Renewable energy remains a minor source of energy

If Canada plunges whole-heartedly for renewables that remain high-priced while the U.S. embraces low-cost oil and gas, we will suffer a loss of competitiveness that reduces our economic growth while the U.S. pulls away.

The promised proliferation of jobs from wind and solar power has never materialized. All energy sources are inherently capital intensive, whether renewable, thermal or nuclear, writes Philip Cross. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY PHILIP CROSS

July 16, 2018

Abundant energy is the beating heart of our economy and society, driving the ongoing search for new energy sources. At one time, nuclear energy and then briefly fusion promised unlimited power at little economic or environmental cost. Since the 1970s, renewables from wind and solar power have held ...

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