HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1991-05-29, Page 17PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29,1991.
New alternative fuels help clean air battle
While Canada creates only two
per cent of the greenhouse gases, it
uses more energy per capita than
any other nation.
With long distance to travel
emissions from cars and trucks are
a major pollution source in Canada.
So the Ministry of Energy Mines
and Resources is working with
industry to try to remove technical
and economic barriers which pre
vent greater use of environmentally
friendly fuels like propane, ethanol,
methanol, hydrogen, compressed
natural gas and electric batteries.
Propane is the most widely used
alternative motor fuel. Energy
Mines and Resources says there are
Energy efficient appliances
and lights can cut energy use
By using the most energy-effi
cient appliances, the Advanced
House saves almost 60 per cent of
the energy used by average prod
ucts. You can achieve similar sav
ings by buying appliances with the
best Energuide rating you can find.
On every new appliance sold in
Canada, you will find black-and-
white Energuide label, which gives
the model number of the appliance
What to do with hazardous
household wastes
What can 1 do with my hazardous
wastes?
• Never bury or bum chemical
containers containing residue.
• Don't buy more products than
you need.
• Give excess quantities away to
those who will use them instead of
throwing them away.
• If you need to dispose of large
quantities of hazardous waste, con
tact your local municipality or
BRUSSELS
RESIDENTS
PLEASE
KEEP
more than 140,000 propane-pow
ered vehicles being used in Canada.
Although conversion kits cost
between $1400 and $3000, propane
costs less than gasoline or diesel.
Cars, buses and trucks run on
propane produce significantly
fewer harmful emissions than either
gasoline or diesel. An Environmen
tal Protection Agency test in in
U.S. on a 1988 propane-fueled pas
senger car cut carbon monoxide by
93 per cent, nitrogen oxide by 57
per cent and hydrocarbons by near
ly 30 per cent compared to current
clean air standards. Exhaust from
propane is also recognized as hav
ing lower ozone-reducing capabili
ty than either gasoline or diesel
and tells you the monthly energy
use under normal operating condi
tions. The lower the Energuide rat
ing, the more energy efficient the
appliance. Energy for lighting is
reduced by 80 per cent by using
only fluorescent lights instead of
standard, incandescent bulbs.
PASSIVE SOLAR
SUNROOM
By using an attractive sunroom
provincial environment department
for advice.
• Separate hazardous materials
from your household garbage.
• Do not dispose of hazardous
materials in sewer systems or open
bodies of water.
• Participate in Household Haz
ardous Waste Days in your area.
Suggest alternatives to hazardous
chemicals
exhaust.
Propane-fueled vehicles have
been shown to be safer in crashes
than their gasoline counterparts and
the clean-burning characteristics
make engines, engine oil and filters
last longer.
Ethanol and methanol are also
proving themselves as technically
and environmentally viable fuel
alternatives, either alone or as addi
tives. Ethanol, an alcohol derived
from fermentable sugar or starch
crops, can be added at up to 10 per
cent, to regular gas and used in
conventional engines without
adversely affecting performance,
while lowering carbon dioxide and
other emissions. Canada is one of
the world's largest producers of
that can be closed oil Irom the
house, the Advanced House saves
the cost of heating this space, but
picks up a lol of free solar energy
when the sun is shining. The sun
room is also used to preheat the
incoming fresh ventilation air.
The house is a cooperative ven
ture of Energy, Mines and
Resources Canada (EMR), the
Ontario Ministry of Energy,
Ontario Hydro and the Farm Build
ing Group of Toronto. The purpose
is to show homeowners that new
off-the-shelf products can make a
big difference in energy savings in
a comfortable and attractive new
house.
According to EMR's Frank
Campbell, "The 'Advanced House'
concept has proven to be a real
winner. Reducing the amount of
energy we use in our houses saves
homeowners money and helps
clean up our environment."
Application of pre-plant incorporated sprays at the same time.
methanol, an alcohol derived large
ly from natural gas. Methanol pro
duces fewer carbon dioxide
emissions than gasoline, has a high
octane rating, and costs roughly the
same as premium gasoline in terms
of the energy it produces, rather
than its volume.
A DROP
IN THE
BUCKET
Can Make A
World Of
Difference!
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