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Green groups sue Canadian government over Kyoto targets

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By Bill Miller
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Ecojustice and Friends of the Earth have filed suit in federal court seeking immediate action by the Harper government to uphold the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act, a private-memberโ€™s bill that became law inย June.

Last month, the Conservatives presented their own plan to shave greenhouse-gas emissions by six per cent below 1990 levels, but not until after 2020. The plan reflects Prime Minister Stephen Harperโ€™s view that meeting Kyoto targets by 2012 was not realistic and would cripple the Canadianย economy.

But Friends of the Earth chief executive Beatrice Olivastri said the Toriesโ€™ plan not only falls short of Kyoto requirements but also amounts to an illegalย act.

By Bill Miller

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