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warming bill could shut off a major source of Wisconsin’s energy
Proposed global warming legislation being considered in the
state Legislature could affect Wisconsin’s relationship with one
of its major sources of foreign oil, Canada. A Canadian
government official delivered a friendly, diplomatic message to
the Senate Select Committee on Clean Energy that I serve that
serious thought be given to legislation that could do harm to
the benefits Wisconsin receives from Canadian energy.  Gary Mar,
the Minister-Counselor in Washington D.C. for the province of
Alberta, Canada provided written testimony to the Select
Committee at a public hearing today. Mar could not attend
because he was snowbound in Washington D.C.  Gary Mar’s
incredibly important testimony should be a wake-up call to the
entire state about current climate control legislation, Senate
Bill 450.  Mar writes in his testimony to committee members:
“My purpose is to ensure you are aware of