Archives for August, 2007

Carbon Tax Proportions

08/5/2007 by Nick

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Because coal has the highest carbon content per Btu, it is
taxed at the heaviest rate under a straight carbon tax.

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Americans Emit in a Day What Other Emit in a Workweek

08/5/2007 by Nick

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Even with the emergence of China as an economic powerhouse,
emissions by the average American dwarf those by most others.

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Dingell Joins the Ranks

08/2/2007 by Daniel Rosenblum

Dingell Joins the Ranks (CTC)
Filed under News

Dingell Joins Carbon-Tax Ranks

08/2/2007 by Daniel Rosenblum

The Democratic Party's top power broker on energy policy, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), threw his considerable political weight behind a carbon tax today, upending the Congressional debate on climate and energy and boosting the prospects for a tax on carbon emissions. Dingell, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, came out foursquare for a national carbon tax in an op-ed article in the Washington Post.
Filed under Carbon Tax

Americans Would Hit Brakes If Gas Hits $3.50: Poll

08/2/2007 by Charles Komanoff

Americans Would Hit Brakes If Gas Hits $3.50: Poll (Reuters)
Filed under News