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1 Political crisis looms in Arctic, report says
"The coming "scramble for resources" in the melting
Arctic poses a potential political crisis for northern countries"
March 11, 2008
By Randy Boswell
Canwest News Service
The coming "scramble for resources" in the melting Arctic poses
a potential political crisis for northern countries -- including Canada
-- says a new report by Europe's top two foreign policy officials.
www.canada.com
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2 Ruling
could snarl oil sands projects
March 5, 2008
By David Ebner
Globe and Mail
CALGARY — Oil sands projects could face tougher regulatory scrutiny
after a federal court judge yesterday found the approval of Imperial Oil
Ltd.'s $8-billion oil sands mine insufficient on climate change and greenhouse
gas emissions.
www.theglobeandmail.com
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3 B.C.'s carbon tax will pay off when U.S. brings in cap-and-trade
March 7, 2008
By Patrick Brethour
Globe and Mail
VANCOUVER -- Jim Flaherty is worried about patchwork. No, the federal
Finance Minister is not off mending his shoes again.
Mr. Flaherty, visiting Vancouver on a post-budget tour, is instead fretting
about the large – and growing – gaps in greenhouse gas regulations
now that British Columbia has introduced the continent's first true carbon
tax.
www.theglobeandmail.com
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4 No region untouched by climate change, study shows
March 11, 2008
By Bill Curry
Globe and Mail
Climate change is already affecting every region of Canada, according
to a major new federal government study that cites specific local examples
of the good and bad in a warming nation.
www.theglobeandmail.com
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5 Climate change paves way for rise in infectious diseases: report
March 11, 2008
CBC News - Rising temperatures and increasing levels of precipitation
triggered by climate change may increase the spread of infectious diseases,
Canadian researchers suggest in a paper published Tuesday.
www.cbc.ca
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6 Tough new green plan targets oil sands
Regulations, which also apply to coal-fired power plants, would force
future projects to store greenhouse-gas emissions underground
March 10, 2008
By Brian Laghi
Globe and Mail
Ottawa will unveil new climate-change regulations this week that would
force new oil sands projects and coal-fired electricity plants to capture
and store the bulk of their greenhouse gases rather than spew them into
the air.
www.theglobeandmail.com
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