Province to Require Annual Reporting on High GHG Emissions

Thursday, November 26, 2009 04:00 AM

VICTORIA - A new provincial regulation coming into effect Jan. 1, 2010, will require all facilities in British Columbia that emit over 10,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHGs) annually to publically report their emissions.

"We are continuing to work within our province and with other sub-national governments to provide leadership on climate change in the lead-up to Copenhagen and beyond," says Environment Minister Barry Penner . "Having a comprehensive reporting approach for large greenhouse gas emitters is critical to getting accurate and timely data, so we can develop an effective cap and trade system to reduce emissions in the most economic way possible."

It is expected that approximately 200 facilities will be required to report annually under this regulation. The regulation has been designed to allow for a single reporting window with Environment Canada and for reporting simplicity for industry stakeholders. B.C. is the first province to require reporting of GHGs at a threshold of 10,000 tonnes.

The regulation is consistent with British Columbia's participation in the development of a regional cap and trade system with Western Climate Initiative (WCI) partners in the United States and Canada. The WCI, which
B.C. is co-chairing and was the first Canadian province to join, is developing a comprehensive regional cap and trade system that includes California. Six other western U.S. states, as well as Ontario, Quebec and
Manitoba are also members, representing 80 per cent of Canada's population and 75 per cent of its economic activity.

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Posted on Thursday, November 26, 2009 04:00 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: CaringSoul on November 26 2009 9:34 AM

So obviously the hacked information that was all over the news last week is being ignored. I am referring to the UN being hacked and information was retrieved that proves that all this green house gas theory is a fraud. A big scam which governments are using to create new taxes. BC was the first to jump on that band wagon with their fraudulent Carbon Tax. I hope this information comes out and Campbell and his minions have to return all the money that they scammed from the people of this province. *Fingers Crossed

Posted by: CaringSoul on November 26 2009 10:25 AM

Here are some links in case anyone cares about what I said above. It was not the UN that was hacked it was Climate Research Unit at East Anglia University in the U.K.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125883405294859215.html

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=116657

Posted by: MrPG on November 26 2009 10:34 AM

"It was not the UN that was hacked it was Climate Research Unit at East Anglia University in the U.K."

Pretty big difference there.

Posted by: CaringSoul on November 26 2009 10:38 AM

Yes it is and I corrected it as well so why even go there? Oh I get it....you needed to vent about something and oh what a great opportunity even though it was corrected. Feel better?? Oh and btw, the UN was hacked as well.

Posted by: MrPG on November 26 2009 10:48 AM

Caring, don't be so defensive. If you're going to post here, you should have a thicker skin than that.

Posted by: CaringSoul on November 26 2009 11:01 AM

LOL I am not defensive, I am merely responding to your criticising post. :}. If you want to post on here MrPG then you should expect responses, even the ones which prove you wrong. :}

Posted by: MrPG on November 26 2009 11:12 AM

Nice recovery. Well done!

Posted by: caranmacil on November 26 2009 12:34 PM

I was wondering whne someone would bring up the CRU scandal. Especially since the CBC is ignoring it. Caring, you were not that far off. while the emails WERE from east anglia, the studies involved formed much of the foundation for the UN's policy on global warming.
I think folks ought to read the leaked documents. Here is an anecdote for you though: My master's thesis involved sampling more trees than the study in question here (which has been extensively used to justify trillions of dollars in proposed spending/cuts) and my master's thesis wasnt very good. Of course, i also didnt 'correct' or 'select' my data to obtain the reult i wanted.
If global warming turns out to be a hoax do we get to put David Suzuki in jail? Poetic justice, no?

Posted by: rvuser on November 26 2009 2:40 PM

Some more food for thought about what GHG's the Province is looking for. I assume it is C02 but there are other more dangerous gasses being emitted and yet they are targeting C02.

Carbon dioxide is unlike other regulated emissions. First, it has no toxic effect on human beings, unlike real pollutants such as lead or carbon monoxide. But more importantly there is nothing that humans can do, including breathing, that does not involve emitting CO2, and its presence in the atmosphere is essential for all life on earth. Without it we die, the plants die, and the earth freezes over. And yet the environmental zealots in and out of government have propagandized us into calling this life-giving gas in our atmosphere a pollutant.

It is now fashionable to refer to anything that reduces atmospheric CO2 as �green� � green energy, green appliances, green homes. Yet, exactly the opposite is true. Without CO2 in the atmosphere nothing would be green, and the more CO2-enriched the atmosphere is the greener the planet will become. But when your true goal is social engineering, the truth is always seen as something to be manipulated.

Posted by: seamutt on November 26 2009 3:12 PM

Globull warming is a scam and more people are catching on. But in the mean time we still get to pay carbon tax for what? Companies are going have to report GHG emissions for what? So the government can start another tax grab? Hey media, government globull warming is maybe the biggest scam the world has seen.