The Alberta Government's Climate Change Plan is already having an affect on coal production and its support group even though Carbon Tax does not begin until 2017...
http://business.financialpost.com/news/energy/albertas-coal-power-phaseout-will-begin-in-2018-industry-association-says?__lsa=badc-d79a
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