Times Colonist: Carbon dioxide might be an invisible gas, but the Alberta government is doing its best to use it as a political smokescreen. Look no further than last week’s announcement of $865 million in Alberta taxpayers’ money for the province’s first major pilot project for carbon capture and storage (CCS). At first glance it seems impressive — major government funding; eager private partners; a potential solution to climate change through reductions of greenhouse gas emissions; a …