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Posted AT 1:04 AM EST on 21/12/05

For peat's sake

STAN SUDOL

Globe and Mail Update

A proven European energy source may be the solution to help Ontario reduce air pollution and secure its power supply. It's much cleaner than coal and significantly cheaper than oil and gas. That source is peat fuel. Canada has the biggest deposits in the world. In turn, Ontario has the largest accessible supplies, none of which have been developed.

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