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Gold Miner Withdraws as Carbon Tax Lifts

A leading mid-tier gold miner has opted to withdraw from Australian production on the basis of increased operating expenses, pointing to the carbon tax in particular as a key factor in surging costs.

Citizens Climate Lobby pushes for a carbon tax and dividend | Dana Nuccitelli | Environment | guardian.co.uk

CCL is holding its fourth international conference in Washington D.C. on June 23–25, 2013, with James Hansen as the keynote speaker.

2013 International Conference | Citizens Climate Lobby

Building Relationships with Editorial Boards and Congressional Offices -- Elli Sparks: Want to empower your town's newspaper to speak out in support of a consumer friendly carbon tax? Looking for a breakthrough with your conservative member of Congress? It all turns on relationship. In this session we’ll share the tools and techniques that CCL groups have used to build those relationships.

Truckers declare war on carbon tax

The government’s plan to extend the carbon tax to truck fuel would cause more small trucking businesses to close, the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association David Simon said.

UPDATE 1: Britain presses for 50 pct EU emission cut target by 2030 - News - Point Carbon

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters Point Carbon) - UK Climate and Energy Secretary Ed Davey on Tuesday told business leaders the EU needs to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 as part of a global deal to be brokered in 2015.