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States Sue to Block “Social Cost” of Carbon
Opinion -Editorial -The fundamental absurdity of the Social Cost of Carbon is that it goes out 300 years to get the supposed economic damages due to today's minor emissions of carbon dioxide. -
The Social Costs of Carbon Cancelation
Opinion -Editorial -Banning carbon-based fuels will impose enormous costs that Team Biden deliberately ignores. -
The Leaflet: Zero Carbon Grid Would Cost $18 to $29 Trillion, New Study Says
Publication -The Leaflet -The Heartland Institute highlights GR's latest work. -
Cut Carbon Dioxide, Cause Misery
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #372 -
Fight the Virus, Not Carbon
Opinion -Editorial -Often, obsessive focus on climate wastes scarce money and distracts from the real health crisis. -
Research & Commentary: Low-Carbon Fuel Mandate is Still a Bad Deal for Washingtonians
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Gasoline Prices Could Rise By 34 Cents Per Gallon To Meet Program Emissions Goals -
Boston Plans to Go ‘Carbon Neutral’ by 2050
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh (D) unveiled the “City of Boston Climate Action Plan 2019 Update” intended to force citywide “carbon [dioxide] neutrality” by 2050. -
Tax Foundation Report Assesses Economic Damage of ‘Carbon Taxes’
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Revenue from taxes on carbon-dioxide emissions could be redistributed in various ways -
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Heartland Weekly: Warren’s ‘Ultra-Millionaire Tax’ Strikes Out
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of October 14, 2019 -
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf’s Carbon Tax is All Pain and No Gain
Opinion -Editorial -Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf’s executive action to impose a Cap and Trade system on carbon dioxide emissions is easily his most harmful act in his two terms as chief executive of the state. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Do Not Subsidize Expensive “Carbon Capture and Storage” Technologies
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Do Not Subsidize Expensive “Carbon Capture and Storage” Technologies -
Congress Considers Extending Tax Credit for Expensive Offshore Wind Projects
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Two U.S. Senators have introduced a bill extending a 30 percent wind investment tax credit to offshore wind projects that start construction by January 1, 2027 or the year after the United States has reached 3,000 megawatts of new offshore wind capacity. -
Many thanks to all the GOP State Senators for standing up for Oregon taxpayers
Opinion -Editorial -HB2020 has all sorts of very negative consequences for this state and absolutely no climate benefits at all. Oregon is simply too small to make any difference. -
Washington Legislature Considers Governor’s Capital Gains Tax Proposal
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The state constitution bans income taxes, so the governor calls it an excise tax -
The Leaflet: States Raise Fuel Taxes to Repair Roads
Publication -The Leaflet -Crumbling infrastructure in many states have prompted legislators to propose higher fuel taxes to fund road repairs. Fuel tax hikes should always be paired with other tax cuts and spending cuts. -
Research & Commentary: Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Would Be a Bad Deal for Washingtonians
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Gasoline Prices Could Rise By 34 Cents Per Gallon To Meet Program Emissions Goals -
Legislative Pulse: Taxing Rain, and Everything Else In New Jersey
Opinion -environment-climate-news -New Jersey state Rep. Hal Wirths says New Jersey's recently enacted rain tax is a symbol of all that it wrong with the state's business environment. -
Testimony before the Oregon Joint Committee on Carbon Reduction Regarding Cap-and-Trade
Publication -Testimony -Testimony before the Oregon Joint Committee on Carbon Reduction Regarding Cap-and-Trade -
Xcel Energy Commits to Zero Carbon-Dioxide Emission Electricity by 2050
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Xcel Energy, one of the nation’s largest investor-owned utilities, has committed to producing 100 percent carbon-dioxide-free electricity in its eight-state Western and Midwestern service area by 2050. -
A ‘Revenue Neutral’ Carbon Tax Is a Costly Myth
Opinion -Editorial -The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and other media outlets are reporting that a bipartisan group of top economic advisors has signed a statement supporting a carbon dioxide tax that returns all revenue to the American people. -
Politics and the Economics of the Carbon Tax
Opinion -Editorial -Economists should not let the allure of an optimal tax create an impression that carbon taxation will benefit the economy. -
Should We Tax Greenhouse Gases?
Opinion -Editorial -A group of distinguished economists, including Nobel prize winners and past Council of Economic Advisors members, recently supported a carbon tax. -
The Myth of the Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #312 -
French Government Suspends Energy Tax Hikes After Massive Protests
Opinion -environment-climate-news -French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced the government was suspending planned increases in taxes on gasoline and other energy sources slated to begin in January.