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Canada: Letter misses environmental hypocrisy

I found it interesting that a letter writer (TNT, 5/23) held up British Columbia as a shining example of the positive effect that a revenue-neutral carbon tax can have on an economy while also reducing carbon emission levels. This is quite noble for a province that continues to discharge 27 million gallons of untreated sewage into the Strait of Juan de Fuca every day.

This story was originally published June 7, 2016 at 10:22 AM with the headline "Canada: Letter misses environmental hypocrisy."

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