Suprise! American Climate Bill Will Screw Canada
N_Fiddledog @ Wed May 13, 2009 7:57 pm
The full article is here...
Prentice issues warning over U.S. climate bill
Here's the juicy bit...
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The "border adjustment" program would allow the U.S. to demand foreign manufacturers "pay for and hold special allowance" to account for carbon included in products imported to the United States.
So they twist our ear a bit with the copyright thing, kick us in the nuts with a carbon tariff. Next up NAFTA. This new American government really wants to let us know quick who's owns the boots, and who's job it is to lick them.
ridenrain @ Wed May 13, 2009 8:12 pm
I can't imagine Canadian companies are going to be that much different than US companies and, unless this is just politics, whould hammer China, Pakistan and other countries that have almost no enviromental standards
mtbr @ Wed May 13, 2009 8:13 pm
Gasoline in the US is going to get very expensive in a very short period of time. 