Ontario Implements $650M Green Fund
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Ontario industries may tap into $650 million in funds to develop eco-friendly cars and technologies, provincial government leaders said.  But activists said it was unclear what the environmental outcome would be.
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The International Monetary Fund's  board of government shareholders on Wednesday approved $436  million in assistance to Iraq, its first ever loan to the  country, a fund official said.
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The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund grant of US$ 6.15 million to support the Jordanian government's efforts in ecosystem management.
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WINDSOR, Ont. (CP) - Ontario risks sharp price increases if it gives the private sector a greater role in the electricity market, says a British expert on energy markets.
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Donors began committing funds from around the world Monday for the moribund Palestinian economy amid a renewed international push for a Palestinian state, with the European Union promising $650 million in 2008.
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OTTAWA - The Canadian government will devote some of the proceeds from its sale of its 19 percent stake in oil company Petro-Canada (PCA.
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Communities and schools are forging ahead with projects to create and improve green spaces throughout the North-East.   The Big Lottery Fund has handed out grants worth a total of pounds 181,010 to grassroots organisations to transform local spaces for the benefit of people and wildlife.
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The Horizon ABS Fund said it made the decision when a major investor sought to leave the $650 million fund, managed by United Capital Markets.
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REGINA (CP) - Windfall oil and natural gas revenues and federal transfers will help Saskatchewan post a healthy surplus despite millions of dollars in new program spending.
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Investors, corporations are warming to the idea that there's money in being green.
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By JONATHAN MONTPETIT  MONTREAL (CP) - Quebec motorists could pay more at the pump next year as they get squeezed between the provincial government's fight against climate change and the oil industry's attempts to protect the bottom line.
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The European Union will pledge $650 million in aid to the Palestinians for 2008
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By Tom Shaw, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 17--State lawmakers continue to propose ways of keeping money in the pockets of landowners whose property is in the so-called greenbelt program.   State Sen.
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TORONTO (CP) - Ontario residents will likely have to pay more for their televisions, computers and electronic gadgets under a recycling plan now under development.
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By DENE MOORE  MONTREAL (CP) - The environmental work of Canada's boreal forests in purifying air and water and the tourism dollars they generate are worth at least $93 billion a year, says an economist.
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The Martin government is considering a substantial fund to make it easier for patients to receive treatment outside their home province as Ottawa focuses on reducing
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The Ontario TeachersÂ Pension Plan agreed to buy two marine container terminals in the New York area and two in British Columbia for $2.4 billion.