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Carbon tax not the villain when gas prices spike

The only conclusion is that florid opposition to the federal carbon tax has less to do with protecting hard-pressed consumers, than with defending the oil industry’s ongoing right to pollute.

Opinion
BY SUSAN RILEY
August 5, 2019

Opinion | BY SUSAN RILEY | August 5, 2019

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Carbon tax not the villain when gas prices spike

The only conclusion is that florid opposition to the federal carbon tax has less to do with protecting hard-pressed consumers, than with defending the oil industry’s ongoing right to pollute.

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