Pictou County cozy: PC political connections and the proposed fossil gas power plants David MacGregor is both the Associate Deputy Minister of Energy and on the board of the Independent Energy System Operator that is proposing two fossil gas plants in Pictou County. The post Pictou County cozy: PC political connections and the proposed fossil gas power plants appeared first on Halifax Examiner .

A week ago, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston told the Pictou Advocate there was no need for a third-party analysis of two fossil gas- and diesel-burning plants proposed for Pictou County because the province’s Independent Energy System Operator (IESO), which is proposing the gas plants, is an independent agency. Houston, who is also the energy […] The post ‘Independent’ energy agency wants status in court review of gas plants proposed for Pictou County appeared first on Halifax Examiner .