Bubbles and the Politics of Neener-Neener-Neener #nlpoli
Kathy Dunderdale called Bill Rowe on Wednesday to have one of her periodic core dumps on what is going on in the universe. When the talk turns to Muskrat Falls,…
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The Hydro-Quebec Statement of Claim #nlpoli
Via labradore, the statement of claim filed on behalf of Hydro-Quebec earlier this week. You can search it and read it in English. Those of you using Chrome will find…
There’s desperate and then there’s Dunderdale #nlpoli
Take away the bluster: “The agenda won’t be set by Quebec in terms of how we do our work, how we develop our resources, and how we access markets.” Take…
UARB: “substantial uncertainty” about Nalcor supply of market-priced energy #nlpoli
You can read the full decision by the UARB (pdf) but here are some points to note. Right off the bat, you will see in the full report that Nova…
Pride goeth, more undisclosed risk, and all that #nlpoli
There are so many ways that Ed Martin, his crew at Nalcor, and the provincial Conservatives and all their supporters have screwed themselves and local ratepayers it is getting harder…
Hydro-Quebec to seek clarity on contract rights #nlpoli
From Hydro-Quebec: MONTREAL, July 22, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – Hydro-Québec is filing a motion today with the Québec Superior Court to obtain a declaratory judgment. The company is asking the…
History’s Bitch #nlpoli
A half century ago, a bunch of very smart fellows – some of the smartest fellows of any generation ever – wanted to build a massive plant in the middle…
Telly exclusive on SNC Lavalin???? #nlpoli
Screaming headline across the top of the front page of the Saturday Telly: SNC-Lavalin shut out of Hydro-Quebec projects And right underneath, the claim that it is a Telegram exclusive.…
Yvonne – math #nlpoli
Liberal member of parliament Yvonne Jones is pissed off. She told VOCM that “there are 1,016 people that are payrolled under the Muskrat Falls project. 201 of those are Labradorians.…
Cost Creepy Crawlies #nlpoli
Maybe it’s the lack of independent corroboration in this Telegram article that just sends a chill up your spine. That’s the one where Nalcor officials insist they are doing a…
Get worried-er #nlpoli
Here are a bunch of stories all of which would deserve a post of their own but that are presented here cut down to the barest of bare essentials. King…
Get Worried #nlpoli
Not surprisingly, a band of familiar faces turned up at Nalcor’s annual public meeting to put questions about Muskrat Falls to Ed Martin, the man more and more people are…
No Surplus to Supply #nlpoli
Critics of the Muskrat Falls development pointed out over 18 months ago that the project would have problems meeting its electricity commitments. Nalcor disputed that. But this weekend, CBC’s Paul…
Do we have it? #nlpoli
Kathy Dunderdale had a pretty easy audience on Monday for her relaxed, ambling speech about a whole bunch of stuff. It was the St. John’s Board of Trade. As a…
Like Father. Like Son. #nlpoli
So after a teaser column in the Telegram last week that was more creative fiction than serious history or memoir, John Crosbie explained why he loves the Muskrat Falls project…
There’s no crap like old crap #nlpoli
And John Crosbie’s recent column (May 18) in the Telegram about Churchill Falls contains some of the oldest – and completely unsubstantiated – crap on the go. (Read more…)
Tom Marshall’s Dead Muskrat Sketch #nlpoli
Tom Marshall used to be the finance minister. He’s the guy who consistently, year after year, spent more than the people of the province could afford. Tom didn’t do it…
Not the arse-end of the world … #nlpoli
Check out the 2012 Hydro-Quebec annual report and you will find a lovely chart showing trends in energy prices in northeastern North America. “After reaching a historic peak in 2008,…
Husky sizing up natural gas offshore Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli
Husky Energy is sizing up the potential of developing natural gas offshore Newfoundland and Labrador within the next decade, according to the leading petroleum industry news source upstreamonline.com. First exports…
Province settles Fortis asset grab for $76 million #nlpoli
Natural resources minister Tom Marshall announced in the House of Assembly on Tuesday that the provincial government had settled with the last of a string of private companies victimised by…