Tories unveil 'green' rules aimed at oilsands, coal plants

The Harper government unveiled measures on Monday that would force new oilsands projects to capture and store greenhouse gas emissions and ban construction of new dirty coal plants beginning in 2012.

Critics have panned the 18-per-cent reduction measure, however, because it doesn't require companies to cut overall output, the Globe reported.

An oilsands plant, for example, will be forced to cut greenhouse gas production per barrel of oil, but it will still be allowed to increase the number of barrels of oil it produces, the Globe said.

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