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— Conservative MPs call federal budget a distraction Oshawa ExpressBy Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express. Oshawa's Conservative MPs have both labelled the Liberal federal budget as a distraction from the SNC Lavalin scandal.
— In Our View: Plea for no tax increases fiscally responsible The ColumbianAs legislators begin hammering out a state operating budget for the 2019-21 biennium, Sen. John Braun is making a plea for no tax increases.
— Spin Control: Senate committee airs out a cap-and-trade proposal for Washington The Spokesman-ReviewState law calls for Washington to reduce carbon pollution in the coming decades. It sets standards for how much, and how soon. It doesn't say how.
— To the editor: Charge fee to cover pollution impact Toledo BladeVehicles should be charged taxes or fees for the damage they do. If we tax vehicles that use the roads but use less gas and cause less pollution, we should ...
— Letters, March 24: We can't afford this city spending Calgary SunJUST DOESN'T ADD UP What difference a few days make! Just two weeks ago, council voted to go ahead with four projects requiring $600 million.
— Bailout chances may be good for FirstEnergy Solutions' Ohio nuclear plants Crain's Cleveland BusinessAkron's FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) is still on track to shutter its Davis-Besse and Perry nuclear plants in 2020 and 2021, respectively, but some observers now ...
— Reducing emissions will cause hardship Times ColonistRe: “Carbon-tax numbers show PM full of hot air on emissions,” column, March 17. At this point along the climate/emissions discussion, if people think we can ...
— Climate Change Activist Admits: Being Green 'Requires The End Of Capitalism' – OpEd Eurasia ReviewBy Ryan McMaken*. Well, at least they're now being honest about it. A headline this week in The Guardian reads: “Ending climate change requires the end of ...
— Focusing on Green New Deal The Riverdale PressTo the editor: (re: “To U.S. Rep. Engel: The birth pangs of the Green New Deal,” Feb. 21). A recent Point of View by Jennifer Scarlott urges U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel ...
— Fossil fuel industry must contribute towards £44bn climate change damage in UK each year, campaigners say The IndependentCoal, oil and gas industries in the UK cause at least £44 billion pounds of damage each year, according to a new estimate by environmental campaigners.