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Australia: Carbon tax repeal: Hydro Tasmania says will cut nearly 100 jobs
2014-06-27 09:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The state-owned renewable energy firm Hydro Tasmania has announced it will cut nearly 100 jobs, blaming the repeal of the carbon tax as a factor in its decision. The company, which generates hydro and wind power and is owned by the Tasmanian government, said it will reduce its 1,092-strong workforce by 9% as a result of financial and market challenges. Hydro Tasmania said the repeal of the carbon tax, uncertainty over the future of the renewable energy target and softening demand in the...
Australia carbon tax moves closer to repeal after vote in lower house
2014-06-26 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The effort to repeal Australia's controversial carbon tax, which has drawn former U.S. Vice President Al Gore into its increasingly odd orbit, moved one step closer to success on Thursday as the lower house of parliament voted to scrap it. The late-night vote on the last day before lawmakers head out on holiday was the latest hurdle for the legislation to clear as it heads towards full repeal when the new senate is sworn in next week. Conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott, once a climate-change...
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AUSTRALIA: Cotton Australia signs BCI agreement
2014-06-25 14:40:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Industry body Cotton Australia has signed an agreement with non-profit organisation the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) to allow locally certified cotton to be sold under the BCI banner.
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Australia: Clive Palmer promises carbon tax repeal in policy that throws bones all directions
2014-06-25 08:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conservation: What on earth was Al Gore, a zealot on climate change, doing celebrating a Palmer carbon policy thats worse than what Australia has in place, although not as bad as it could have been? That remains a known unknown because Gore fled, with his new friend, before any journalist could ask. Palmer says Gores representative contacted him for a meeting (adding that Gores a fan on YouTube). He also says he didnt provide any money to the former US vice president. It was less surprising that Palmer...
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Australia: Palmer's shock carbon tax call
2014-06-25 04:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Stock and Journal: CLIVE Palmer has sent shock waves through Canberra after making an announcement today on his partys carbon tax plans alongside former US Vice President Al Gore. Mr Gore - a Nobel laureate and well-known advocate for global action on climate change - flew into Canberra to meet Mr Palmer for talks at Parliament House that helped shape the Palmer United Partys (PUP) position on the carbon tax. Mr Palmer and Mr Gore made brief statements to media but did not take any questions as they left for an...
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