Prentice issues warning over U.S. climate [swindle] bill

WASHINGTON — Environment Minister Jim Prentice on Wednesday warned U.S. lawmakers to drop proposed trade sanctions on imports from countries with higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions, saying the measure would be a "prescription for disaster" for the global economy.

In the Harper government's toughest critique yet of draft U.S. climate legislation, Prentice told a Washington audience a proposal to slap a "carbon-border adjustment" fee on foreign manufacturers violates the core principles of international trade.

Western Climate Initiative: Costly and Ineffective « Green Hell Blog

From the Western Business Roundtable:

A new study says that a climate action plan promoted by several Western governors could prolong the economic recession, weaken already overburdened Western power grids and will deliver a temperature “benefit” of only one ten-thousandth of a degree Celsius even after a century of operation.

Is it April 1 again so soon?: Buffalo, NY - Solar energy [allegedly] to power student apartments - UB Reporter

The New York Power Authority has awarded UB $7.5 million to construct a 1.1-megawatt solar-energy array on the North Campus that will generate clean energy directly from the sun for students living in the university’s apartment complexes.
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The solar array will be specially designed to operate in a cold-weather environment and withstand heavy snowfall, serving as a benchmark for future systems in similar climates. In doing so, the UB-NYPA project will promote the development of innovative solar technologies.