Forget Green Hype: China Dives Into UK’s North Sea Oil Industry

China has made a dramatic swoop on the North Sea oil industry, buying up assets that account for more than 8pc of the UK's entire oil and gas production.

Carbon tax costs ACT families $540 a year

Gillard’s Labor Loses Support After Australia Carbon Tax Enacted - Bloomberg

“The primary vote for Gillard is diabolical and her party looks to have no chance of winning the next election,” said Zareh Ghazarian, a political analyst at Monash University in Melbourne. “Labor was promising they’d bounce back after voters saw the carbon tax in action but voters just aren’t interested anymore and have stopped listening. A new leader may not help but it’s probably the party’s only option.”

Firm's $30m carbon bill | Caboolture Politics

THE operator of the Swanbank landfill site must find up to $10 million per year to cover the cost of the carbon tax.

But that is just a fraction of what the Stanwell gas-fired power station next door will fork out.

Survey shows support for extension of Boulder's carbon tax - Boulder Daily Camera

Support for the tax slipped when respondents were asked about extending the tax for more than five years past its current expiration date. Just 23 percent of respondents supported extending the tax for 10 years. More than 50 percent said they would oppose extending the tax indefinitely.

Councilwoman Suzy Ageton said the survey results gave her pause. The rule of thumb in political campaigns is that you want to see 60 percent support or higher for the general idea behind a ballot measure.