Archive for September, 2011

IMF, World Bank eye carbon tax on fuels

09/25/2011 by James Handley

IMF, World Bank Eye Carbon Tax on Aviation & Shipping Fuels (Australian)

Filed under Carbon Tax,News

The American ‘allergy’ to global warming: Why?

09/25/2011 by James Handley

The American ‘Allergy’ to Global Warming: Why? (Chicago Post-Tribune)

Filed under News,Politics,Science

Greens to introduce carbon tax

09/24/2011 by James Handley

Ontario Greens Advocate B.C.-style Carbon Tax (Canoe)

Filed under Carbon Tax,International,News

Letting sunlight in: Did the White House play fast and loose with public cash?

09/23/2011 by James Handley

Solyndra: Subsidies Can’t Do What Carbon Price Would (Economist)

Filed under Cap-and-Trade,Carbon Tax,News,Politics,Science,Technology

Tim Egan: Obama Won’t Win without Climate Action

09/23/2011 by Charles Komanoff

Tim Egan: Obama Won’t Win Without Climate Action (NYT)

Filed under Editorial,News,Politics,Science

Do economists all favour a carbon tax?

09/22/2011 by James Handley

Do Economists All Favor A Carbon Tax? (Economist)

Filed under Carbon Tax,International,News,Politics,Prices Matter

U.S. Counts Ten Billion-dollar Weather Disasters in 2011

09/21/2011 by Charles Komanoff

U.S. Counts Ten Billion-dollar Weather Disasters in 2011 (NCDC report)

Filed under Did you know?,News,Science

Paper on climate financing targets fuel subsidies

09/21/2011 by James Handley

IMF, World Bank, G20 Draft: Cut Fuel Subsidies and Add $25/T CO2 Price (Forbes/AP)

Filed under Carbon Tax,International,News,Prices Matter

David Frum: Obama counters ugly deficit plan with ugly plan of his own

09/20/2011 by James Handley

Deficit Plan Should Include Carbon Tax (David Frum, Nat’l Post)

Filed under Budget,Carbon Tax,News,Politics

For Obama, Peer Pressure from Nobel Laureates

09/20/2011 by James Handley

Nobel Laureates Urge Obama to Veto Tar Sands Pipeline (NYT)

Filed under International,Krazy Karbon,News,Politics