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Ricky Muir & Palmer United senators vote w/ Greens &Labor against repeal of carbon tax
2014-07-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Herald: The Senate has voted down the government`s third attempt to repeal the carbon tax after a chaotic morning in which the Palmer United Party backed out of its agreement to support the bills. PUP senators and Motoring Enthusiast Party senator Ricky Muir sided with Labor and the Greens to defeat the abolition of the carbon tax, with a final vote just after 12.30pm rejecting the repeal 37 votes to 35. Clive Palmer in Canberra on Thursday says his senators won't vote for the repeal of the carbon...
Australia: Carbon tax repeal: Hydro Tasmania says will cut nearly 100 jobs
2014-06-27 09:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The state-owned renewable energy firm Hydro Tasmania has announced it will cut nearly 100 jobs, blaming the repeal of the carbon tax as a factor in its decision. The company, which generates hydro and wind power and is owned by the Tasmanian government, said it will reduce its 1,092-strong workforce by 9% as a result of financial and market challenges. Hydro Tasmania said the repeal of the carbon tax, uncertainty over the future of the renewable energy target and softening demand in the...
Australia carbon tax moves closer to repeal after vote in lower house
2014-06-26 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The effort to repeal Australia's controversial carbon tax, which has drawn former U.S. Vice President Al Gore into its increasingly odd orbit, moved one step closer to success on Thursday as the lower house of parliament voted to scrap it. The late-night vote on the last day before lawmakers head out on holiday was the latest hurdle for the legislation to clear as it heads towards full repeal when the new senate is sworn in next week. Conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott, once a climate-change...
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Australia: Clive Palmer promises carbon tax repeal in policy that throws bones all directions
2014-06-25 08:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conservation: What on earth was Al Gore, a zealot on climate change, doing celebrating a Palmer carbon policy thats worse than what Australia has in place, although not as bad as it could have been? That remains a known unknown because Gore fled, with his new friend, before any journalist could ask. Palmer says Gores representative contacted him for a meeting (adding that Gores a fan on YouTube). He also says he didnt provide any money to the former US vice president. It was less surprising that Palmer...
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US: DISCUS hails South Carolina's election day law repeal
2014-06-04 17:42:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) has praised South Carolina's decision to end a pre-prohibition ban on election day alcohol sales.
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