Energy
- MLI Paper: Gasoline tax would need to rise by $2.30 per litre to cut motor vehicle GHG emissions by 30 percent February 22, 2012
MLI author says that the costs far outweigh the benefits when it comes to reducing transportation-related GHG emissions MEDIA RELEASE February 22, 2012, Ottawa, ON – Canadians overwhelmingly depend on the convenience and savings of private auto...
- The Ottawa Citizen: Why we don't just refine the bitumen in Canada January 29, 2012
January 29, 2012 - In his latest column for the Ottawa Citizen, MLI's Brian Lee Crowley addresses why we don't process the oilsands here at home. An excerpt below: Forcing investments of billions of dollars in unproductive capacity and delaying oils...
- MLI's Crowley discusses why McGuinty's recent claim that the oil & gas industry is subsidized by Ottawa is false July 30, 2011
July 30, 2011 - In his regular column for the Ottawa Citizen, MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley examines the claims made by Premier Dalton McGuinty that "the oilpatch is subsidized by Ottawa; that his own green energy initiatives are somehow equi...
- Ottawa should focus on promoting interprovincial electricity July 22, 2011
In the July 21, 2011 edition of the Moncton Times & Transcript, Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley and Toronto-based electricity consultant Tom Adams discuss how "Canadians should be entitled to an open national electricity system where no provin...
- Commentary: Carbon Policy: The Right – and Wrong – Ways to Use NAFTA June 8, 2011
A focus on energy innovation, not regulation, is key to success for carbon-related problems June 8, 2011, Ottawa, ON - The current state of carbon policy is a messy tangle of energy, economic, environmental, and security problems that span North Ame...
- Rob Breakenridge Radio Show Highlights MLI Commentary, Are We Running out of Natural Resources June 2, 2011
The Rob Breakenridge Radio Show interviewed MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley on the Commentary, Are We Running out of Natural Resources, on May 30, 2011 at 10pm on QR77 radio (Calgary) & 630 CHED (Edmonton). To listen to the audio archive, ...
- "Are We Running Out of Natural Resources?" - MLI Commentary in the Media May 30, 2011
On May 28, 2011, both the Vancouver Sun and the Winnipeg Free Press published MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley's Commentary, “Are We Running Out of Natural Resources?” In his Commentary, Crowley discusses the mistaken premise that fossil ...
- Financial Post Comment: The running out of resources myth May 27, 2011
On May 26, 2011, the Financial Post published a summary of MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley’s Commentary, “Are We Running Out of Natural Resources?” In his Commentary, Crowley discusses the mistaken premise that fossil fuels are finite....
