FortisBC crews have put the finishing touches on a seven-kilometre pipeline near the Hartland Landfill in Saanich, calling it a B次元官网网址済reen milestone.B次元官网网址�

The pipeline is a connection between its facility to the Capital Regional District (CRD) gas system and the landfill.

In an effort to provide Greater Victoria homes and businesses with low-carbon energy options, the gas company said it is transforming decomposing organic waste into green energy, known as renewable gas. This renewable gas is set to become an environmental cog, said FortisBC, producing 200,000 gigajoules annually B次元官网网址� enough energy to warm the homes of over 1,900 families for an entire year.

Critics dismiss FortisBCB次元官网网址檚 renewable gas strategy, noting the fuel made out of methane captured from sewage and landfills is still 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year span if it escapes into the atmosphere.

FortisBC says 15 per cent of its gas supply will be renewable by 2030, reducing customer emissions by 30 per cent and preventing the need for new and more expensive hookups.

But close examination of a study by the B.C. government and FortisBC backing the companyB次元官网网址檚 plan shows biomethane will likely only ever make up a fraction of the provinceB次元官网网址檚 overall needs.

B次元官网网址淚 have trouble taking FortisBCB次元官网网址檚 greenwashing about sustainability and renewable natural gas seriously,B次元官网网址� said Nanaimo city Coun. Paul Manly, saying the B.C. corporation lobbied Nanaimo city council heavily in advance of its recent decision on gas hookups.

B次元官网网址� With additional reporting by Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter CANADAB次元官网网址橲 NATIONAL OBSERVER