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U.S. Mayors Climate Conference: Bloomberg
Four principles that should guide federal climate change policy |
David Roberts |
05 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The following was written before and during NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg's address to the U.S. Mayors Conference on Friday, Nov. 2. Technical problems and, um, life intervened, so I'm only now getting it up. Sorry. Michael Bloomberg: Pro carbon tax, anti ethanol subsidies Photo: U.S. Mayors Conference Well, here I am, in a restaurant on the Seattle waterfront, hip deep in irony. I'm here to cover the keynote address of NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg, except ... I ... |
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| Topics: carbon tax, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, energy efficiency, politics (all these topics) |
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Dingell calls our bluff
He proposes a carbon tax, assuming it will fail |
David Roberts |
12 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Last Sunday, Rep. John Dingell appeared on the C-SPAN show Newsmakers for a 30-min. interview (transcript here; video accessible via the website), and caused an enormous ruckus with this: SWAIN: Mr. Chairman, I want to go back to your statement that the American people want action [on climate change]. Does that also correlate with the American people being willing to pay higher prices, because of energy legislation? DINGELL: I sincerely doubt that the American p ... |
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| Topics: carbon tax, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, energy efficiency, John Dingell, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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