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Carney’s Canada: Pragmatism Meets Ambition in a Nation at the Crossroads

Carney’s Canada: Pragmatism Meets Ambition in a Nation at the Crossroads

How Mark Carney’s nuanced energy, housing, and climate strategies seek to navigate a divided Canada through economic uncertainty.
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Michael Barnard
From Promise to Perpetual Subsidy

From Promise to Perpetual Subsidy

How Megaprojects in Canada and the Netherlands Turned Cost Overruns into Taxpayer Burdens
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Michael Barnard
American Cars: Rejected by China

American Cars: Rejected by China

Inside the Political and Technological Collapse of a Once-Profitable Market
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Michael Barnard
Stumbling Zombies of Hydrogen

Stumbling Zombies of Hydrogen

Why Plug Power, Ballard Power, and FuelCell Energy’s ongoing financial gymnastics can’t mask fundamental market flaws.
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Michael Barnard
Idle Ships, Cleaner Skies

Idle Ships, Cleaner Skies

How Trump Became Maritime Shipping’s Unintended Climate Ally
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Michael Barnard
Mineral Wars of the 21st Century

Mineral Wars of the 21st Century

Geopolitical Realities Reshaping Industrial Strategies in the West
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Michael Barnard
After the Darkness: How Iberia Rebooted Its Grid

After the Darkness: How Iberia Rebooted Its Grid

What the April 2025 blackout reveals about modern black start, grid resilience, and the road to renewables
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Michael Barnard
Drilling Into the Heat Beneath: A Realistic Look at Geothermal’s Potential and Pitfalls

Drilling Into the Heat Beneath: A Realistic Look at Geothermal’s Potential and Pitfalls

Simon Todd of Causeway Energies on what works, what doesn’t, and why moderate-depth heat will win
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Michael Barnard
From War Machines to Crop Guardians

From War Machines to Crop Guardians

How Ukraine’s wartime drone industry can revolutionize sustainable farming across Europe and North Africa
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Michael Barnard
Perovskite’s Big Claims and Silicon’s Solid Facts

Perovskite’s Big Claims and Silicon’s Solid Facts

Why silicon photovoltaics remain the practical choice despite perovskite’s headlines.
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Michael Barnard
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