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Oh (No!) Canada [View all]
brought to you by Stephen Bonaparte Bush Harper
from the BBC:
Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the minister of the environment has said.
Peter Kent said the protocol "does not represent a way forward for Canada" and the country would face crippling fines for failing to meet its targets.
The move, which is legal and was expected, makes it the first nation to pull out of the global treaty.
The protocol, initially adopted in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, is aimed at fighting global warming. ............(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16151310
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