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U Mich poll finds support for carbon tax grows when revenue fuels renewable energy
2014-07-23 11:30:52| Green Car Congress
Carbon Tax Repeal Pleases Australian Farmers
2014-07-22 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRALIA - Australian farmers have applauded the Coalition Government for delivering on its election promise to repeal the carbon tax.
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Poll 60% back carbon tax if used for renewables
2014-07-21 23:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Most Americans oppose a carbon tax, considered by many economists a cost-effective way to fight climate change, but they are willing to support it if the money is returned to them or used to fund renewable energy, a poll Monday finds. Only a third, or 34%, say they support taxing fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas that emit heat-trapping carbon dioxide when burned, according to researchers at the University of Michigan's Center for Local, State and Urban Policy and Muhlenberg College's Institute...
A Carbon Tax That Can Rise From Australia's Ashes
2014-07-20 07:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: As the post-mortems arrive to determine the cause of death for Australia's carbon tax, a couple of questions emerge: Why did this happen? What lessons can we learn? The answer to the first question is fairly simple: A politician - Julia Gillard - promised she wouldn't tax carbon, and then she broke that promise. This happened because her Labor Party needed to form a coalition government with the Green Party. The price the Greens demanded for that alliance was a carbon tax, and so she acquiesced....
Australia repeals its carbon tax and triggers international debate
2014-07-18 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Australia's government has voted to repeal a carbon tax on that country's biggest greenhouse gas polluters, ending one bitter domestic battle but opening up new fronts in the climate war both at home and internationally. Diplomats negotiating a new global treaty denounced the repeal, saying Australia's move slows down their momentum. In the United States, Senate Democrats insisted Australia's actions will have no implications for President Obama's climate change regulations, while Republicans...
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