Subj : Re: Canadian oil
To   : Angus McLeod
From : Deuce
Date : Sat Sep 03 2005 13:57:00

  Re: Re: Canadian oil
  By: Angus McLeod to Deuce on Sat Sep 03 2005 09:07:00

 > One way to promote this, would be to help bring such current technologies
 > a step closer to economic viability, by re-structuring the taxes on
 > energy.  Some years ago, our government allowed the cost of any solar hot
 > water installation to be claimed against taxes, and offered certain other
 > incentives to the manufacturers of such systems.  Within a handful of
 > years, virtually everyone had switched.  If (for instance) the tax on
 > Gasahol was eliminated, or reduced in proportion to the %age of alcohol
 > in the mix, this might encourage its use.   And the development of systems
 > designed to use higher and higher %ages of alcohol, and reduced-cost
 > production of alcohol, and who knows what?
 > 
 > So, no.  I don't want to prevent the continued use of petroleum.  But I do
 > want to see more encouragement for the development of alternatives.

Currently here road taxes on propane and natural gas are nonexistant.  Natural
gas fir example is sitting at $0.42/litre-equivenent of gasoline.  The
goverment is giving grants to individuals why convert their main vehicle
(bascially $1000 is paid by the government)

Further, people using energy efficient appliances get fairly deep tax breaks.

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