That’s the best he’s got #nlpoli
As a rule when you start attacking the other guy’s character or attributing motives to him, you’ve admitted you don’t have much of an argument of your own Natural resources…
Edward Hollett
Inadvertent humour, the MHI report edition #nlpoli
The Telegram editorial on the Manitoba Hydro review of Muskrat Falls is a tidy bit of work with some sound advice: The bottom line? Anyone who wants to say anything…
Get politics out of fishery: report #nlpoli
A strange as it may seem after years of evidence that political interference in fisheries management has caused nothing but grief, there are still people – all politicians – who…
So haunted by ghosts #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Hear what comfortable words our Premier sayeth: For generations gone by, the undeveloped hydro-power resources of the Lower Churchill were, for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, like a treasure just out of…
Rumpole and the Better Half #nlpoli
You likely won’t hear much mention of this provincial first but in the midst of the hoopla over Muskrat Falls on Wednesday, the justice minister announced a first for Provincial…
The trap of fossil fuels #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Muskrat Falls green. Right? Get rid of Holyrood. Holyrood bad. No more oil burning. Must be true. After all, natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy tweeted a couple of weeks ago…
Dunderfalls #nlpoli
This is a screen cap of the picture VOCM is using on their front page to illustrate a story on Muskrat Falls. C’mon guys. This isn’t artsy. This isn’t creative.…
It’s a nice project, but… #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Manitoba Hydro’s limited review of Muskrat Falls is now available publicly. Manitoba Hydro concluded that the project is indeed the lower cost option of the two they were limited to…
Terawatts for Terra Nova and other fun #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Energy analyst Tom Adams points to some problems with the Muskrat Falls project and, in the process, turns out one of the biggest bits of critical commentary on Muskrat Falls…
Adams and Nalcor: Second Round #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Energy analyst Tom Adams’ latest blog post on the Muskrat Falls project takes direct aim at the water studies used by Nalcor to support its claim that the plant will…
Born Again Fiscal Virgins #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale is singing the usual Tory song before contract negotiations and a provincial budget. Yes, folks, in a speech to the St. John’s Board of Trade the Premier…
Hebron, the Lower Churchill and Local Benefits #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Apparently, this whole Hebron work thing is much ado about nothing. Premier Kathy Dunderdale spent some time Monday afternoon chatting with On the Go’s Ted Blades about a recent decision…
Cleary on the Move #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Noob Bloc NDP member of parliament Ryan Cleary is on the move. Backwards. In the most recent seating plan for the House of Commons, Cleary’s seat goes all the way…
Muskrat Falls: more pesky details #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Tom Adams’ blog post is attracting much attention in Newfoundland and Labrador on Monday. No surprise in that, given that Adams’ did some calculations of water flows and came to…
I am my own grandpa, legal version #nlpoli
This one seems tailor-made for the legal geniuses who came up with the ;aw in this province that allows you to vote in an election that doesn’t exist to fill…
Nalcor will have problems supplying MF power to Nova Scotia? #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Energy analyst Tom Adams has an interesting observation on why Nalcor and Emera are having a hard time finishing their agreement. Adams believes that a detailed analysis of Muskrat Falls…
Cost over-runs: Manitoba #nlpoli
Want to know how far off cost estimates can be for a project like Muskrat Falls? Look no further than Manitoba where the same people who reviewing Muskrat falls for…
Muskrat Surprise! #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Paying attention pays its rewards. On Saturday, The Telegram’s Russell Wangersky showed the benefit of paying attention to the fine print if you want to understand how far off Nalcor…
From the Earth to the Moon… in a sealskin spacesuit #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Over at the Ceeb, John Furlong does his usual superb job of cutting through the bullshit. This week it’s dissecting the noise this week over what Ryan Cleary said, or…
Bad Sign 2: Muskrat Falls financials #nlpoli #cdnpoli
The Telegram’s Russell Wangersky dissects Nalcor’s claim for Muskrat Falls electricity costs in the Saturday paper. It’s simple. It’s concise. And, most importantly, you can understand it without being a…