Comments on: Hansen Tells Ways & Means: Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax Needed to Spur Clean Technology Revolution

By: A Failed Economy | WORKERS EDUCATION

A Failed Economy | WORKERS EDUCATION — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:58:15 +0000

[...] that would change this would be a huge increase in fossil fuel prices through the imposition of carbon taxes of one sort or another (perhaps with the dividends be redistributed to the population, as James [...]

By: Alert: Overhaul or Scrap ACESA (Waxman/Markey) Climate Bill | Rising Tide North America

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:55:26 +0000

[...] Congress should skip ACESA’s complexities and go back to the drawing board to develop a revenue-neutral carbon tax, managed price or cap-and-dividend [...]

By: Action Alert: Overhaul or Scrap ACESA (Waxman/Markey) Climate Bill | Mobilization for Climate Justice

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:37:35 +0000

[...] Congress should skip ACESA’s complexities and go back to the drawing board to develop a revenue-neutral carbon tax, managed price or cap-and-dividend [...]

By: D

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:41:18 +0000

Coal is now the cheapest "source of fuel" for our utilities. Coal mines employ 1000’s of workers. How will this affect the coal producing states of the USA?Who will employ the "coal miners"?
If someone can come up with a cheaper source of fuel,(than coal), for our utilities, have them, produce it now. Why delay?
Nuclear would be the cheapest and best way for utilities to produce electricity. We need more safe nucleur plants to generate our energy needs.

By: Marcia West

Marcia West — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:45:38 +0000

This website needs adjustment… i forgot one of the required fields and when i hit the back button to fix it, my comment was gone. It was something like:
Or the option to cash in, with tutorials on how investing brings money in when you are careful. The consumer culture has taught folks to how to secure credit card interest charges, not dividends from investments.

By: James Handley

James Handley — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:44:36 +0000

Ken,
Intriguing idea: invest the dividend in renewable energy / clean tech and build our country’s savings and clean energy infrastructure. It’s a push/pull, too: A rising carbon price would make those investments increasingly profitable.
But some of us will be pinched by a rising carbon tax (or cap); we’ll need the "dividend" right away. Maybe an option to cash out? (BTW, I’ve invested my IRA in renewable energy technology via the "New Alternatives Fund.")

By: Ken Johnson

Ken Johnson — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:05:05 +0000

Question for James Hansen and CTC:Would it not be advantageous to use dividends to give consumers an equity stake and interest in decarbonization?This could be achieved by investing carbon tax revenue in renewable energy and clean technologies in exchange for equity, and distributing equity shares to the public on an equitable per-capita basis. The shares would yield dividends that increase — not decrease — as carbon is phased out.

By: tmullins

tmullins — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:06:05 +0000

Here in Appalachia we just wish they would stop tearing our mountains down.