Harper Follows Bush In Adopting Sham Emissions Measurement

onOct 11, 2006 @ 09:22 PDT

When Prime Minister Harper announced he will adopt an “intensity based” system for measuring greenhouse emissions, he was following the lead of President George W. Bush in using “greenhouse intensity” as a bogus way to measure carbon emissions. The “intensity based” system would do nothing to cut emissions – only marginally slow their growth. Moreover, as a “voluntary” mechanism, they would attract few, if any, serious polluters. “Intensity based” is merely a new form of jargon for “business as usual” while the world burns.

By Ross Gelbspan

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Why Is Alberta Falling for Kevin O’Leary’s AI Data Centre Stunt?

ByMitch Anderson

onDec 20, 2024 @ 08:52 PST

The celebrity investor pitched ‘Wonder Valley’ with no committed investors, no Indigenous partnership, and about 27 megatonnes of projected annual emissions.

New Orleans Residents Face Surge in Energy Costs from Sale of Gas Utility

ByDelaney Nolan

onDec 19, 2024 @ 16:51 PST

City Council OKs private equity firm’s purchase of Entergy gas utility, undermining climate goals and jacking up prices for the city’s poorest.

DOE Study Finds LNG Exports Don’t Just Hurt the Climate – They Hit Americans in Their Pocketbooks

BySharon Kelly

onDec 19, 2024 @ 15:12 PST

With LNG export terminals already authorized to ship nearly half of U.S. natural gas abroad, DOE warns build-out would inflate utility bills nationwide.