Canada: Environmental Fossil

[Mimas]

Unless they developed clean coal technology in order to be more environmentally friendly.

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/es/etb/cetc/combust...overview_e.html

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05167/522393.stm

But once again, at the same time some action has to be taken on climate change now. I think more stringest regulations, or perhaps making people pay an extra amount of money for vehicles based on their emissions. That money would then go towards clean energy programs, or new incentives for environmentally friendly businesses.

I'd support that.

Unfortunately, none of this is on the current government's plans. All that's on the government's plans is to do nothing about emissions and then buy emmissions credits from other countries. In other words, oil, gas and coal companies don't have to pay a penny for better, more efficient technologies, and the Canadian taxpayer gets to pay (probably into the hundreds of millions) for their free ride. Oil, gas, and coal companies are subsidized by the taxpayer to the tune of a billion dollars a year as it is, so why not increase the subsidy to a couple of billion a year?

[sunsettommy]

Unless they developed clean coal technology in order to be more environmentally friendly.

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/es/etb/cetc/combust...overview_e.html

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05167/522393.stm

But once again, at the same time some action has to be taken on climate change now. I think more stringest regulations, or perhaps making people pay an extra amount of money for vehicles based on their emissions. That money would then go towards clean energy programs, or new incentives for environmentally friendly businesses.

I'd support that.

Unfortunately, none of this is on the current government's plans. All that's on the government's plans is to do nothing about emissions and then buy emmissions credits from other countries. In other words, oil, gas and coal companies don't have to pay a penny for better, more efficient technologies, and the Canadian taxpayer gets to pay (probably into the hundreds of millions) for their free ride. Oil, gas, and coal companies are subsidized by the taxpayer to the tune of a billion dollars a year as it is, so why not increase the subsidy to a couple of billion a year?

Courtesy of the Kyoto Treaty.

[jbg]

Countries should have targets which are absolute quantities of emissions. Period.

No chance, no way, no how.

Not without taking into account that Canada is a northern nation

Bad example. Sweden is a northern nation and they produce less one-third of the emissions we produce

But their inhabited areas have a far milder climate than much of Canada.

A populace nation

What the heck does this have to do with emissions?

Everything. People, not places, burn fuel.

A nation with huge oil and natural resources industries, as well as a manufacturing industry.

Norway has a huge oil industry (as large or larger than Canada's) and is a northern country and they produce less than half of the emissions we produce.

Also, a milder climate. Much milder in fact, than Canada.

A nation with larger than average transportation costs

So is Russia being 70% larger than Canada. They also have a huge oil industry and are a norther country but they produce half the crap we do.

With a much lower standard of living. And they are high polluters anyway.

[B. Max]

Unless they developed clean coal technology in order to be more environmentally friendly.

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/es/etb/cetc/combust...overview_e.html

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05167/522393.stm

But once again, at the same time some action has to be taken on climate change now. I think more stringest regulations, or perhaps making people pay an extra amount of money for vehicles based on their emissions. That money would then go towards clean energy programs, or new incentives for environmentally friendly businesses.

I'd support that.

There is no proof that anything can be done for a problem that doesn't exist. Rewarding failure by punishing success is nothing but socialist theft.

[Mimas]

Unless they developed clean coal technology in order to be more environmentally friendly.

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/es/etb/cetc/combust...overview_e.html

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05167/522393.stm

But once again, at the same time some action has to be taken on climate change now. I think more stringest regulations, or perhaps making people pay an extra amount of money for vehicles based on their emissions. That money would then go towards clean energy programs, or new incentives for environmentally friendly businesses.

I'd support that.

There is no proof that anything can be done for a problem that doesn't exist. Rewarding failure by punishing success is nothing but socialist theft.

Gee dude, go snack on some asbestos!

[B. Max]

Gee dude, go snack on some asbestos!

Is that how you create a socialist.