Climate change bill calls for 50-cent fuel tax
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U.S. drivers would pay a 50-cent tax on each gallon of gasoline they pump to encourage less fuel use and cut greenhouse gas emissions, under draft legislation to fight global warming released on Thursday.
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By H. JOSEF HEBERT WASHINGTON - As motorists face near record gasoline prices, the Senate took up an energy bill Tuesday that would raise auto fuel economy standards for the first time in nearly 20 years and make oil industry price gouging a federal crime.
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We want cheaper petrol Green taxes are being used by the government to raise revenues, rather than tackle climate change, and are socially unjust and bad news for consumers . These are the conclusions of the Taxpayers Alliance (TPA), a right-wing lobby group dedicated to a low-tax society.â¦
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the  U.S. House of Representatives, said on Friday she wanted  Congress to pass mandatory caps on heat-trapping carbon dioxide  emissions this year.
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Crude oil prices near $50 a barrel  spurred an attempt by John Kerry's campaign on Friday to  re-inject gasoline price concerns into the election-year  debate.
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A Tory policy group proposes a stamp duty rebate for home-buyers who improve energy efficiency.
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Friday she wanted Congress to pass mandatory caps on heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions this year.
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U.S. policy on global warming seems headed for a tipping point, with politicians, business leaders and economists joining environmentalists to call for new laws to limit greenhouse gases that spur climate change.
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By Kathie Durbin, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Feb. 12--Just when things seem to be settling into a routine and the flood of new bills (2,084 as of Friday) is slowing to a trickle, along comes global climate change.
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Environmentalists call for congestion charging to be considered to tackle Scotland's transport problems.
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The government will seek a 60% cut in UK carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 in its plan to tackle global warming.
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The bill raises fuel economy standards for automobiles and sets higher goals for production of renewable fuels.
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The House on Monday approved a $50 million fund to create an international nuclear fuel bank, an idea aimed at negating Iran's argument that it needs its own nuclear fuel program.
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Indonesia's government confirms it is considering raising fuel prices by as much as 30%, a move critics say will hurt the poor.
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Washington state legislators are  considering a bill to promote a biofuels industry in the state  and require state-owned fleet vehicles to reduce use of fossil  fuels.
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Rises in environmental taxes fail to impress green campaigners, opposition parties and businesses.
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Science & environment: Green campaigners round on government over amendment of climate change bill.