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Article: Could peat meet energy needs? Northern Ontario is loaded with fuel-grade peat moss, a clean alternative to coal.(NEWS)
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- Northern Ontario Business
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- September 1, 2005
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Peat Resources wants the Ontario government to join Finland, Ireland and other European countries in burning peat as a clean alternative to coal.
In North America, most people will associate peat with the horticultural and gardening industries or premium Scotch whiskey.
Peat fuel has been used for centuries in Irish households and this less-polluting form of energy still plays a significant role for the production of economically priced power generation in Ireland, Finland, Russia and other eastern European countries.
In fact, Ireland has recently completed two new peat-fired power plants at a cost of $570 million US. The country is known as the ...