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Study shows the benefit of carbon taxes would far outweigh the harm

Jul 18, 2018

A new study has found that carbon taxes will not hinder the economy, according to The Guardian. The Stanford Energy Modeling Forum (EMF) project included eleven modeling teams, each examining the impact of “rev...

Carbon tax fails to earn enough votes in Democrat controlled Washington legislature

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Mar 10, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

Those hoping to see states pick up the federal government’s slack on climate change action were disappointed last week, when Washington State’s carbon-tax bill failed to earn enough votes in the legislature, ac...

Market-based climate change plan embraced by Exxon, Shell, and BP

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Jun 25, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

Three heavyweight oil companies have come out in support of the Climate Leadership Council’s plan to tax carbon dioxide emissions. With a full page newspaper ad on Tuesday, Exxon, BP, and Shell announced their ...

Climate Leadership Council plan garners broad support, from ExxonMobil to Stephen Hawking

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Jun 21, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

One nuanced plan to address climate change has been embraced by public figures ranging from Michael Bloomberg, to the ExxonMobil Corporation, to Stephen Hawking. Along with several others, they have signed o...

Republican elder statesmen propose carbon tax plan to limit carbon emissions

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Feb 9, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

A group of senior Republicans, including former secretaries of state George Schultz and James Baker, are calling for plans to institute a national carbon tax to replace the Obama administration’s federal regula...

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