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ExxonMobil Lobbies for Carbon Tax Credit
2016-07-01 14:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
HybridCars: ExxonMobil is lobbying for a carbon tax credit in Washington, which would support its natural gas division and could deflect investigations into its climate change scandal. Calling for the federal government to enact a revenue-neutral tax on carbon would encourage carbon producers like oil companies and power plants to shift to energy sources that emit less carbon. Carbon taxes would make coal more expensive, raising electricity rates and driving demand for cleaner energy. Fueling power plants...
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Implementation of the Construction Excise Tax
2016-07-01 00:27:00| PortlandOnline
City Council passed the Portland Housing Bureaus recommended Construction Excise Tax and the City has identified that the Construction Excise Tax (CET) will be implemented on August 1, 2016. The Bureau of Development Services (BDS) determines when building permit applications are complete for purposes of assessing the tax.
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Why Exxon Mobil is now lobbying for a carbon tax
2016-06-30 12:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: In an attempt to combat climate change, the worlds largest publicly traded oil company is asking to be taxed. Exxon Mobil is lobbying the rest of the American industry, as well as Capitol Hill, for a revenue-neutral carbon tax, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Exxon has welcomed a tax on carbon emissions since 2009. But December's Paris Agreement, aimed specifically at keeping most fossil fuel reserves in the ground, has prompted the company to increase its efforts over the past six...
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LuxLeaks scandal: Luxembourg tax whistleblowers convicted
2016-06-29 17:41:06| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Two whistleblowers in "Luxleaks" tax scandal gets suspended jail terms, journalist on trial is acquitted
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Proposed Construction Excise Tax Package
2016-06-28 21:20:05| PortlandOnline
PDF Document, 3,089kbCategory: Meeting Handouts
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