[Greenbuilding] Another Small Step Forward

[Tim Vireo Keating]

When I hear of large dams, I am always concerned 
with the ecosystem that will be flooded to create 
it. In the tropics, large dams have been shown to 
be even more greenhouse-gas-intensive than 
petroleum-fueled power plants, given the massive 
amount of vegetation that ends up under water and 
thus rots anaerobically, generating methane as a 
waste product (not to mention the large-scale 
destruction of the forest).

tim keating

At 2:53 AM -0400 7/31/12, Paul M. Eldridge wrote:
>There has been considerable discussion of late 
>regarding the consumption of electricity and 
>fossil fuels.  Well, some good news on that 
>front from our neck of the woods.  Tomorrow 
>morning, Newfoundland and Labrador's Nalcor and 
>Nova Scotia Power's parent, Emera, will announce 
>their joint development of the 824 MW Muskrat 
>Falls hydro-electric project.  Under the terms 
>of the agreement, 40 per cent of the power 
>generated is reserved for Newfoundland and 
>Labrador's in-province needs, 20 per cent will 
>be allocated to Nova Scotia Power, and the 
>remainder will be sold throughout Atlantic 
>Canada and, potentially, New England.  In the 
>case of Newfoundland and Labrador, this 
>electricity will displace oil-fired generation, 
>making this province's electricity supply 98 per 
>cent fossil-free, and in Nova Scotia it will 
>displace coal.  The remaining 330 MW can be used 
>to backstop wind, thus allowing wind to increase 
>its total share in this region well beyond what 
>would be achievable otherwise.
>
>If all goes to plan, Muskrat Falls will come 
>on-line in 2017 and Phase Two, Gull Island, will 
>add an additional 2,264 MW sometime thereafter. 
>Combined, the Upper and Lower Churchill Falls 
>will supply more than 8,500 MW of renewable 
>energy.
>
>Cheers,
>Paul
>
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>
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