• Poll suggests clear majority of Canadians support carbon tax || 660News Calgary
  A new poll suggests most Canadians support the idea of a carbon tax - but an overwhelming majority favour the broader principle of using the tax system to punish or reward environmental behaviour.
  (tags: canada climate+change carbon+tax global+warming)
• Senate honors Colo. scientists after debating global warming || Examiner.com
  A state Senate resolution honoring the Colorado scientists who shared in last year’s Nobel Peace Prize has turned into a debate on global warming.
  (tags: global+warming climate+change nobel colorado)
• A war on American families || Colorado Daily, Boulder, CO
  Commentator Tim Thomas, in a piece on rising gas prices and global warming, writes: “Let’s face it, the real answer to curtailing vehicle emissions lies with the development and mass production of electric and hydrogen powered vehicles.”
  (tags: global+warming climate+change fuel+efficiency electric+cars hydrogen+cars greenhouse+gases carbon+emissions)
• The Tax Trickery Spreads || New York Times
  A New York Times editorial calls a proposed gas tax holiday political “pandering” and says “Americans must find ways to curb their use of fossil fuels. That will require higher, not lower, prices for gas — even during a presidential campaign.”
  (tags: gasoline+tax president campaign clinton Obama global+warming greenhouse+gases carbon+emissions fossil+fuels)
• Aspen: Cops test hybrid patrol car || Vail Colorado
  Since mid-March, police officers in Aspen have been testing a hybrid patrol car as a way to do their part for the city of Aspen’s Canary Initiative, an attempt to reduce the city’s carbon footprint and minimize effects on the environment.
  (tags: hybrid+cars Colorado aspen Canary+Initiative greenhouse+gases carbon+emissions carbon+footprint climate+change global+warming)

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