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Apr 03, 2009National Post: “The Shock Doctrine - Disaster environmentalism in action”
An alternative viewpoint on renewable energy from National Post columnist David Frum. Frum writes:
Wind, solar, and geothermal, by contrast, are the most expensive alternatives to coal. A kilowatt of power from such renewables typically costs about ten times as much as a kilowatt from coal — and more than six times as much as a kilowatt from nuclear or hydropower.
To read David Frum’s full article: Click here.
CanGEA believes that geothermal energy was misrepresented by this article, and issued a letter of response which can be read here.
CanGEA supports that geothermal power does not cost more to produce than coal. Investigations through Scientific American and other organizations have come to this conclusion. CanGEA continues to confront issues of awareness to earn geothermal its rightful place in Canada’s renewable energy future.
