carbon tax

Republicans can be friendly to solar energy -- just don't use the terms "recovery act" or "stimulus package" when lobbying them for government subsidies. That was the message from GOP political adviser Mary Matalin at the largest solar conference in the country on Thursday.

The heavily taxed French like to grouse about all the levies they pay, but there's a new tax that's turned that constant grumble into a roar. Called la taxe carbone, or the carbon tax, the new levy would charge businesses and individuals €17 for every ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) they produce....

As U.S. legislators debate reform to save money on health care, Brazil has bigger things in mind. Namely, saving the planet. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants to propose reducing the deforestation rate in Brazil's Amazon rain forests by 80 percent by 2020, he told Agence France-Presse on...

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has thrown his hat into the green-investment ring, pledging to spend $1 billion on clean energy. The 29th richest man in the world with a net worth of about $11 billion, Soros suggested he is interested in investing in technologies that are profitable and...

Amid a seemingly endless stream of bad news, there may be a glimmer of hope for the American auto industry. According to an article in this morning's USA Today, Iraq's recent increase in stability has translated into a new and thriving auto market, and the car of choice is the SUV. For prosperous...

"Be man enough to admit that you are a selfish jacka** with a massive sense of self-entitlement who doesn't give a s**t about anybody but yourself. At least I'd have to say you had some courage of conviction, even if that conviction is way off the mark. Right now, all y'are is a selfish, boorish...