Canadian voters conflicted on carbon

Only a few years ago, Canadians cited the environment as their top priority. Yet when the Liberals proposed a carbon tax that would put a price on pollution, they were pounded by rival politicians, savaged by the press and punished by voters.

Now, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff – credited with first persuading his predecessor, Stéphane Dion, to embrace the carbon tax – has deemed it politically toxic. And he is loathe to spell out any new environmental plan.

[GE offers global warming-fighting device that can survive if temperatures hit -40 degrees]

GE Energy also said this week that its most advanced wind turbine, the 2.5xl, is now available with a Cold Weather Extreme (CWE) package. The addition of the CWE package ensures that the 2.5xl wind turbine can operate in temperatures as low as -30°C, and in survival mode without operation, at temperatures as low as -40°C.