Globe and Mail
October 8, 2005

A New Brunswick coal-fired power plant is the dirtiest power generator of its kind in North America, says a national energy and environmental research group.

The report by Energy Probe says New Brunswick Power’s Grand Lake station has the worst acid gas pollution rate among more than 400 coal plants on the continent.

The station has been operating since 1931.

The report also ranks three Nova Scotia coal stations – Point Tupper, Lingan and Trenton – low on the list, while three Saskatchewan stations – Shand Power, Boundary Dam and Poplar River – also fared poorly.

Two units from Ontario’s Lambton station ranked well, placing fourth and ninth among the continent’s cleanest.