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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Canada Under-Investing in Green Energy

From an article on the need for Canada to invest in green energy for our economic development:
Data from a recent study shows that U.S. and China spent the equivalent of about $360 and $187 per capita respectively in climate-change-related infrastructure projects in 2009, while Canada only invested $87 per capita [my emphasis]. Canada’s failure to match U.S. clean energy investments in recent years has cost our country 66,000 jobs. 
Our failure to harness opportunities to make Canada a leader in the green economy is endangering our economic future. Furthermore, this appears to be happening against the will of Canadians, 83 per cent of whom support investments in green jobs

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