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Page THE H ALTON HILLS HOMESTYLE Saturday August 1 1990 Natural gas industry environmental conscious As Canadians become increasing conscious of the need to protect the environment the government is seeking ways to respond A recent initiative undertaken by Canada Department of the Environment is the development of The Green Plan A National Challenge This will form the basis of new environmental legislation slated to be tabled this fall As input to The Green Plan the Canadian Gas Association has submitted a position paper to the Department of the Environment The paper developed in conjunction with the Ontario Natural Gas Association presents a strong case for the recognition of natural gas as an energy efficient em irvnmental preferred fuel Key areas of discussion in the paper are the high utilization available with natural gas and its environmental advantages compared to other fossil fuels Evidence shows thai natural gas contributes less to global warming and photochemical smog than other fossil fuels does not contain substances which erode the ozone layer produces no sulphur dioxide during combustion and thus con tributes less to acid rain than other fossil fuels The paper cites a number of significant advances in natural gas highlighting the widespread application of several new technologies to decrease en vironmental degradation With new high natural gas furnaces up to per cent of the fuel bumed is converted to useful heat resulting dramatic tions in fuel consumption and costs Commercial rooftop heating units recover heat which would otherwise be lost to the atmosphere cutting fuel consumption up to per cent and reducing combustion emissions Buses and commercial and private vehicles can be converted to natural gas cutting damaging par ticulate emissions and production of carbon dioxide carbon monoxide and volatile organize compounds New natural gas processing can cut sulphur dioxide emissions over 50 per tent Work is to lower these levels en further Combined technologies generate more per unit of Pansy planting can start now spring but the start them is now the popular prion blooming biennials are ver lo grow from seed starling in late Jul September Seed starled at this time can begin to bloom out doors in late winter Growing them from seed requires the use of a seeding medium such as and clean sterile con tamers similar those used in ger minating most seeds re quire a particular germinating temperature and light requirements that are different from man Diner seeds germinate best when the temperature of the medium is lower to is deal Good germinating conditions are found in which is cooler than the res of the house germination is also in duced darkness not light therefore ensuring that seed is covered is important I have found the following of germination gives good results A clean or pot is filial with pre moistened vermiculiU I hi which are small but large enough set and handle arc sprinkled on the surface of the moist vermic lite The individual seeds should i spaced so that there is inch them and then pressed into the surface contacting the moist medium The seeded container is covered with cardboard or paper cut to fit the top of the pot so that light is not allowed to reach the seeds A clear plastic bag is placed around the pot to maintain high humiditv pot s then placid in a spot in hast mint Ihe con tamers should be i lucked signs of sprouting which occurs in 11 sometime sooner soon as first seed germinates the period of darkness has long enough and the paper or cardboard cover can be removed The pot can then he moved to a bright window or placed under fluorescent lights When the seedlings are about to 1 men across are transput to individual small pots or cell this Hie CleonUpVoufflct PitchIn fuel energy by combining a natural gas turbine system with a steam turbine system This process also reduces harmful Gas reburning a technology for coal fired electric power stations refers to the partial replacement of coal with natural gas The two fuels can be burned in different locations in the boiler under different Gas reburning can greatly reduce nitric oxide releases without increasing levels of other pollutants or reducing efficiency Exciting research and develop ment initiatives in the natural gas industry such as those described in our paper continue to make natural gas the most viarJlc fossil fuel and to demonstrate that we can make a positive environmental difference says CGA President Ian CGA commends the governments Green Plan initiatives and will assist in any way possible forming respoasible environmental policy Canadas natural gas industry Is committed to finding solutions to this countrys energy and en vironmental needs For a brochure on the benefits of natural gas call toll free information line at Proper budgeting helps finances to a shaded location When the secdl ings are outside ensure that do not dr out Watch for slugs and lv an appropriate control such as Slug bait if are found one 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