EDMONTON _ Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach is upset with parts of the federal Conservative platform that talk about trade in carbon credits and encourages the development of nuclear energy.The policy says a re-elected Tory government will work to ensure that within a dozen years, 90 per cent of Canadian electricity needs are provided by non-emitting sources, including nuclear.But Stelmach is standing firm against any attempt to impose a pro-nuclear policy that would see reactors built in Alberta without the province`s consent.Albertans will decide, not the federal government, if we have nuclear power in this province, the premier told reporters Tuesday.No other jurisdiction other than Alberta.Stelmach`s Progressive Conservative government is studying a proposal by Ontario-based Bruce Power to build up to four nuclear reactors in northern Alberta, but no policy has been set.Although nuclear power is regulated by the federal government, the premier says Albertans will have the final decision on whether to allow reactors in the province.Stelmach is also miffed about a Tory promise to develop and implement a North Americawide cap and trade system for greenhouse gases and air pollution by 2015.The premier says it simply doesn`t make sense to allow Alberta companies to offset their total emissions by purchasing carbon credits from outside the province.I`m elected by Albertans and my duty is to represent Albertans, he said. And I will do wh ...
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