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- Justin Trudeau Levies Carbon Tax On Rebellious Canadian Provinces Tue, 2 Apr 19, 9:00pmFrom The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax went into effect in four Canadian provinces Monday...
- Energy Giants Force West Australian Carbon Tax Retreat Sat, 16 Mar 19, 7:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall A surprise effort by the resource rich West Australian Government to force energy giants to completely offset all their CO2 emissions has been withdrawn...
- Maine Becomes The Most Recent Blue State To Reject A Carbon Tax Wed, 13 Mar 19, 12:00amFrom Forbes Patrick Gleason AUGUSTA, Maine — The beginning of March brings bad news for carbon tax supporters, who have been successful in getting legislation to impose the regressive tax introduced at the federal and...
- Green Financial Advisor Makes the Case for a “Free Market” Carbon Tax Sun, 27 Jan 19, 5:00pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall According to green fund manager Erik Kobayashi-Solomon a carbon tax is the free market solution to the climate crisis. Carbon Tax: The Ultimate Free Market Solution To Climate Change Erik Kobayashi-Solomon...
- French Doctors on Yellow Vest Carbon Tax Protestors: “Alarming” Number of Injuries Fri, 25 Jan 19, 3:00pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall French Doctors have sounded the alarm over apparent rough treatment by security forces of yellow vest protestors marching against President Macron’s carbon tax...
- Washington Post Proposes a $43 / ton Carbon Tax, Rising 3% Per Year Tue, 22 Jan 19, 12:00pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall Despite massive ongoing social unrest triggered by an attempt to introduce carbon taxes in France, greens still think they can get away with it...
- Researchers led By Georgia State economist find a global tax on carbon may be feasible Fri, 18 Jan 19, 9:00pmFrom EurekAlert! Georgia State University ATLANTA–There is a consistently high level of public support across nations for a global carbon tax if the tax policy is carefully designed, according to a survey of people...
- Trudeau’s carbon tax on gas won’t motivate Canadians to switch to fuel-efficient transportation: Ipsos poll Sun, 30 Dec 18, 5:00amFrom Global News By Rahul Kalvapalle National Online Journalist Global News Ipsos poll says Canadians want climate change action, but not at any cost...
- Furious Greenpeace, Oxfam Suing the French Government Over Macron’s Carbon Tax Retreat Fri, 28 Dec 18, 1:00pmGuest essay by Eric Worrall NGOS including Oxfam and Greenpeace are furious at President Macron’s frantic retreat from yellow vest protests against higher fuel taxes...
- Shell Announces Major Pivot To Green Energy Thu, 27 Dec 18, 5:00pmFrom The Daily Caller Shell Announces Major Pivot To Green Energy 11:29 AM 12/26/2018 | Energy Jason Hopkins | Energy Investigator Royal Dutch Shell revealed an ambitious plan to double its investments in green...
- Economists Love Carbon Taxes. Lots of Regular Folks Don’t. Fri, 21 Dec 18, 5:00pmFrom Reason.com Raising the price of gasoline, heat, and electricity is a steep political hill to climb. Ronald Bailey|Dec. 19, 2018 8:30 am Chuongy/DreamstimeOil company ConocoPhillips just pledged to spend $2 million...
- Carbon taxes start in all of Canada in 2 weeks Wed, 19 Dec 18, 5:00pmStandards, subsidies and taxes. The bane of the free market. Standards should only be used to prevent injuries or bad health effects. Subsidies should only be used to prop up a company that produces a domestic product that...
- Protesting carbon taxes with the Gilets Jaunes Fri, 14 Dec 18, 9:00amReflections on CFACT’s Katowice delegation coverage of Yellow Vests protest in Marseilles Craig Rucker The Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) represent a broad cross section of French rural, working and middle classes...
- Washington State Voters Reject Carbon Dioxide Tax, Again December 7, 2018 Wed, 12 Dec 18, 1:00amFrom The Heartland Institute. By Joe Barnett Tax would have funded ‘clean energy’ projects For the second time in two years, Washington State voters rejected a proposal to tax carbon dioxide emissions. Fifty-six...
- Brown-to-Green Report: “G20 nations still led by fossil fuel industry”… Because fossil fuels are good for people. Wed, 5 Dec 18, 2:52amGuest slam-dunk by David Middleton G20 nations still led by fossil fuel industry, climate report finds Coal, oil and gas subsidies risking rise in global temperatures to 3.2C, well beyond agreed Paris goal Jonathan Watts...