H.R.2069 - Save Our Climate Act of 2007

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Save Our Climate Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content. as introduced.

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4/26/2007--Introduced.Save Our Climate Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the carbon content of any taxable fuel sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer. Sets the amount of such tax at $10 per ton of the carbon content in such fuel. Defines &quo

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4/26/2007--Introduced.
Save Our Climate Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the carbon content of any taxable fuel sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer. Sets the amount of such tax at $10 per ton of the carbon content in such fuel. Defines "taxable fuel" as coal (including lignite and peat), petroleum and any petroleum product, and natural gas. Exempts from such tax the sale or in-kind exchange of fuel for deposit in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and certain exports or resales of such fuel.


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09/17/08
policy options to prevent climate change

a number of proposals have been referred to the ways and means committee in the 110th congress (eg, hr 2069 – the save our climate act of 2007 (rep. stark), hr 6316 – the climate matters (market, auction, trust & trade emissions ...

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07/05/08
AIDS in Africa - CRS Report for Congress

A major international AIDS authorization bill, H.R. 2069, passed both chambers during the 107th Congress but did not go to conference.28 In May 2003, Congress approved and President Bush signed into law H.R. 1298/ P.L. 108-25, ...

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04/01/08
SciGuy: William Gray: global warming is a religion

H.R.2069: Save Our Climate Act of 2007. Posted by: IANVS at April 7, 2008 08:48 PM. Guess that rules out "Tarmino" as a weirdy, beardy, be-slippered & snoozy tribal leader particularly interested in radical spirituality & incarnational ..

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