NDP bring forward motion to phase out coal
Posted Mar 17, 2015 7:03 am.
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NDP leader Rachel Notley will introduce a motion Tuesday calling on the province to implement a strategy that would phase out coal power in Alberta.
The motion urges the government to commit to the immediate study and drafting of a plan to phase out coal power plants by 2030.
In a written statement, Notley said Alberta burns more coal that the rest of the country combined.
She said it costs the province millions of dollars in health care every year and is a massive source of greenhouse gas emissions.
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