Climate Crisis Coalition
Keep Carbon Tax in the Mix
Editorial, Detroit Free Press, July 12, 2007
“U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D - MI) is stretching the boundaries of the debate over energy use and global warming by proposing a carbon tax that would add 50 cents per gallon to the price of gasoline. It’s really too bad that no one is likely to take up Dingell on this gambit. A tax on carbon dioxide emissions, phased in gradually but relentlessly, would be the most transparent and efficient step this country could take in the search for energy independence and reductions in many emissions, including carbon dioxide. It would send a hugely important signal to the markets — for cars and for alternative energy sources such as windmills and solar collectors, in particular — that innovation and conservation are essential. Dingell said by phone Wednesday that a gas tax would likely be phased in, and carbon tax revenue would be distributed among Medicare, Social Security and various conservation funds. ‘Truthfully, I believe this is the way to go, and I’m willing to lose some skin over it,’ he said.”
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