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U Mich poll finds support for carbon tax grows when revenue fuels renewable energy
2014-07-23 11:30:52| Green Car Congress
Carbon Tax Repeal Pleases Australian Farmers
2014-07-22 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRALIA - Australian farmers have applauded the Coalition Government for delivering on its election promise to repeal the carbon tax.
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Construction begins on Kentuckys first megawatt-scale carbon capture pilot unit
2014-07-22 01:00:00| Power Technology
Construction has started on Commonwealths first megawatt-scale carbon capture pilot unit at an operating power plant at Kentucky Utilities Companys E.W. Brown Generating Station, near Harrodsburg.
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Poll 60% back carbon tax if used for renewables
2014-07-21 23:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Most Americans oppose a carbon tax, considered by many economists a cost-effective way to fight climate change, but they are willing to support it if the money is returned to them or used to fund renewable energy, a poll Monday finds. Only a third, or 34%, say they support taxing fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas that emit heat-trapping carbon dioxide when burned, according to researchers at the University of Michigan's Center for Local, State and Urban Policy and Muhlenberg College's Institute...
Giving up beef will reduce carbon footprint more than cars, says expert
2014-07-21 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Beefs environmental impact dwarfs that of other meat including chicken and pork, new research reveals, with one expert saying that eating less red meat would be a better way for people to cut carbon emissions than giving up their cars. The heavier impact on the environment of meat production was known but the research shows a new scale and scope of damage, particularly for beef. The popular red meat requires 28 times more land to produce than pork or chicken, 11 times more water and results in...
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