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U-Pass: A gift to students or evidence of a 'nanny state'?
Macleans.ca
Using economic means to push people into making more environmentally-friendly choices is par for the course here in BC, where the country's first carbon tax ...

We've paid carbon 'tax' for years; create one that works
Charlotte Observer
What we need is a carbon tax. Climate scientist James Hansen has advocated a revenue-neutral carbon tax for years. He argues in The Australian, ...

What's New: British Columbia - environment legislation
Ecolog.com (subscription)
Carbon Tax Act. Subsections 47(2)-(3) are added. The Table of Schedule 1 is amended. In force March 3, 2010. Administrative Guidance 9 on Contaminated ...

Climate change: No solution at hand on funds for developing countries
Economic Times

EU Commissioners to Consider Energy Tax Overhaul
Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest
... “EU should impose 'carbon tax' on developing countries, study finds,” DEUTSCHE PRESSE-AGENTUR, 31 May 2010. Enter your details and a comment below, ...

Is the BP Boycott unethical?
Macleans.ca
Might be time to sign up for the local chapter of Canadians for a Big Fat Carbon Tax. Meanwhile, on a mostly unrelated topic, I'm having a contest over at ...