big oil Shell Met Secretly With Enviros On How To Pass A Nationwide CO2 Tax "The concept of a carbon tax — a charge levied upon companies according to the amount of CO2 they emit into the atmosphere — has been pushed by environmentalists as an alternative to strict government regulations." What, what? Show me where "environmentalists" suggested the government not regulate the air pollution that kills 7 million a year and instead suggested a gas sold with the government's approval as a plant growth accelerant, and never proven to affect climate, be taxed instead? How could I have missed that? influence The Program Big Oil's PR Firm Uses to 'Convert Average Citizens'

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