From Carbon Finance:
US gears up for carbon tax fight
A major battle will erupt in 2013 over whether the US should implement a national carbon tax, observers have warned.
US President Barack Obama and Republican House of Representatives leader John Boehner are at odds over how to resolve the so-called �fiscal cliff� situation, the automatic tax increases and spending cuts that will be triggered in January unless they come to an agreement to prevent them � putting focus on how to raise more cash.
From Stony Brook University:
SBU Study Reveals Harmful Effects of CFL Bulbs to Skin
Our study revealed that the response of healthy skin cells to UV emitted from CFL bulbs is consistent with damage from ultraviolet radiation,� said Professor Rafailovich.
From Alaska Dispatch:
Brrrrrrrr! Last year coldest in three decades for Anchorage
With a record snowfall this spring, an unusually chilly summer, rain and windstorms in the fall, and a subtropical cyclone just before the New Year, Anchorage residents knew something was up with the weather last year. On Thursday, the National Weather Service confirmed those suspicions, reporting that 2012 was the coldest in 30 years for Alaska's largest city --and one of the wettest ever.
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