... the late 19th and early 20th centuries, grew rapidly after 1947. It has a current population of three million, out of which 80% is urban. It was proclaimed a province in September 1905. In 1997, the federal government of Canada signed the Kyoto Accord, which committed it to cutting emissions of greenhouse gases to 6 percent below 1990 levels by 20122. Alberta, which produces the majority of Canada's oil and gas, opposed the Treaty, as it would significantly injure and cripple its energy industry and deprive it of billions of dollars. By ratifying the treaty the government took the correct step because the significant development of a global perspective is necessary to insure our sovereignty and unique identity The Kyoto Accord is an international treaty among signatory countries to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by their industries if their neighboring countries do likewise3. At present, the Treaty requires ...

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