“Emera needs to step up to shut down fossil fuel power plants across its operations in the next ten years, but from Nova Scotia to Florida we know they continue to drag their heels. Emera and its subsidiaries—including Nova Scotia Power and TECO Energy—need credible plans to shut down coal and forest biomass starting yesterday. They must also commit to no new investments in natural gas, and accelerate the switch to wind, solar, and storage.”—Gretchen Fitzgerald, National Programs Director for the Sierra Club Canada Foundation
Media Release — Forest biomass does not burn cleaner than coal
Minister Tory Rushton’s announcement that Nova Scotia Power Inc. will need to burn more forest biomass to increase its renewable electricity quota is evidence that