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  • Canada quits coal-fired electricity

    Canada quits coal-fired electricity

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    Canadian coal-town Alberta Canada
    Hannah is one of the coal towns affected by the decision

    anada announced yesterday that it will phase out all coal fired electricity generation by 2030.

    Coal is the dirtiest of the fossil fuels producing over three tonnes of carbon dioxide for every tonne of coal burned.

    Canada has also announced a carbon price commencing in two years with an eighty percent reduction target by 2050. Two Canadian states will be worst affected as they currently produce 40 percent of their electricity from coal fired power stations. Nationally, Canada produces the majority of its electricity from hydro-electricity.

    http://canada.trendolizer.com/2016/09/hanna-fearful-of-ghost-town-future-as-alberta-quits-coal.html

    http://www.mining.com/this-country-just-ended-its-coal-power-production/

    Canada quits coal, government sets 2030 deadline

     

  • Griffith candidate talks frankly

    Griffith candidate talks frankly

    eco_radioGreens candidate for Griffith, Geoff Ebbs, told ZZZs EcoRadio today why he thinks climate change has not been on the agenda for this election but why he still thinks there is value in .the political process.

    There are two sound files here.

    Hear Geoff talking about the politics of climate change and vested interests.

    Hear Geoff talking about how we can tackle the real politik of those vested interests.