Fossil fuel subsidies in focus at climate talks Dec 3rd, 2012 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) Hassan al-Kubaisi considers it a gift from above that drivers in oil- and gas-rich Qatar only have to pay $1 per gallon at the pump. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : fossil, fuel, subsidies, focus, climate, talks, Top Keywords

Cameron proposes scrapping youth housing subsidies Jun 24th, 2012 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron has proposed scrapping rent subsidies for Britons under age 25, in a newspaper interview on Sunday that may heighten tension with his Conservative Party's Liberal Democrat coalition partners. Requi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cameron, proposes, scrapping, youth, housing, subsidies, Top Keywords

Court orders India to scrap hajj subsidies May 8th, 2012 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) India's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to scrap subsidised travel for tens of thousands of Muslims on the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : court, orders, india, scrap, hajj, subsidies, Top Keywords

Arab energy subsidies waste billions: UN report Apr 18th, 2012 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) Arab countries are wasting tens of billions of dollars on subsidies for petrol and energy but dare not roll them back for fear of a political backlash, a UN report said. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : arab, energy, subsidies, waste, billions, report, Top Keywords

A farmer plants corn in Luxemburg, Iowa. US ethanol subsidies ... Jun 22nd, 2011 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) (AFP/Getty Images/File) - A farmer plants corn in Luxemburg, Iowa. US ethanol subsidies pushed up corn prices as much as 17 percent in 2011, according to a study released Wednesday at a time when Washington's policies on biofuels are coming under... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : farmer, plants, corn, luxemburg, iowa, ethanol, subsidies, Top Keywords

A farmer blows a whistle during a protest demanding state subsidies ... May 11th, 2010 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A farmer blows a whistle during a protest demanding state subsidies in front of government's headquarters in Bucharest, May 11, 2010. Romanian unions threatened a wave of strikes which could cripple hospitals, schools and public trans... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : farmer, blows, whistle, protest, demanding, state, subsidies, Top Keywords