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Two words played a big role in politics in 2008 — carbon tax.
While the words may be environmentally correct, in an age of political correctness they are politically incorrect and dangerous.
Ask Stephane Dion.
Canada
Canada to Impose Carbon Cuts If Government Falls (Update1)
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Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) — Canada’s opposition parties would implement tough carbon-dioxide emissions targets if they vote to topple Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s minority Conservative government next year, the country’s Green Party leader said.
Canada’s gov’t to consult with provinces on climate talks
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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada’s environment minister said on Friday the federal government would give the country’s provinces a consultative role in any negotiations with the United States on a North American pact to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Ottawa urged to match $2b carbon initiative
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Premier Ed Stelmach called on the federal government Thursday to cough up a matching $2 billion for carbon capture and storage technology, the same day Ottawa rolled out a series of austerity measures during tough economic times.
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Coal a natural for carbon capture: Lowry
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EDMONTON - Coal will remain the primary fuel for power generation in Alberta, and would be the easiest target for carbon-capture technology, says the president of city-owned Epcor Utilities.
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Canada: Carbon fight tones down
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Energy Minister Mel Knight struck a conciliatory tone yesterday, saying there is “common ground” between Alberta’s and the federal government’s approaches to cutting carbon emissions. He also said the slowdown of several projects in the oilpatch is not entirely bad news.
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Alberta carbon capture just PR, critics say
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EDMONTON - Planning to capture carbon and bury it underground is Alberta’s key weapon in the fight against its own international image as a greenhouse gas-emitting oilsands monster.
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Rae, Ignatieff cool to carbon tax
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OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidates Bob Rae and Michael Ignatieff would ditch the Green Shift carbon tax, outgoing leader Stephane Dion’s signature policy, on grounds it was rejected by voters on election day. [click to continue...]
New CO2 pipeline planned for heartland
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A planned pipeline that will connect CO2 suppliers in the heartland with an enhanced oil recovery project in the Leduc and Nisku area will be an incentive for future industry to develop in the heartland, said Susan Cole, president of Enhance Energy.
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Epcor Utilities to further flesh out details of carbon capture projects (Epcor-CCS)
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EDMONTON _ Epcor Utilities Inc. says two of its carbon capture and storage proposals are moving into their next phase, now that the Alberta government has selected the ones it wants to consider further.
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RBC pioneering CO2 trade in teething Canada market
TORONTO (Reuters) - RBC Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of the Royal Bank of Canada, is forging ahead in Canada’s still-nascent carbon market despite its massive policy risks, a director and trader at RBCCM said.
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Viterra Signs Carbon Credit Supply Agreement With ENMAX Energy
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN, Nov 7, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX News Network) — Viterra Inc. (TSX:VT) is pleased to announce it has signed a ten-year agreement to supply carbon offset credits to ENMAX Energy Corporation (”ENMAX Energy”), Alberta’s leading competitive electricity retailer.
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Eden Mills gone carbon neutral
It is now more crucial then ever to take part in reducing, reusing and recycling.
“Recent greenhouse gas emissions place the Earth perilously close to dramatic climate change that could run out of control, with great dangers for humans and other creatures,” according to Royal Society.
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More Canadian companies disclose more complete information on carbon emissions to investors
CNW Telbec - Canada’s largest companies are providing more and better information about their greenhouse gas emissions and their management strategies to deal with them according to the results of this year’s Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) report, released today in Toronto.
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Unlike Dion, carbon tax won’t likely cost our Liberal Leader his job
VANCOUVER — When federal Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion introduced in June his plan for a new carbon tax, he hoped he could ride it to electoral victory. Instead, the Liberal Green Shift brought his party humiliating defeat and led to Mr. Dion’s announced resignation.
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