Comments on: Nova Scotia to Convert Cape Breton Coal Plant to Burn Oil https://www.theenergymix.com/nova-scotia-to-convert-cape-breton-coal-plant-to-burn-oil/ The climate news that makes a difference. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:13:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Mitchell Beer https://www.theenergymix.com/nova-scotia-to-convert-cape-breton-coal-plant-to-burn-oil/#comment-21656 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 03:35:14 +0000 https://www.theenergymix.com/?p=143075#comment-21656 In reply to Brian Mcnutt.

They *shouldn’t* because of methane releases all along the sequence of natural gas extraction, transport, and use.

]]> By: Brian Mcnutt https://www.theenergymix.com/nova-scotia-to-convert-cape-breton-coal-plant-to-burn-oil/#comment-21655 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 02:06:21 +0000 https://www.theenergymix.com/?p=143075#comment-21655 In reply to Brian.

Why don’t they use natural gas

]]> By: Brian https://www.theenergymix.com/nova-scotia-to-convert-cape-breton-coal-plant-to-burn-oil/#comment-21652 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:55:35 +0000 https://www.theenergymix.com/?p=143075#comment-21652 The Environmental officials keep saying go Electric but if they did notice it is more expensive to switch, by raising the fossil fuels you are penalizing the consumers. Make electric cars etc cheaper and the infrastructure more accessible then the consumers would think ok I can afford to switch. But keeping the cost of the electric infrastructure high and the costs of fuel you are killing the whole idea

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