Saturday, March 23, 2013

Senator Blunt Introduces Amendment to FY14 Budget to Prevent Carbon Tax - Electric Light & Power
"Families and job creators in Missouri and nationwide rely on affordable, abundant energy sources. A carbon tax would burden every American with higher energy costs - especially the poorest families who simply cannot afford to pay more to fill up their gas tanks and heat their homes," said Blunt. "This onerous tax would negatively impact U.S. manufacturing, and would specifically hurt states like Missouri that are heavily reliant on coal for affordable power."
Finland earmarks 21 mln euros to spend on U.N. carbon credits - News - Point Carbon
LONDON, March 22 (Reuters Point Carbon) – Finland has allocated 21 million euros ($27.2 million) to spend on carbon credits to help it meet its 2020 emission target under the U.N.’s Kyoto Protocol, a government paper showed, signalling fresh demand in the vastly oversupplied offset market.
Prosumis to fund majority of New Carbon Credit Fund
Stedman Van Swalt, Director of Regulatory Affairs at Prosumis said: "Investing in reductions at this time is clear statement of Prosumis' confidence in the increasing role for carbon markets in addressing climate change for the future. Overall this is a tremendous business opportunity. We feel that investing with the European Energy Assembly provides us with a solid co-pilot while flying into new territories."
BBC News - Sydney dims down for Earth Hour climate change protest
A small crowd cheered and applauded as the skyline went dark.
Paul Hudson: More snow as March set to be coldest since 1969 | Climate Realists

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