Vancouver city council is set to ban the handling, storage and trans-shipment of coal at its marine terminals and berths — though there are no existing coal facilities, and it has no jurisdiction over Port Metro Vancouver, the No. 2 exporter of coal in North America which has caused controversy over planned expansion of its facilities. Council will debate the zoning and development bylaw amendment Tuesday night which a staff report said was in line with Vancouver’s Greenest City 2020 Plan — aimed to curb greenhouse gas emissions and set the air quality target to “breath the cleanest air of any major city in the world.”
http://www.theprovince.com/news/vancouver/Vancouver+City+Council+coal+within+city+limits/8638050/story.html
via The Province - News / Vancouver
http://www.theprovince.com/news/vancouver/Vancouver+City+Council+coal+within+city+limits/8638050/story.html
via The Province - News / Vancouver