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In\u00a0this article<\/a>, two prominent thinkers look at Canadian climate policy and how the country can avoid shooting itself in the foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 Here’s a fresh perspective<\/a> from energy thinker Alexander Green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green is saying: Fossil fuels are the lifeblood of the world economy. They are indispensable. Let\u2019s do what we reasonably can to reduce greenhouse emissions. But that doesn\u2019t require returning to a pre-industrial age. At some point – and it may be sooner than we think – human ingenuity, technology and entrepreneurship will deliver alternative energy sources that are safer and greener… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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