A Scientific American article describes Canada's initiatives to phase out old coal plants in order to expedite a move towards natural gas fired plants.

The new standards shed a positive light on a Canadian Conservative government that is regularly criticized by environmental groups for not doing enough towards sustainability and green living.

From the article: "Still the measures, expected to reduce emissions by 15 megatonnes -- the equivalent of taking 3.2 million vehicles off the road -- received some support from the green sector."

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