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House backs symbolic measures to oppose oil fee, carbon tax
2016-06-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Reinforcing its opposition to President Barack Obama's environmental agenda, the Republican-controlled House on Friday approved symbolic measures declaring hostility to two liberal ideas on fossil fuels. One measure disapproves of Obama's call for a $10-per-barrel fee on crude oil, while the other preemptively opposes a plan Obama has never advanced: a "carbon tax" on emissions from fossil fuels such as oil and coal. The House approved the oil-fee measure Friday on a 253-144 vote. Lawmakers...
New Markets Tax Credit Can Help With Construction
2016-06-10 22:23:00| Food Processing
Food processors are using the funds to revitalize low-income and impoverished communities.
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Soft drinks industry trashes Philadelphia sugar tax legislation
2016-06-10 17:09:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The American Beverage Association has attacked proposals by Philadelphia's legislature to introduce a city-wide sugar tax.
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US Carbon Tax Close To Inevitable, Conservative Leader Proclaims
2016-06-10 16:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clean Technica: Not working to stop global warming is one of the most disgraceful, horrible things a policymaker can do. It demonstrates a complete lack of morals - unless the policymaker is simply ignorant, but that is very barely a legitimate excuse these days, given that the opinions of thousands of climate scientists are almost 100% that humans are causing unprecedented global warming that could destroy society. Starting from ABC, the question for some may remain "Why is the Republican Party still opposing...
Exxon Supports A Carbon Tax Except When There Is A Vote On A Carbon Tax
2016-06-10 15:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: ExxonMobil has long maintained that it supports a carbon tax in the United States. For instance, here's Suzanne McCarron, ExxonMobil vice president of public and government affairs, in the Los Angeles Times on Mar. 14: "When governments are considering policy options, ExxonMobil believes a revenue-neutral carbon tax is the most effective way to manage carbon emissions." Here's Exxon's CEO Rex Tillerson at last month's shareholder meeting: "Our valuation of those [policy] alternatives suggests...
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