'Green' tax plans fail to impress
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Rises in environmental taxes fail to impress green campaigners, opposition parties and businesses.
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By JULIAN BELTRAME  OTTAWA (CP) - With the world scrambling to combat global warming, one segment of the green movement offering one of the most innovative approaches to saving the planet is still fighting for acceptance - not from the public, but from environmentalists.
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Plans to make cars greener by using fuel made from crops and animal fat are in doubt
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Science & environment: Government apathy sabotages Britain's shift to a low-carbon economy
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The combination of consumer interest and saving money prompts green incentives.
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Energy law sets efficiency levels for cars and homes but environmentalists say measures are too limited
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In Britain, drivers pay nearly three times what Americans do for gasoline at the pump, and the high taxes that cause the huge difference have never managed to achieve one of the government's main goals: reducing the number of cars on the road.
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Members of Congress, efficiency advocates and some businesses say the department's failure to mandate better energy efficiency is costing millions of dollars in higher energy costs, polluting the environment and increasing reliance on foreign energy.
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A defender of the auto industry proposes a carbon tax that will cause everyone pain. Is the country ready for shared sacrifice to combat global warming?
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The government is raising billions of pounds more in green taxes than it needs to cut the UK's "carbon footprint", a report says.
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Eco-friendly shopping may be fashionable, but critics argue it wonât reduce global warming.
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Senate Republicans block a $32 billion in tax breaks for renewable energy that would have been financed mostly by new taxes on major oil companies. The GOP argues an oil-company tax increase would reduce production and raise gas prices.
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Science & environment: Prince Charles's plans to build the eco-home of the future run into controversy over new green regulations
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A report calling for more building on green belt land in England is criticised by environmental groups.
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More money would be raised from "green" taxes under the Tories, says shadow chancellor George Osborne.
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By Kevin Begos, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 9--TALLAHASSEE -- There are cuts in Gov. Charlie Crist's proposed budget for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, but even activists say the good news outweighs the bad.
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Corporations have become better about disclosing their greenhouse gas emissions, but few investors are using that information to decide where to put their money.