Thursday, October 18, 2012

Canada: Panel makes final pitch for national price on carbon

Globe and Mail: A blue-ribbon advisory group that was killed by the Harper government is issuing a final plea for a national price on carbon. The National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy was created 24 years ago by former prime minister Brian Mulroney as he embraced the concept of sustainable development. But after a series of reports that challenged the current government's policies, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty cut off its funding in last March's budget. The roundtable's final report, to be...

URL: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/panel-makes-final-pitch-for-national-price-on-carbon/article4619758/

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