Australia to tax nation's worst polluters (AP)

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http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rs.../20110710/ap_on_re_us/as_australia_carbon_taxAP - Australia will force its 500 worst polluters to pay 23 Australian dollars ($25) for every ton of carbon dioxide they emit, with the government promising to compensate households hit with higher power bills under a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions unveiled Sunday.[/URL]

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