Groups Urge Toronto Council to Solve Its ‘Embarrassing Gas Problem’ [Sign-On] – The Energy Mix:

In an email last week, Outreach Director Angela Bischoff said 63 groups
and 19 municipalities have endorsed the phaseout call, but it’s running
into opposition from “gas giants”
like Ontario Power Generation, Enbridge Inc., and the Association of
Power Producers of Ontario (APPrO). “We can keep our lights on (and our
beer cold) without using polluting gas-fired generation,” she wrote.
“But we can’t save our climate if we keep using gas for electricity
generation.”

Groups Urge Toronto Council to Solve Its ‘Embarrassing Gas Problem’ [Sign-On] – The Energy Mix: In an email last week, Outreach Director Angela Bischoff said 63 groups
and 19 municipalities have endorsed the phaseout call, but it’s running
into opposition from “gas giants”
like Ontario Power Generation, Enbridge Inc., and the Association of
Power Producers of Ontario (APPrO). “We can keep our lights on (and our
beer cold) without using polluting gas-fired generation,” she wrote.
“But we can’t save our climate if we keep using gas for electricity
generation.”Read More

LNG Tanker Completes First Winter Passage of Russia’s Melting Northern Sea Route – The Energy Mix: Stretching more than 5,550 kilometres from the Kara Sea off the north
coast of Russia to the Bering Strait, the Northern Sea Route has long
been known to be the shortest passage between Europe and Asia, but shipping potential was limited by the fact that the route became blocked by thick ice in winter.

But the recent experimental voyage of the Christophe de Margerie,
an LNG tanker that left Russia fully loaded in early January bound for
China, has proven its viability. The ship returned to its home port last
week, this time accompanied by the nuclear-powered 50 Let Pobedy icebreaker (no icebreaker was needed on the trip out).

The voyage was the second in the past 10 months for the tanker, which
made the identical trip in May, a month earlier into spring than
normal.

LNG Tanker Completes First Winter Passage of Russia’s Melting Northern Sea Route – The Energy Mix: Stretching more than 5,550 kilometres from the Kara Sea off the north
coast of Russia to the Bering Strait, the Northern Sea Route has long
been known to be the shortest passage between Europe and Asia, but shipping potential was limited by the fact that the route became blocked by thick ice in winter.But the recent experimental voyage of the Christophe de Margerie,
an LNG tanker that left Russia fully loaded in early January bound for
China, has proven its viability. The ship returned to its home port last
week, this time accompanied by the nuclear-powered 50 Let Pobedy icebreaker (no icebreaker was needed on the trip out). The voyage was the second in the past 10 months for the tanker, which
made the identical trip in May, a month earlier into spring than
normal.Read More