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A Housing Project in Victoria That Embraces Nature
New York Times
Because wood waste is considered a zero emission fuel, Dockside Green residents are not charged a carbon tax for heat and hot water. The provincial tax ...

Mirant sues to overturn Montgomery County carbon tax
Lexology (registration)
... Montgomery County, MD, in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland to overturn the County's recently-enacted carbon tax policy. ...

Five Denier Myths about the Climate & Energy Bill
Huffington Post (blog)
This is how a carbon tax would work, and it's not what we're advocating. A better way to ensure that you stop smoking would be to set a declining limit on ...

Making sense of the carbon tax
Victoria Times Colonist
Or an act of expiation, a righteous attempt to wave a green flag, an effort to to make amends for the tonnes of carbon emissions released into the ...

Is Climate Change Worth Tackling? A Reply To Jim Manzi.
New Republic (blog)
It's a thoughtful essay that's very much worth reading in full, but here's Manzi's basic conclusion: "[A] massive carbon tax or a cap-and-trade rationing ...

Carbon tax stepped up to next level
BCLocalNews
The BC government introduced the carbon tax in 2008, putting a price on emissions to encourage British Columbians to make more environmentally responsible ...

Osborne's Budget lacking environmental tax initiatives
Financial Director
... unmentioned in the emergency Budget – and there was no word on a carbon tax which, if brought in concurrently with the carbon tax introduced in Ireland, ...

Hamilton: It's time to talk carbon taxes
Toronto Star
Now, by “carbon price” what am I talking about: a carbon tax or a cap on carbon emissions that creates a trading market for carbon credits? ...

Carbon tax increase hits drivers at the pump
Vancouver Sun
The BC carbon tax went up 1.12 cents on Thursday, adding a total of 4.45 cents to each litre of ...