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Will carbon tax get more New Brunswickers off oil?

roymacmullin wrote 1 month ago: Do you think this is true? - “The price of oil will go down if we use significantly less of it … more »

Tags: BC carbon tax, canadian energy policy, Canadian Politics, Carbon Tax, climate change, energy policy, Energy Security, Fatih Birol, gas price

A little transparency, please ... on nuclear power1 comment

roymacmullin wrote 3 months ago: Our present board of directors, Shawn Graham, Jack Keir among others, have come up with a creative p … more »

Tags: canadian energy policy, David Hay, energy policy, Energy Security, EUB, Hydro, Jack Keir, Lepreau 2, Liberal government

What's on New Brunswick energy horizon

roymacmullin wrote 6 months ago: We hear about people making choices between food and heat and that is not good. NB Power recently ad … more »

Tags: Energy Security, Peak Oil, NB Power, Liberal government, NB self sufficiency task force, demand reduction, Efficiency NB, Canadian Politics, canadian energy policy

Jevons Paradox and the value of conservation

roymacmullin wrote 6 months ago: William Stanley Jevons made an observation about the usage of coal in England in 1865, when the incr … more »

Tags: CAFE standards, canadian energy policy, car industry, Coal, GM, high fuel efficiency, jevons paradox, mileage rating, Peak Oil

Get your free car - Part 2

roymacmullin wrote 9 months ago: Not long ago, I talked about the Renault Logan, a car with good mileage and a very low sticker price … more »

Tags: gas regulation, Energy Security, Peak Oil, Jack Keir, mileage rating, Canadian Politics, canadian energy policy, Rationing, sustainability

Hummer versus Prius: Who wins

roymacmullin wrote 9 months ago: There is an old joke about why sharks don’t attack lawyers. Answer - professional courtesy. Sha … more »

Tags: Energy Security, Peak Oil, mileage rating, Transportation, canadian energy policy, capitalism, sustainability, car industry

Get your free car

roymacmullin wrote 10 months ago: After you’ve made your car mechanic a rich man and terminal rust is devouring the metal frame of y … more »

Tags: canadian energy policy, Canadian Politics, car industry, climate change, Energy Security, Peak Oil, Rationing, Steven Harper, sustainability

Capitalism and the Environment

roymacmullin wrote 11 months ago: If you saw the Live Earth concerts recently, you may have an opinion on the value of the effort to s … more »

Tags: climate change, Shawn Graham, Steven Harper, Liberal government, demand reduction, energy superpower, canadian energy policy, Rationing, capitalism

Things go better with "Coke"?

roymacmullin wrote 1 year ago: Recently NB Power came to Saint John to talk about the use of petroleum coke as a way to reduce the … more »

Tags: climate change, EUB, Jack Keir, NB Power

1 + 1 = 3!

greenenergyguru wrote 7 months ago: No, this is not another example of “new math”. It is to remind us that often when we make plant … more »

Tags: Heat Rate, efficiency, Availability

BTU Busters

greenenergyguru wrote 7 months ago: Years ago, the movie “Ghost Busters” was all the rage. Funny movie. But the concept is also appl … more »

Tags: Heat Rate, efficiency, Availability

What’s Your Top Ten?

greenenergyguru wrote 8 months ago: America seems infatuated with “Top 10” lists. From The David Letterman show to pop music charts, … more »

Tags: Heat Rate, efficiency, Availability

The Most Bang for the Buck

greenenergyguru wrote 8 months ago: You’ve looked at your generation units and found your heat rates are unacceptable. You need to red … more »

Tags: Heat Rate, efficiency, Availability

Do You Have the Right Stuff?1 comment

greenenergyguru wrote 8 months ago: Though this phrase is normally used on the military or movies, it applies to your generation system … more »

Tags: Heat Rate, efficiency, Availability, Generation Control

Obsolete or Viable?

greenenergyguru wrote 8 months ago: Is your plant obsolete? Can it compete in today’s competitive power markets? Sometimes it is a tou … more »

Tags: Heat Rate, efficiency, Availability

Canada: An Energy Superpower?

roymacmullin wrote 1 year ago: What wonderful political spin! You’ve all heard of spin, a modern word for questionable public rel … more »

Tags: climate change, SPP, Energy Security, Steven Harper, Peak Oil, Hydro, Lower Churchill, pipelines, NEB

On Energy, we are what we think

roymacmullin wrote 1 year ago: We’ve all heard that old saying “you are what you eat.” The remarkable transition in o … more »

Tags: climate change, Shawn Graham, Energy Security, Steven Harper, Jack Keir, Liberal government, NB self sufficiency task force

CFL's could save New Brunswick millions

roymacmullin wrote 1 year ago: How many politicians does it take to change an incandescent to a compact fluorescent bulb (CFL)? Tw … more »

Tags: climate change, Shawn Graham, Energy Security, Peak Oil, Jack Keir, NB Power, Liberal government, NB self sufficiency task force, demand reduction

Reclaim waste heat from Power plants1 comment

roymacmullin wrote 1 year ago: Want to take a 1-minute course on power generation? Great! There is a little mathematics mixed in, b … more »

Tags: climate change, Shawn Graham, Energy Security, EUB, Jack Keir, NB Power, NB self sufficiency task force, co-gen


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