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Details matter: Winner-picking and social engineering
Lieberman Warner criticism, Part 3 |
Sean Casten |
29 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is the third in a five-part series exploring the details of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act. See also part 1 and part 2. Let's do a thought experiment. Imagine that tomorrow morning, you wake up, reach in your pocket, and find that you suddenly have billions of dollars of cash. Before you have a moment to celebrate, you also realize that you are lying in the middle of an interstate, and there is a big truck coming. What do you do? (a) Issue an RFP ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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Details matter: Small sticks and no carrots
Lieberman-Warner criticism, Part 2 |
Sean Casten |
25 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is the second in a five-part series exploring the details of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act. See part 1 here. With atmospheric GHG concentrations rising at a frightening rate, we need a full court press to change directions, using every possible tool at our disposal. From an economic perspective, this means that we not only need to impose financial penalties on polluters, but also provide financial incentives for those who act to lower GHG emissions. ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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A carbon tax even Dingell haters can love
From Rep. John Larson |
David Roberts |
15 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Love the carbon tax but can't stand Dingell? Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) is your man. He just introduced a kick-ass carbon tax bill (PDF) to the House. From Greenwire ($ub req'd): Larson's legislation would set a $15 tax in its first year for every ton of carbon dioxide emissions from the oil, gas and coal industries, with the tax rising 10 percent annually while also keeping pace with inflation. Larson's office also released a memo (PDF) saying the tax would be 'e ... |
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| Topics: carbon tax, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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