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The scan that cures

‘This is the first time that we have seen clear evidence of a significant reduction in lung cancer mortality with a screening test,” said Dr. Christine Berg of the U.S. National Cancer Institute, referring to the CT scans that led to a 20% decline in cancer deaths in the largest-ever study of its kind.

“Really stunning,” said David Naidich, professor of radiology and medicine at NYU-Langone Medical Center, a member of the study’s executive oversight committee.

Lawrence Solomon: New Zealand’s Climategate –Act II

Last November, I reported on accusations from New Zealand that a government agency called NIWA — New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – had cooked the books on global warming.  According to global warming skeptics at the Climate Conversation Group and the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition, the country’s temperatures had not climbed over the last century, as graphs produced by the agency claimed.  Based on the actual raw data for the last century, New Zealand’s temperature has been steady over that same period.

Energy Probe has a new home!

Energy Probe has moved to a new website! Click here to go to the new site. While this Energy Probe site will continue to house our extensive archive, all new material will be published on the updated site.

Lawrence Solomon, Executive Director of Energy Probe, will present "Global Warming: The Science Is Not Settled"
Radiation’s benefits

Will a gamma ray a day keep the doctor away? A new book says low-level radiation may prevent cancer

Waterloo seeks hydro bill hike

WATERLOO — Electric bills in Waterloo, already the highest in the region, are poised to rise higher.

City council’s electric utility is seeking to hike its delivery charge 18.5 per cent next May, in part to continue pouring millions in profits into city coffers.

If approved by the Ontario Energy Board, the increase would add $69 to the annual electric bill of an average residence in Waterloo, Woolwich and Wellesley. This equals an increase of five per cent on a current bill of $1,345, including all charges and taxes.

Horizon seeks hefty hike

Electricity in Hamilton and St. Catharines is about to get more expensive.

Horizon Utilities, which distributes power in the two cities, is asking the provincial regulator to increase the distribution charge for power by almost 12 per cent effective January. And the utility says there will need to more increases in the future.

At the same time, provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath has started a campaign to cut bills by getting the provincial government to remove its portion of the new Harmonized Sales Tax.

A Liberal power surge: Blizzard

Many Ontarians can’t keep paying these ever-escalating fuel bills

The two biggest issues in next year’s election will be the HST and the price of electricity.

As consumers open their hydro bills this month, they’re getting sticker shock from the extra 8% the HST has added.

Last week, both Opposition parties were hammering at the Liberals for other sneaky costs that have been quietly added to their already ballooning bills.

Andrea Horwath and the New Democrats were especially effective.

Zap! Your hydro bill's going up

The Ontario Energy Board thinks you’re not paying enough for hydro so it’s yanking another $60 out of your wallet.

Ontario hydro ratepayers — already hammered by the HST, time-of-use pricing and rate hikes — will pay an added $240 million a year, the Ontario NDP says.

Officials at the provincial crown agency — whose salaries are paid for through hydro bills — decided earlier this year that utilities should be able to boost their rate of return to 9.85% from 8.39%.

Zap! Your hydro bill's going up

The Ontario Energy Board thinks you’re not paying enough for hydro so it’s yanking another $60 out of your wallet.

Ontario hydro ratepayers — already hammered by the HST, time-of-use pricing and rate hikes — will pay an added $240 million a year, the Ontario NDP says.

Officials at the provincial crown agency — whose salaries are paid for through hydro bills — decided earlier this year that utilities should be able to boost their rate of return to 9.85% from 8.39%.