[vy_MR2]

Lets imagine if Belledune and Dalhousie were shut down..... quite a few ppl dont have jobs. Now keep in mind Belledune has recently won international recognition for their successes with their environmental equipment... the flue gas desulfurization scrubber and the electro static precipitator. These same systems are used in 3 NB Power plants. The last time people bitched and complained about these sorts of things, NB Power stepped in and said, if you dont like it, we'll make sure it doesnt bother you. Back in 83, PEI had its breaker opened from NB.... no power to PEI. They were in a complete black out. After 2 hours, calls were made to NB Power to please get the transmission line breaker closed and that they will not be concerned with their power being supplied from a Nuclear Plant.
If something like that was done again, say in the middle of January because people dont like the fact that the majority of electricity in North America are coal plants, I'm sure that we are all so dependant on power, that we can ignore this concern if it means we can stay warm. :)