Canadian Leader Pledges $1.28 Billion for Alternative Energy

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced C$1.5 billion ($1.28 billion) in funding over 10 years for projects to increase the use of alternative energy in the world’s eighth-biggest economy.

The money will go toward boosting electricity generation from renewable energy sources such as wind and “small hydro,” Harper told reporters in British Columbia. The measure will create 4,000 megawatts of renewable energy, equivalent to removing a million cars from Canada’s roads, he said.

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