If you get the Calgary Herald every morning, you'll see the following as the paper's main front page story. I've provided some excerpts:
Alberta admits green plan not enough
Emissions still likely to rise 30% by 2017
By Renata D'Aliesio
Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner says the province's rising greenhouse gases — fuelled largely by the oilsands' rapid expansion — are expected to increase another 30 per cent within 10 years despite the province's new effort to regulate emissions.
He attributes the jump to Alberta's unprecedented economic growth.
….government projections show even with anticipated reductions achieved through a provincial regulation taking effect in July, emissions could be 64 per cent above the benchmark by 2020.
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Speaking to the city's business leaders in the heart of Canada's energy industry, the environment minister called for action on global warming.
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“One of the most compelling facts for me is this one — by 2080, the children born this year will be in their early 70s, and the temperatures in Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray could be very similar or higher than the temperatures we see today in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat,” said the southern Alberta MLA.
“I'm from Medicine Hat and I know how hot it gets. I can't imagine Fort McMurray having that same kind of heat. Nor can I imagine where the Medicine Hat that I know today might be at that point in time.
“These are startling facts, and facts we can no longer afford to ignore.”
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