The important thing is to enact
a carbon-pricing method that
will work and be accepted.
bills. While many environmentalists (and ASES) favor
using the revenues to support clean energy, I believe that
carbon pricing will be much easier to swallow if all revenues
are returned to the public. The important thing is to enact a
carbon-pricing method that will work and be accepted. We
can rely on other legislative mechanisms to support clean
energy technologies.
With all the debate in the House, an even tougher fight
is expected in the Senate.
The forces that fought U.S. ratification of Kyoto are
again mounting an all-out opposition. The Environmental
Protection Agency now threatens to regulate carbon emissions, giving Congress additional incentive to take action
first. But achieving legislation that isn’t hopelessly watered
down will require strong leadership from the White House
and vocal support from all of us who are deeply concerned
about the future of our planet. ST
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