December 2011
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Double Take of the Day: Congress ends corn ethanol... →
How on earth did I miss this one??
The United States has ended a 30-year tax subsidy for corn-based ethanol that cost taxpayers $6 billion annually, and ended a tariff on imported Brazilian ethanol.
Congress adjourned for the year on Friday, failing to extend the tax break that’s drawn a wide variety of critics on Capitol Hill, including Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Dianne Feinstein,...
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Canada formally abandons Kyoto
The words ‘disappointing’ and ‘embarrassing’ were some of the first to come to mind when the news broke this morning that Canada is the first nation to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol.
While it is frustrating to think of all the positive change that could have been, Kyoto was less than perfect. Many countries were unfairly penalized for their greenhouse...
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WatchOn my way home from work I noticed a large flock of starlings flying over Dundas Square. This did not go unnoticed by the hawks that live downtown. Unfortunately I only caught the tail end on video when the flock was a little smaller, but you can still see one devoted hawk who was hesitant to leave.