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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I know that in Ontario, coal power is being phased out and plants that have been converted to biomass produce much more power with fewer negative byproducts.
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Coal is dead in Ontario, having been effectively replaced by upgraded nuclear plants a few years ago.
http://www.ieso.ca/power-data/supply...ted-generation
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Even if someone isn't an environmentalist, why wouldn't you want that? It's pretty much the definition of conservatism to increase output while reducing waste.
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Biomass is a controversial topic. It's probably fine if all it did was burn waste or wood that can't be used for any other purpose. But the scale of human energy usage is so high that there are concerns that forests are being cut down for the purpose of being burnt in biomass plants.
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/sasha-s...name-bioenergy