Happy New Year, Carbon Taxes and Chesapeake

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A happy, healthy and prosperous new year from Enviromental Capital.

Thanks for joining us for the wild, bumpy ride through 2009.

See you in 2010.

In the meantime, a French court struck down a new tax on carbon emissions set to go into effect on Jan. 1, but Economy Minister Christine Lagarde promised to salvage the tax and close certain loopholes.

Meanwhile, an Environmental Capital favorite — natural gas producer and cheerleader Chesapeake Energy — has won a dubious award. The worst financial footnote of the year.

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