Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Nasa scientist: climate change is a moral issue on a par with slavery

04/10/2012 by James Handley

Accepting Edinburgh Science Medal, Dr. Hansen Urges Global CO2 Tax (Guardian, UK)


The inconvenient truth of carbon offsets

04/10/2012 by James Handley

The inconvenient truth of carbon offsets (Kevin Anderson, Nature)

Filed under International,News,Offsets

Even $5 Gas Can’t Make Fuel-Efficiency Pay

04/4/2012 by Charles Komanoff

$5 Gasoline Not High Enough to Make Hybrids and EV’s Pay Off (NYT)


Print story only Print story with comments Email Facebook Energy transition: Reasonable approaches needed

04/4/2012 by James Handley

Priest: Carbon Fee Is Reasonable Approach To Moral Challenge (Tulsa World)

Filed under Carbon Tax,News

Dissecting Obama’s Energy Proposals

04/3/2012 by James Handley

Carbon Tax Would Beat Obama “All of the Above” Energy Policy (Nat. Journal, quoting Molly Macauley, RFF)


“Titanic-Like” Plunge in EU Permit Prices

04/1/2012 by Charles Komanoff

“Titanic-Like” Plunge in EU Permit Prices (Bloomberg)


Economists on Carbon Tax: 38 Yea, 1 Nay, 2 Abstentions

04/1/2012 by Charles Komanoff

Economists on Carbon Tax: 38 Yea, 1 Nay, 2 Abstentions (NYT Economic View)


Earth’s Hot Streak: 324 Months and Counting

04/1/2012 by Charles Komanoff

Earth’s Hot Streak: 324 Months and Counting (NYT)

Filed under Did you know?,News,Science

A Carbon Tax Is Smart Energy and Budget Policy

03/29/2012 by James Handley

A Carbon Tax Is Smart Energy and Budget Policy (Chad Stone, US News)


Target CO2, Not Gas Price

03/29/2012 by Charles Komanoff

Target CO2, Not Gasoline Price (WaPo editorial)