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Boxer pushes carbon tax to ease global warming

2013-02-15 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

USA Today: Sen. Barbara Boxer on Thursday put her political muscle behind a bill that would tax carbon and methane emissions linked to global warming and use the money for consumer rebates and to finance a raft of new clean-energy projects. The California Democrat, who heads the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is co-sponsoring legislation written by a fellow panel member, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. The bill faces little to no chance of passing and is sure to face fierce opposition from...

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Toronto stock market higher as oil advances, G7 tries to ease currency concerns

2013-02-13 08:07:30| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

The Toronto stock market was slightly higher Tuesday amid rising prices for oil and metals and disappointing earnings from pipeline giant TransCanada .

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Norwatt Leads Power Fund Rout as Nordic Price Trends Ease

2013-02-12 10:56:22| Appliances - Topix.net

Almost every hedge fund specializing in Nordic power posted losses last year as surplus water for generating energy kept prices oscillating in a narrow range, confounding expectations for a steady retreat.

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QMS Market Commentary: European Pig Prices Ease

2013-02-11 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - Producer prices for prime pigs across Europe and the UK have shown their usual seasonal decline over the past few weeks, reports Stuart Ashworth, Head of Economics Services with Quality Meat Scotland.

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