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Bring on carbon tax, says oilsands labour
2014-12-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tyee: By the end of this month, Alberta will say whether it plans to make its climate laws stronger. The timing is terrible, according to Alberta Premier Jim Prentice. The recent oil price drop means "it's time for caution." Even a small increase to the modest carbon tax Alberta enacted in 2007 can cause "immediate" impacts to investment and jobs, he warns. You might expect the top labour leader in a province of oil and gas workers to agree. But Gil McGowan called warnings like that "a load of bunk."...
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