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Research & Commentary: Washington Bill Would Open Up Possibility of Regressive, Harmful Cap-and-Trade Program or Carbon-Dioxide Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Cap-And-Trade Programs, Carbon-Dioxide Taxes Do Little To Reduce Emissions, Act As Regressive Tax -
Hawaii Swamped by Carbon-Dioxide Tax Bills
Opinion -Multiple carbon-dioxide tax bills are under consideration in the current session of the Hawaii State Legislature. -
Research & Commentary: Regressive Carbon-Dioxide Tax Proposals Are Bad News for Vermont Families and Businesses
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Proposals Would Cap At $40, $50 Per Ton, Respectively -
Research & Commentary: Connecticut Considers Regressive Carbon-Dioxide Tax and Misguided Energy Extraction Bans
Publication -Research and Commentaries -There Is No Scientific Justification For Banning Of Fossil-Fuel Development In Connecticut -
Research & Commentary: Renewable Energy Mandate Expansion, Regressive Carbon-Dioxide Tax Would Make Life Harder for Low-Income Bay Staters
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Proposals Would Set Up A 100 Percent Renewable Energy Mandate & A $20 Per Ton Carbon-Dioxide Tax -
Research & Commentary: Regressive Carbon-Dioxide Tax Proposals Are Bad News for Hawaii Families and Businesses
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Multiple Proposals Introduced Ranging From $6.25 Per Ton To $55 Per Ton -
Research & Commentary: Regressive Carbon-Dioxide Tax Would Be Harmful to Montana Residents and Businesses
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Tax Would Begin At $10 Per Ton, Increase by $1 Per Ton Each Year -
Research & Commentary: Renewable Energy Mandate Expansion, Carbon-Dioxide Tax Would Make Life Harder for Low-Income Washingtonians
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Proposals Would Set Up A 100 Percent Renewable Energy Mandate & A $15 Per Ton Carbon-Dioxide Tax -
Research & Commentary: Carbon-Dioxide Tax is a Bad Deal for New Hampshire Residents and Businesses
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Tax Would Start At $20 Per Ton In 2020, Rise To Over $53 Per Ton -
Research & Commentary: Carbon-Dioxide Tax Would Be Bad For Maine
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Tax Would Begin At $5 Per Ton, Cap At $40 Per Ton -
Carbon-Dioxide Taxes Would Seriously Cut Economic Growth, Study Finds
Opinion -A study examining six potential carbon dioxide taxes found the levies would depress U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and hamper states’ efforts to improve and maintain critical infrastructure. -
Research & Commentary: Study Finds Carbon-Dioxide Taxes Would Significantly Depress GDP and Economic Growth
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Six Different Economy-Wide Price Scenarios, From $36 To $144 Per Ton, Modeled -
Research & Commentary: Carbon-Dioxide Tax Would Be Bad for Washington
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Tax Would Start At $15 Per Ton, Rise By $2-Plus Inflation Per Ton Each Year -
Opposing Carbon-Dioxide Taxes Supports American Energy
Opinion -House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. David B. McKinley of West Virginia recently introduced a congressional resolution stating a carbon-dioxide tax would harm the economy and therefore should not be enacted. -
Research & Commentary: No Such Thing as a Conservative Carbon-Dioxide Tax Plan
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Carbon-Dioxide Tax Would Make Everything More Expensive For Working Americans Without Guaranteed Environmental Benefits -
Research & Commentary: New Paper Highlights Why Carbon Dioxide Emissions Should Never Have Been Seen as Public Health Risk
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A June white paper from the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) has found that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the U.S. power sector do not meet the threshold set under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to be considered a significant contributor to air pollution that endangers public health. Under Section 111 of the CAA, the […] -
Research & Commentary: EIA Again Finds Natural Gas at the Forefront in Decline of U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The latest release of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) annual U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions report has found, once again, that natural gas continues to be at the forefront in the decline of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the United States. According to the report, power sector carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions remained near their […] -
Climate Change Weekly # 539 — Is the End Nigh for Carbon Cons?
Opinion -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Climate Change Weekly # 534 — Carbon Capture and Storage Is a Bad Climate Policy
Opinion -A study in Nature finds plants have been absorbing 31 percent more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than previously assumed and modeled. -
New Paper by The Heartland Institute Dissects How Carbon Capture and Storage Projects Threaten Property Rights
Opinion -Capturing and storing carbon dioxide is also a massive waste of resources and causes other harms. -
Climate Change Weekly #520: The Rich Really Are Different When Carbon Footprints Are Calculated
Opinion -The great actual disparity in personal carbon footprints, however, is not accurately reflected in people’s perceptions about their personal and their economic class’s relative contributions of human CO2 to the atmosphere. -
Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Battle: Seize Land for Green Energy?
Opinion -A battle is underway in five Midwest states over construction of carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines as part of the green energy transition. Opposition to wide-area pipeline networks is rising from farms and communities. But utilities and state governments intend to seize land over landowner protests. On June 25, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) granted the petition of […] -
The Practical Impossibility of Large-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage
Opinion -The Environmental Protection Agency is working on a new rule that would set stringent limits on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from US power plants. But the cost of capture and the amount of CO2 that proponents say needs to be captured crush any ideas about feasibility. -
Your Taxes at Work: ‘Eco-Anxiety’ Counseling for Federal Workers
Opinion -US Fish and Wildlife Service employees are struggling to cope with feelings of trauma and loss over the world’s changing climates and imperiled environments. The FWS is thus offering paid leave to employees who attend “eco-anxiety” and “climate grief” training.
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