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FT: Ending subsidies is “An idea whose time has come”
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell September 25th, 2009 in End Oil Aid, G20, aircraft travel, financing oil and gas, oil subsidies, taxesI don’t know how many G20 leaders will have time to read the FT website today, but they should. The paper’s editorial is nothing short of staggering.
It starts by stating “As addictions go, the world’s addiction to fossil fuels is a killer.”
Coming from the mouthpiece of one of the world’s financial capitals, which is still [...]
Obama Targets $30 Billion Oil and Gas Subsidies
7 Comments Published by Andy Rowell February 27th, 2009 in US politics, oil subsidies, taxesWho would be an oil baron these days?
Profits are down, the oil price is bouncing depressingly around in the mid-forties, reserves are running dry, and the promised land of tar sands is not looking that promising after all.
And the global economy is going down the pan, so demand for your product is likely to be [...]
Almost Half UK Want Green Tax on Air Travel
0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell August 15th, 2007 in aircraft travel, taxesThere may be a war of words at the moment between protestors and the airline industry at the climate camp outside Heathrow over the damage caused to the climate by aviation, but there is more bad news for the aviation industry.
A major public survey has shown that public attitudes to flying have hardened in favour [...]
