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Natural Gas vs Propane
Heating with gas and oil

Natural gas vs propane, what is the difference and which is less harmful?

...gas, renewable natural gas and propane When comparing different types of gas, it becomes apparent that their environmental impact varies, but it's never great. When burned, both natural and fossil gases emit greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. However, natural gas has for a number of years been consider...

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A Renewable Natural Gas refinery built in Quebec with misguided public funding?
Renewable energy

Renewable natural gas, RNG or biogas under the microscope...

...gas (RNG) which is a pipeline-quality gas that is fully interchangeable with conventional natural gas and so can also be used in natural gas vehicles. RNG is essentially biogas, (the gaseous product of the decomposition of organic matter) that has been processed to specific purity standards. Like conventional fossil ga...

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Gas Cooktops and Stoves causing Asthma and Cancer in Households
Heating with gas and oil

Still cooking with gas? How to reduce the risk of asthma and cancer.

...gas supply off at the meter and ask the gas utility company to cap it if your area allows it. Usually, and as a bonus, to eliminate the monthly natural gas "customer charge," a customer having a natural gas meter, but not using natural gas, may request suspending their natural gas account. All the same, as we don't lik...

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Natural Gas is being phased out - why & when?
Heating with gas and oil

Why natural gas is Being phased out of new home construction (and When?)

...gas - but more about that later.  California introduces a ban on gas furnaces, gas boilers and gas water heaters - leading the way for the USA.  In Canada, Quebec plans to phase out gas heating in homes by 2040. Shouldn't natural gas really be called "fossil gas"? Yes, natural gas should be correctly called fossil gas,...

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