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 Stories About: carbon tax AND climate AND energy AND oil AND politics AND public transportation
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Can we tax for transit?
New transportation proposals to ease energy dependence |
Eric de Place |
16 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is one of those weeks when it feels like things are changing fast. Here are two stories that caught my attention: A panel organized by Congress -- the melodically-named National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission -- just called for higher federal gas taxes. In fact, they recommend a 40-cent-per-gallon hike. It sounds like the tax would go mainly to repair and maintain current road infrastructure rather than road expansion. The pa ... |
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| Topics: carbon tax, oil, public transportation, energy, politics, climate (all these topics) |
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