be closed. This comes a day after Energy Minister Chris Huhne revealed plans for a huge

Minister defends OPA rate cut – Ontario Farmer

Ontario Energy Minister Brad Duguid has jumped to the defense
of a proposed rate cut for ground-mounted solar energy systems, but
other politicians see the wind is blowing the other way across rural
Ontario. Duguid defends the Ontario Power Authority proposal in letters to
the editors of

MicroFIT reversal is a bad signal – Ontario Farmer

Dear editor: This is a copy of an email we sent to our MPP, John Wilkinson. Dear Mr. Wilkinson We are shocked at Ontario Power Authority’s attempt to renege on a
promise to pay rural microFit participants 80.2 cents per kilowatt
hour. We are also angered by Energy Minister Duguid’s tactics

City councillor offers advice to Ontario energy minister; – The Orillia Packet And Times

Re: “Energy Minister defends change in energy pricing for
solar projects,” letter to the editor, July 15, Energy Minister Brad
Duguid Open letter to Brad Duguid: I would like to take this opportunity to respond to your position
on renewable solar power and pricing. When introducing a new

Turbines and health concerns – Toronto Star

Put turbines 5 kms from shore, ministry says, June 26 Commenting on the proposed 5 kilometre setback for offshore wind turbines, Energy Minister Brad Duguid said: “I think it sets to rest the concerns of some moderate people who were concerned that if
they go to the beach, they could be looking up

Britain supports deepsea gas, oil, extended nuclear

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will continue to allow deepsea oil activities, as well as push for more renewable energy and an extended lifespan for its existing nuclear power plants, Energy Minister Charles Hendry said on Tuesday.