CP ships roughly eight to nine loaded coal trains from Sparwood to Cocuitlam every day. Each of these trains consists of 152 coal cars. It's really an incredible amount.
This mayor is an idiot, and it's just a really low level tactic to play the emotional "#### on Alberta" card in return for cheap votes (which he already won, so why?). I'm glad it look's like it's going to backfire on him. What a bubble some people live in.
We're all involved in the climate change problem. Every person on earth. If we contribute to the economy (i.e get a paycheck), we're part of the problem.
The shame in all this is that before Trump became president, there was a real effort to tackle the problem and curb CO2 emmisions (which the most audacious targets could only realistically aim for a 35% worldwide reduction by 2050). The diplomatic effort was truly remarkable, and took nearly thirty years of global co-operation and planning. Then this ####ing Orange Orangutan ruins it all over night, because Obama.
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