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Canada Formally Withdrawing From Kyoto Protocol
National Post ^ | 12-12-11 | By David Ljunggren and Randall Palmer

Posted on 12/12/2011 3:18:44 PM PST by tcrlaf

Canada will pull out of the Kyoto protocol on climate change, Environment Minister Peter Kent said on Monday, dealing a symbolic blow to the troubled global treaty.

Canada will become the first country to formally withdraw from Kyoto, which it says is badly flawed because it does not cover all major emitters of greenhouse gasses, notably the United States and China.

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“As we’ve said, Kyoto for Canada is in the past … We are invoking our legal right to formally withdraw from Kyoto,” Kent told reporters after returning from talks in Durban, South Africa, on extending the protocol.

He gave no details on when exactly Ottawa would pull out, but said Canada would be subject to enormous financial penalties under the terms of the treaty unless it withdrew.

The announcement will do little to help Canada’s growing reputation as an international renegade on the climate. Green groups awarded the country their Fossil of the Year award for its performance in Durban.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: algore; canada; climatefraud; globalwarming; kyoto; scam; un; warming
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This is BIG NEWS, folks. An ENTIRE COUNTRY now denying "Settled Climate Science!". How can this be??????
1 posted on 12/12/2011 3:18:57 PM PST by tcrlaf
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The True North, Strong and Free.

Go, Canada!


2 posted on 12/12/2011 3:20:11 PM PST by dfwgator
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From the article:

“Environmentalists quickly blasted Kent for his comments.

“Mr. Kent does not understand what he is sentencing our children to. Catastrophic climate change will cost them far more,” said John Bennett, executive director of the Sierra Club Canada.”

HOW HORRIBLE! Kent is sentencing Canadian children to the hell of PROSPERITY!!!


3 posted on 12/12/2011 3:20:22 PM PST by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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Both Canada and the US have their share of moonbats, the difference is, here the moonbats are in power.


4 posted on 12/12/2011 3:21:59 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: tcrlaf; Berlin_Freeper; Horusra; Darnright; rdl6989; bamahead; Nervous Tick; SteamShovel; ...
 


Beam me to Planet Gore !

5 posted on 12/12/2011 3:23:41 PM PST by steelyourfaith (If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)
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GOOD FOR THE CANUCKS!


6 posted on 12/12/2011 3:24:25 PM PST by Old Sarge (RIP FReeper Skyraider (1930-2011) - You Are Missed)
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GOOD FOR THE CANUCKS!

And the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Oilers, Flames and Jets, and Senators.


7 posted on 12/12/2011 3:25:48 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: tcrlaf; Clive; fanfan

CBC heads exploding, tonight at 10:00 - tune in!

(the good news just keeps coming - thanks for the dose of common sense, Stephen Harper)


8 posted on 12/12/2011 3:28:43 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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Hopefully, this will break a logjam and we'll see a lot of countries drop this ridiculous charade.

Maybe it'll get even better - Hansen's head could explode over the news.

9 posted on 12/12/2011 3:30:02 PM PST by colorado tanker
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This is America’s fault because...because...because somehow it just has to be!


10 posted on 12/12/2011 3:31:21 PM PST by GSWarrior (Businessmen are more trustworthy than politicians, professors and preachers.)
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Green groups awarded the country their Fossil of the Year award for its performance in Durban.

Well there's the goal for the next Republican Administration. Having the U.S. awarded Fossil of the Year for 2013 and afterwards.

11 posted on 12/12/2011 3:33:14 PM PST by SoJoCo
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The Religion of Climate Fraud is losing a major G20 Disciple.


12 posted on 12/12/2011 3:35:43 PM PST by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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Ah ha! Canada secretly hopes that global warming will transform their tundra into a temperate zone.

/ conspiracy nut


13 posted on 12/12/2011 3:42:34 PM PST by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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Doesn’t sound like he’s denying the ‘science’ at all. Sounds more like he wants the US and China to pay more of a share for this GLOBAL SCAM!


14 posted on 12/12/2011 3:43:33 PM PST by greenhornet68
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Back many years ago Abraham Lincoln didn’t buy into the global warming fiasco and look what happened to him. Go Canada. I would sing their national anthem if I knew the words.


15 posted on 12/12/2011 3:44:29 PM PST by animal172 (A vote for a donkey is a vote for servitude.)
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I’ve been posting for years that “global warming” is a net benefit to Canada. BRING IT ON.


16 posted on 12/12/2011 3:51:36 PM PST by Former Proud Canadian (Obamanomics-We don't need your stinking tar sands oil, or the jobs that go with it.)
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Unfortunately for you guys (and for the AGW fraudsters), the temperature trend seems to be heading the other way.


17 posted on 12/12/2011 3:56:52 PM PST by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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” . . . now denying “Settled Climate Science!”.”

That is not the reason given, but rather that the U.S.A. and China have refused to demonstrate obeisance to the Carbon Deity, thereby treating Canada unfairly. Boo,hoo!!


18 posted on 12/12/2011 4:00:16 PM PST by Elsiejay (I)
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Green groups awarded the country their Fossil of the Year award
Green groups? WTF are they? Who gave them any standing? Who elected them?
Hey, green groups - go pi$$ up a rope.
19 posted on 12/12/2011 4:01:12 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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The announcement will do little to help Canada’s growing reputation as an international renegade on the climate.

Renegade and Canadian. Two words I didn't think I'd see together in the same sentence.

20 posted on 12/12/2011 4:09:48 PM PST by 6SJ7 (Meh.)
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