From Mike Bastasch: Washington voters rejected a ballot measure backed by a vast coalition of liberal groups to tax carbon dioxide emissions from in-state fossil fuel combustion. The measure, called Initiative…
Category: carbon tax
Washington Post: “Double or Triple” Fuel Prices to Solve the Climate Crisis
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Washington Post Economics Columnist Robert J. Samuelson’s advice to solve the climate crisis is to double or triple the price of fuel and hope for…
IPCC SR1.5 Carbon Tax Math
Guest seriousness by David Middleton Over the past few days, I’ve posted a couple of articles by Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller on the IPCC’s demands for a $240/gal…
IPCC Demands $240/gal Gasoline Tax!
Guest “Just Say No” by David Middleton A $240 PER GALLON GAS TAX TO FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING? NEW UN REPORT SUGGESTS CARBON PRICING 11:50 AM 10/08/2018 Michael Bastasch | Energy…
Unaffordable Green Energy: Charity Begs for More Volunteer Knitters, to Help Poor People Survive Winter
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t JoNova – According to the charity KOGO, green energy champion Victora, Australia is experiencing unprecedented demand for charity provided warm woolies to help poor…
Claim: Weather Catastrophes are “Pearl Harbour” Opportunities to Implement a Carbon Tax
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Mark Reynolds, group executive director of the Citizens Climate Lobby, hopes this time Congress will act to implement a carbon tax, instead of letting another…
Pipeline Fury: Alberta Withdraws from Canada’s National Climate Plan
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Premier Rachel Notley has just announced Alberta’s withdrawal from Federal carbon pricing, though she plans to keep the Alberta province carbon tax. Premier Rachel Notley…
Angela Merkel Reflects Fear and Loathing Amid EU Elites…
Interesting Analysis at The Conservative Treehouse. I’m posting only a small portion. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered some rather strongly worded remarks in advance of the upcoming G20 summit in…
Claim: Carbon Taxes are Not Punitive, they Just Change Behaviour
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Apparently carbon taxes are not punitive, because anyone who wants to save money on carbon taxed gasoline can always purchase an electric car. Are Carbon…
Daily Telegraph: There is No Such Thing as Affordable Renewable Energy
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Awareness is slowly permeating through the media that renewables inevitably lead to higher electricity prices – and that the Australian energy grid is in deep…
A fool's errand: Al Gore's $15 trillion carbon tax
From the “that ain’t gonna fly” department: by Fred Palmer – Washington Examiner Al Gore wants to reverse modernity and save the world from itself through an elimination of its…
The Cruelest Tax Of All
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach A “progressive” tax is one where the wealthier you are the higher percentage of tax you pay. On the other hand, I’ve said before that…
The Recursive Cost Of Carbon
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I see that Andrew Revkin continues to try to keep the climate pot bubbling. In this case, he’s issued dire warnings about reducing the so-called…
Another Carbon Tax Scheme based on Pigou model from 1920's
From the UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH comes yet another plea for carbon taxes as a way to “limit” our wallets climate change Carbon levy could limit impact of climate change, study suggests…
Podesta emails: 'Carbon Tax has a Chance if Hillary wins' – but 'it's lethal in general' don't mention it
In case you’ve been under a rock for the last few days, Wikileaks has been dumping emails from Hillary Clinton campaign manager John Podesta. Podesta is firmly in bed with…
Wall Street Journal: Climate Skeptics Should Back a Carbon Tax, Just in Case
Guest essay by Eric Worrall The Wall Street Journal thinks skeptics should embrace a carbon tax as a kind of insurance policy, against the possibility we are wrong about climate…
Alberta Carbon Tax Legislation Passed
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Carbon tax legislation, which the opposition estimates will increase household bills by $1000 / year, has just been passed by the Alberta Legislature. Alberta carbon…
President Obama Proposes $10 per Barrel Carbon Tax
Guest essay by Eric Worrall President Obama has proposed a $10 per barrel carbon tax to fund renewable energy, and to “encourage” people to stop using oil. From the Whitehouse…
Ongoing Renewables Investment "Crisis" in Australia
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Aussie Greens are lamenting that banks are still unwilling to lend to green projects, because they are worried about the reliability of political support, and…
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