Canada Revives Renewable Energy Support
Date: 22-Jan-07
Country: CANADA
The money will help produce electricity from wind, biomass, small hydro projects and ocean energy. A 10-year incentive program will fund projects built over the next four years.
"There is no end to the potential of alternative, nonpolluting energy sources," said Harper, who opposition parties say is not doing enough on environmental issues or to fight global warming.
The Liberals, who were defeated by the Conservatives a year ago, said that when they were in government they had promised C$1.8 billion over 15 years for wind and renewable power incentives, but these plans were frozen six weeks after Harper took office.
"The Conservatives are restoring the Liberal climate change programs they cut one at a time," Liberal environment spokesman David McGuinty said in a statement.
Harper told reporters he had ordered his ministers to review all the Liberal programs to make sure they were effective.
