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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Review from the National Clean Energy Summit
Promoting the Obama administration's energy policy, Energy Secretary Steven Chu emphasized the need for a carbon tax to support many of these policy goals.
Other policy discussions included mandating a renewable energy portfolio for the US electricity supply and modernizing the electricity supply grid.
While the agenda during the second National Clean Energy Summit focused largely on policy supports for the green energy industry, it featured former vice president Al Gore's case for quick action.
Gore warned that the planet's petroleum reservers are falling faster than predicted, which can only lead to more price spikes and shortages.
For a more in-depth review of the Summit, click here.
Labels: climate change, energy policy, gas tax, global warming, u.s. energy policy
posted by Amanda Voss at 1:48 PM
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Weighing the Cost of Proposed Energy Legislation
These higher prices would come as the result of proposed cap and trade legislation, currently under consideration in Congress. The proposed plan puts a price on the gases linked to global warming, and establishes a paid permit system for emissions.
While energy providers proposed that initial permits be offered free of charge, the president's budget assumes that allowances will be sold and uses the projected $650 billion in revenue to help people pay for higher energy costs and to develop new, more climate friendly energy sources.
"It should not be legislation that is designed to raise revenue. ... It should be something that is trying to achieve its objective of reducing carbon emissions in the country and that alone," said Glenn English, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, which represents 42 million consumers in 47 states.
To read the full article, click here.
Labels: climate change, energy, environment, gas tax, global warming, u.s. energy policy
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Friday, February 27, 2009
A Look Into Energy Measures in Proposed Federal Budget
Funding increases include more money to NASA for space-based monitoring of greenhouse gases, expanded support at the Energy Department for finding ways to economically capture carbon emissions from coal-burning power plants, and more money for the Interior Department to mitigate the impact of climate change on public lands and wildlife
To help with funding, the budge proposes imposing a new excise tax and fees on companies that take oil and natural gas from federal waters and reimposes a tax — again largely targeting the oil industry — to pay for cleaning up Superfund sites.
To be noted, however, $15 billion of the funding stream necessary for Obama's initiatives relies on carbon pollution permits, which have yet to be proposed by Congress.
To read the full article, click here.
Labels: climate change, gas tax, global warming, u.s. energy policy
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Making the Case for a Gas Tax: Robert Rapier's "Taxes And Choice"
Rapier argues that not only does the U.S. needs a gas tax, it should change its perception towards this tool. Comparing the gas tax to the tax on alcohol and cigarettes, Rapier makes the case that a gas tax does not represent a tax hike, but merely a check on consumption. Not only does this promote conservation, it lends funding to long-term transportation solutions and habits.
To access Rapier's full article, issued by ASPO-USA, click here.
Labels: gas tax, u.s. energy policy
posted by Amanda Voss at 2:30 PM
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
What about Gas Taxes?
Labels: energy policy, gas tax
posted by Jamie Lang at 2:17 PM
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