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Axing carbon tax a grey vote winner | The Australian

DITCHING the carbon tax tops the list of vote-switching issues for older Australians, followed by having a world-class healthcare system and a strong economy.

Turkey secures $3 mln from World Bank to develop CO2 markets - News - Point Carbon

BARCELONA, May 30 (Reuters Point Carbon) – Turkey has become the fifth country to receive millions of dollars under a World Bank-steered scheme to help launch pilot carbon markets, a bank official said Thursday.

CVRD finds way to slash spending on carbon credits

At the time, Comox Coun. Tom Grant said the whole carbon offset business really troubled him. It was an emerging industry operating on an international scale in which he believed there were a lot of scams.
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At Tuesday's board meeting, Courtenay Coun. Jon Ambler said at times he thought he was being hoodwinked on issues like carbon offsets. Ten years from now someone might be looking back on this time and concluding it was all smoke and mirrors.

Frost hits tomato crop in Essex County

Frost damage to Ontario's processing tomato crop last weekend could reach millions of dollars if replanting and a perfect growing season can't make up for the unexpected freeze early Saturday morning.

Colorado peach crop will be smaller than usual because of unusually chilly spring

Growers on the east end of the region reported especially heavy damage from the cold snap.

"It's the worst I've seen it," said James Sanders, of the Palisade Peach Shack, who farms 40 acres of peach trees near Interstate 70. Sanders estimated that he lost 90 percent of his crop this year.

Green Germany Ramping Up The Coal Fired Power Plants | Real Science

You can’t actually run a country off of global warming BS