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Fed-up public open to fuel change
New ETS charges and images of the Gulf of Mexico oil rig catastrophe are giving impetus to the fledgling bio-fuels sector.
Smith tells meeting ETS a first step
NZ woke up this morning to a world where it will cost money to burn fossil fuels - effectively about $165 a year for the average family.
<i>Mood of the Boardroom</i>: ETS claims early victim
NZ aerosol maker Arandee has survived the global recession, but says the ETS is forcing it to move offshore.
Nick Smith grilled over ETS
Farmers, foresters and others questioned the integrity of the Kyoto Protocol and the theory of global warming at an ETS meeting in Blenheim.
Fuel price rises eat into tax cuts
Petrol prices will rise tomorrow as the Govt's ETS hits households and businesses already facing rising costs.
Petrol and electricity prices to rise with ETS
Many power and petrol companies have announced exactly how much more their customers will pay from Thursday.
PM admits public face hefty ETS bill
The Government estimates the ETS will add 1c a kilowatt hour or 5 per cent to the cost of electricity.
<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Winners and losers in ETS wealth shift
Over the next two and a half years the emissions trading scheme will effect a substantial transfer of wealth.
<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Inflation makes savers the biggest Budget losers
Inflation makes savers the biggest Budget losers.
Green law pushes up power price
Two big power suppliers have blamed the Emissions Trading Scheme for price rises which will add an average $5 a month to electricity bills.