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Sniffing out opportunities sometimes leads to stinkers
Vancouver Sun
That's why environmentalists across North America took heart in the re-election of Premier Gordon Campbell after he implemented a carbon tax here. ...

PRESS DIGEST-New Zealand newspapers - July 16
Reuters
Carbon tax 'better than ETS plan': The planned emissions trading system is the wrong approach and should be replaced by a carbon tax, offset by lowering ...

Canadians want joint effort with US on climate issues
IdahoStatesman.com
British Columbia has instituted a carbon tax and Alberta has a cap on carbon emission for large industries, along with a $2 billion fund to look for ways to ...

Netherlands acts on tax fraud in carbon market
Reuters
... carbon emissions market, the Dutch ministry of finance said regarding its decision on Tuesday to take steps to prevent value-added tax (VAT) fraud. ...

Carbon tax 'better than ETS plan'
Stuff.co.nz
The planned emissions trading system is the wrong approach and should be replaced by a carbon tax, offset by lowering ...

BC increases apprentice training tax credit
Today's Trucking News
Campbell also announced that the Small Business Income Tax will be reduced to the lowest in Canada by April 1, 2012, to be paid for by Carbon Tax revenues. ...

The frightening thought that taxes are bad
National Post
A carbon tax, even if it generates no revenue, might be seen as a good tax if it makes people account for the harm done by carbon emissions. ...