Muskrat Three-some #nlpoli
Here are some treats to keep you up with the latest developments on the Muskrat falls front. For starters, CBC’s Anthony Germain interviewed Tom Adams on Thursday about Adams’ contention…
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Coulda, woulda, shoulda: the Labrador hydro version #nlpoli
Sometimes completely separate events come together in a striking way. Your humble e-scribbler and Jerome Kennedy, the provincial natural resources minister exchanged a couple of tweets on Tuesday. The minister…
$#*! politicians say: Jerome! edition #nlpoli
Everyone’s favourite natural resources minister outdid himself last week for saying things that were just so far removed from reality that they were just funny. He said them in the…
Living after them #nlpoli
The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones. William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar In his latest post on Muskrat Falls, energy analyst Tom…
The Looking Glass News #nlpoli
“The Lower Churchill hydro project has passed the environmental review process,” CBC news tells us, and as a result the project has cleared “… another hurdle to the Labrador power…
Nova Scotia would get Churchill Falls power for free #nlpoli
If you’ve been following the ongoing Muskrat Falls saga, you will recall that energy analyst Tom Adams raised some questions a couple of months ago about whether or not Muskrat…
It’s all about export, eh #nlpoli
On Tuesday, natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy told the House of Assembly: Essentially, what Muskrat Falls does, it allows 40 per cent of the power for the Island to meet…
Discussion is healthy, indeed #nlpoli
From the Telegram a former chief of staff in the Premier’s Office puts it as eloquently as only he could: If public discussion, questions and debate on any issue should…
Kremlinology 38: what they left out #nlpoli
In a news release from the federal natural resources minister that heralded the future of Newfoundland and Labrador is energy, they didn’t mention the Lower Churchill once. – srbp –
How much is that Muskrat in the window? #nlpoli
So without much effort, the cost of Muskrat Falls, also known as the island infeed project, has gone from $6.2 billion to $8.9 billion. That’s without factoring in labour costs.…
Checking Jerome’s Numbers #nlpoli
In the House of Assembly on Tuesday, natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy said: The Muskrat Falls Generating Station will cost $2.9 billion and the Labrador-Island Link will cost $2.1 billion.…
Countering Nalcor Negativity #nlpoli
In a speech to the St. John’s board of trade this week, Nalcor chief executive Ed Martin dissed natural gas as a possible alternative to his expensive Muskrat Falls scheme.…
Danny and Jerome! on Muskrat Falls financials #nlpoli
Former member of the House of Assembly and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro director Danny Dumaresque made the news over the weekend with a claim that he had a document showing…
An energy strategy or tunnel vision #nlpoli
For those who may have seen natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy’s handful of tweets selectively paraphrasing bits of the American president’s speech, here’s the whole thing, via whitehouse.gov. Take a…
Adams is at it again #nlpoli
Energy analyst Tom Adams is at it again. He’s sent a bunch of technical questions to the consumer advocate to ship along to Nalcor about the Muskrat Falls proposal. Let’s…
Own goal: Muskrat Falls edition #nlpoli
Jack Swinimer is a resident of Holyrood. He’s a retired bank official. He’s also a big Tory supporter who calls open lines shows regularly to talk up his team or,…
Dip-Flop Fly #nlpoli
Twitter flame wars between cabinet ministers and Dale Kirby over Muskrat Falls. Surely Darin, Jerome and Clyde have better things to do with their days. Then again, maybe not. But…
The Others, a.k.a the Ghost and Mrs. Dunderdale #nlpoli
Regardless of any change in the cost of other forms of energy,… we will have stability in this province that few parts of the world could depend on with the…
NDP MHA not helping consumers #nlpoli
George Murphy is the NDP member of the provincial legislature best known for pushing the government gas price gouging scheme that forces consumers to pay prices for gasoline that benefits…
Natural gas and electricity #nlpoli
Cabot Martin knows what he is talking about. His speech to the St. John’s Rotary Club on Thursday opened a great many eyes to the potential for natural gas as…