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Why is hydropower a clean and renewable source of energy?
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Hydropower is clean because it produces very few greenhouse gases (GHG) and no other air pollutants, and it does not generate any toxic waste by-products. Hydropower is a renewable source of energy because it uses the power of a natural and renewable resource, water, without wasting or depleting it in the production of energy.
Source: Canadian Hydropower Association
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Electricity
3
Nuclear
3
- How is electricity produced in a nuclear reactor?
- What impact on the environment does nuclear power have?
- Lately I’ve noticed interest in nuclear power is increasing with talk of new nuclear power plants in Ontario, New Brunswick and Alberta. How many reactors are there in Canada? The United States? World wide? What percentage of electricity is generated through nuclear energy?
Biomass
2
Solar
5
- How is solar energy used?
- What are the advantages of solar power?
- Are there new developments which will make solar power technology more cost efficient?
- I'm interested in solar power for my home - where can I find information about government incentive programs?
- Wind power is becoming more and more common in Canada, with wind farms in eight provinces and one territory. Is interest in solar power growing as well?
Geothermal
1
Wind
3
Oil & natural gas
21
- How is Propane Used?
- What different names are used for natural gas from coal?
- Why do we need unconventional gas?
- What is Propane?
- How Does Propane Contribute to the Economy?
- Why not regulate crude oil prices?
- How many kilowatt hours are equivalent to the energy produced by a barrel of oil?
- How many refineries are there in Canada and where are they located?
- What are the differences between oilsands, heavy oil and bitumen?
- How are the oil sands mined?
- What impact does mining the oil sands have on the environment?
- What is the energy balance for oilsands production?
- What per cent of the United States oil supply comes from the oilsands?
- What is natural gas?
- How is natural gas used?
- Where is natural gas found?
- How does industry convert natural gas volumes to barrels of oil equivalent?
- What is unconventional natural gas?
- What kinds of unconventional gas exist?
- Why do we need unconventional gas?
- What is natural gas from coal?
Hydropower
3