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Australia Becomes First Nation Repeal Carbon Tax
2014-07-17 20:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: With Australia`s standing as the world`s highest per-capita emitter of carbon dioxide, one would think the country would be the last to repeal a pollution tax. Think again. The country defied the odds Thursday with a 39 to 32 Senate vote to repeal laws requiring companies to pay for their emissions. The law had been in place less than three years. The country`s big emitters were paying up to $23.45 per metric ton of carbon dioxide as of this month, the New York Times reported. Todays...
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