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The carbon tax has pulled in more than $2 billion since it was introduced two years ago to fund local green projects in every corner of Alberta, but it remains the most pummelled punching bag in provincial politics.

From the tax’s beginning on Jan. 1, 2017, it has plumped Alberta’s green fund coffers via gas pumps and heating bills. Everyone knows they pay it, but what’s been far less visible is exactly where that money has gone.

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When the Notley government unveiled the plan in November 2015, it pledged to spend every cent of the new tax on green projects or rebates for millions of Albertans. They’ve made plenty of high-profile announcements about big ticket items bankrolled by carbon revenue, but a detailed and comprehensive picture of all the spending has been hard to come by.

Postmedia reporters pushed Alberta Environment to release those details, finally getting a breakdown of spending tied to Alberta’s carbon tax in mid-February. Trawling through government data, we found a complicated distribution of funds across more than a dozen government ministries and at least 55 programs and stand-alone projects.