Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper today finally announced some details of the Conservative Party’s long awaited “made in Canada” approach to the environment. Since coming to power last year, the Conservatives have been in the bad books of environmentalists for a number of reasons, including backing Canada out of the Kyoto Accord, canceling programs such as EnerGuide that gave consumers rebates for energy efficient purchases, and cozying up to Oil Sands development in Alberta. This announcement focuses around something called the Clean Air Act, which will be aimed at combattingRead More