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2——Public Opinion on Carbon Tax

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Two years ago, following the defeat of comprehensive legislation to addressclimate change, talk of a carbon tax ceased in Washington. The volunteers ofCitizens Climate Lobby never stopped talking and writing about it, however, andtheir message has now been published more than1,000 times in newspapers andother media throughout the United States and Canada. Today, talk of a “revenue-neutral carbon tax” is popping up in many places, thanks in no small part to CCLvolunteers who have kept the public conversation going. Presented here is asampling of excerpts from the media, most of them published since the beginningof 2013, written by CCL volunteers, members of the media, and members of thegeneral public.

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This selection of documents is incomplete. Many more articles, as well as books,symposia, videos, internet documents, television shows and radio programs oncarbon fee proposals have appeared than are presented here. There are more allthe time, and the pace is accelerating.

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“Editorial” refers to an opinion piece written by the

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Dec, 16 articles, 7

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Feb, 67 articles, 26

Mar, 40 articles, 42

Apr, 47 articles, 55

May, 82 articles,71

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Public Opinion on Carbon Tax——3

NOVEMBER 2012 ARTICLES

TORONTO GLOBE AND MAIL

“A carbon tax and innovation are not . . . opposed. A

predictable and transparent price on carbon will send a

market signal to invest in the clean energy revolution. The

answer to the current economic malaise seems glaringly

obvious.”1

NOV. 1, 2012 LETTER

TIME MAGAZINE

“Sandy ends the silence The U.S. still needs some kind of

price on carbon to make dirty energy pay for its

pollution. It needs to eliminate archaic subsidies for fossil

fuels.”2

NOV. 7, 2013 OP-ED

WASHINGTON POST

“With ‘fiscal cliff’ looming, carbon tax getting closer look”

“Now if there were just some policy that would reduce

carbon emissions and raise federal -revenue .. ..A tax on

carbon, of course, is that policy.”3

NOV. 9, 2013 EDITORIAL


NEW YORK TIMES

“To Slow Warming, Tax Carbon”5

NOV. 11, 2012 OP-ED

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL

“A large majority of Americans (88%) say the United

States should make an effort to reduce global warming,

even if it has economic costs. Options have been laid out: A

tax on carbon as suggested by former Secretary of State

George Shultz and others is one idea.”6

NOV. 13, 2012 OP-ED

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE

“Economics of Carbon Taxes”7

NOV. 13, 2012, ALL DAY CONFERENCE

NATIONAL JOURNAL (WASHINGTON)

“Norquist: Carbon-Tax Swap for Income-Tax Cut”8

NOV. 13, 2012 NEWS

WASHINGTON POST

“The Carbon Tax”4

NOV. 10, 2013 EDITORIAL


BLOOMBERG NEWS

“Exxon Mobil Corp. is part of a growing coalition backing

a carbon tax.”9

NOV. 15, 2012 NEWS

GOOGLE NEWS

“Greenpeace calls for carbon tax on India’s rich

consumers.”10

NOV. 15, 2012 NEWS

RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH

“Bart Hinkle, Libertarian-leaning columnist, writes in

favor of carbon tax.”11

NOV. 18, 2012 OP-ED

IPOLITICS

“Why a carbon tax makes sense to conservatives: A tax on

carbon will be central both to a stable economy and a

sustainable environment in the future. . . . It] would be

both economically efficient and environmentally friendly.

In economics jargon, a tax on carbon is a Pigovian tax, one

that adjusts for an activity which produces social costs in

excess of the cost paid by people participating in the

activity — in this case, everyone who burns fossil fuels.”12

NOV. 18, 2012 COLUMN


GRIST

10 reasons a carbon tax is trickier than you think: What’s

needed on climate change, ultimately, is a wholesale,

society-wide commitment to remaking energy,

agricultural, and land-use systems along low-carbon lines.

‘Market mechanisms’ like a carbon tax are a crucial part

of that effort.”13

NOV. 19, 2012 OP-ED

REUTERS

“Seas rising faster than projected & low areas threatened

– study: ‘Unless we reduce our carbon pollution rapidly,

this study clearly shows we are heading for the nightmare

world at the top end of the IPCC predictions,’ said

professor Mark Maslin of University College,

London.”14

NOV. 27, 2012 NEWS

THE GUARDIAN (LONDON)

“Climate change is happening now – a carbon price must

follow.”15

NOV. 30, 2012 OP-ED


DECEMBER 2012 ARTICLES

CLIMATE PROGRESS (WASHINGTON)

“How A Progressive Carbon Tax Will Fight Climate

Change and Stimulate The Economy”DEC. 6, 2013 BLOG

CNN

“A tax we could learn to love.”17

DEC. 3, 2012 OP-ED

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

“There are certainly lots of reasons why a carbon tax as

part of a budget compromise makes sense: reduced

emissions, increased revenue without raising income rates,

and more accurate pricing of energy are all extremely

worthy outcomes. A carbon tax has a large-scale model to

use as a reference, as Australia recently levied a high-

profile carbon tax, which offsets income taxes; and while

there are complaints (especially early on in the process)

the general reception has not been overly negative.”16

DEC. 1, 2012 OP-ED


NEW YORK TIMES

Going beyond carbon dioxide: The carbon dioxide we

produce when we burn fossil fuels and cut down forests is

the planet’s single largest contributor to global warming.

It persists in the atmosphere for centuries. Reducing these

emissions by as much as half by 2050 is essential to avoid

disastrous consequences by the end of this century, and we

must begin immediately.19

DEC. 7, 2012 OP-ED

STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE

“Reducing carbon emissions could slow climate change”20

DEC. 7, 2012 LETTER

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

“Lets crack down on carbon emissions”21

DEC. 8, 2012 LETTER

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

“Support fee and dividend plan”22

DEC. 9, 2012 LETTER

NEW YORKER MAGAZINE

“Paying for it—a tax to save the world”23

DEC. 10, 2012 ARTICLE


STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE

“A carbon fee would boost alternative energy use”24

DEC. 18, 2012 LETTER

THE HILL (WASHINGTON)

“[About Senator Boxer’s weekly climate change

clearinghouse:] Asked about the plan to develop a ‘major

bill,’ Boxer said it would address . . . curbing carbon

emissions. The Collins-Cantwell plan would place a

declining limit on the amount of carbon from fossil energy

sources in U.S. commerce, and directly refund most

revenues from government auctions of emissions permits

to consumers in order to offset higher energy costs.25

DEC. 18, 2012 NEWS

AUSTIN STATESMAN

“Carbon tax needed”26


ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

“Carbon tax leaders”27



PASADENA STAR NEWS

“Free-market answer to the stark reality of climate

change”28

DEC. 26, 2012 OP-ED

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH

“Save the planet. Save social security. Save Medicaid. Tax

carbon.”29

DEC. 27, 2012 EDITORIAL

NEW YORK TIMES

Carbon taxes make Ireland even greener. Over the last

three years, with its economy in tatters, Ireland’s . . .

government imposed taxes on most of the fossil fuels used

by homes, offices, vehicles and farms, based on each fuel’s

carbon dioxide emissions, a move that immediately drove

up prices for oil, natural gas and kerosene. The Irish now

pay purchase taxes on new cars and yearly registration

fees that rise steeply in proportion to the vehicle’s

emissions.30

DEC. 27, 2012 BLOG


“Carbon tax is the right idea”31



RALEIGH NEWS OBSERVER

“A revenue-neutral carbon tax would make companies like

BP financially accountable for the external consequences

of their products, while protecting Americans from the

price burden.”32

JAN 1, 2013 LETTER

JANUARY 2012 ARTICLES

WASHINGTON POST

“Impose a defined carbon tax on the fossil-fuel suppliers,

with a set annual increase, and then return all the collected

fees to the public in the form of direct payments or

reductions in other taxes. This would protect low- and

moderate-income families while avoiding the divisive

question of politicians handing themselves new revenue.”33

JAN. 1, 2013, LETTER

YORK DAILY RECORD

“Stop fossil fuel subsidies”35


UC IRVINE NEWS

“Major cuts to surging CO2 emissions are needed now, not

down the road, study finds”34

JAN. 1, 2013 LETTR


NORTH JERSEY RECORD

“It’s not too late to mitigate climate change. Many

economists of all political persuasions agree that a

revenue-neutral tax on carbon-based fuels at the source

would be a good plan. When we pay more for the ‘bads,’

we give the ‘goods’ such as clean renewable energy a

chance in the market. Revenue-neutral means that

proceeds from the carbon fee, or tax, are returned right to

households.”36

JAN 8, 2013 LETTER

NEW YORK TIMES

“What would you rather do to help solve our fiscal

problem: Give up your home mortgage deduction and wait

two more years for Social Security and Medicare, or pay a

little extra for gasoline and electricity? . . . I’d rather pay

the little carbon tax, especially since it would clean up the

air for our kids, drive innovation and make us less

dependent on the most unstable region in the world: the

Middle East. . . . How could a carbon tax not be on the

table today?”37

JAN. 8, 2013 OP-ED

DALLAS MORNING NEWS

“Hurrah for Championing Climate Change Legislation”38

JAN. 9, 2013 LETTER


CHRISTIAN CENTURY

“Playing offense – it’s time to divest from the oil industry:

Given 100 years, slow changes in behavior would do the

job. But since much of the Arctic has already melted, we

need to move much faster. We need the kind of structural

changes (a serious carbon tax) and international

agreements (helping the developing world leapfrog past

coal to sun).”39

JAN. 9, 2013 COVER STORY

SUDBURY STAR

“A gradually increasing, predictable and transparent price

on carbon . . . would wean humanity off fossil fuels.”40

JAN. 9, 2013 OP-ED

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

“The beauty of a carbon tax and its exemption for the

poor”42

JAN 10, 2013 OP-ED

DISMAL ENVIRONMENTALIST

“A carbon tax would raise unemployment—NOT.”41

JAN. 10, 2013 BLOG


EU CLAIRE LEADER TELEGRAM

“Group supports revenue-neutral carbon tax”43

JAN. 11, 2013 OP-ED

NASHVILLE TENNESSEEAN

“I call upon our senators for legislation to tax or cap

carbon emissions from fossil fuels”44

JAN. 13, 2013 LETTER

WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL (MADISON)

“Big goals for new year [include curbing carbon

emissions]”45

JAN. 13, 2013 EDITORIAL

AUSTIN STATESMAN

“Stopping climate change”46



“Get carbon fuels on the national agenda”47




“What can we do? We can ask that our elected officials in

Washington, D.C., enact legislation that: 1) puts a steadily

rising fee on carbon-based fuels at the first point to sale; 2)

returns that revenue to households to offset higher energy

costs; and 3) imposes tariffs on goods from nations that do

not have similar carbon pricing in order to protect

American businesses.”48

JAN. 14, 2013, LINCOLN, NEB. LETTER

NEWSDAY

“Climate change is happening now and humans are to

blame. But is there anything we can do to stop it? The

most sensible approach is to put a predictable and steadily

increasing fee on carbon-based fuels at the source (mine,

well or port), and return the revenue to all households to

shield against the impact of rising energy costs. This

higher price would spur private investment in clean

energy and allow the government to get out of the business

of choosing energy winners and losers.”50


SANTA ROSA PRESS DEMOCRAT

“Climate tax”49



SUDBURY NORTHERN LIFE

“Now, more than ever, Canadians should consider a fee on

carbon pollution with 100 per cent of the money collected

from fossil fuel producers going directly back to the

people.”51


YORK DAILY RECORD

“Charge a carbon emissions fee”52


AUSTIN STATESMAN

“A revenue-neutral carbon tax [would correct] a major

flaw in the market.”53


DALLAS MORNING NEWS

“Today across America, coalitions are forming to build the

political will for a revenue-neutral carbon tax . . .”54

JAN. 16, 2013 BLOG

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION

“Carbon tax would cut reliance on fossil fuels”55




“Congress must act to reduce emissions”56


ALEXANDRIA ECHO PRESS

“Enact carbon tax on coal, oil, natural gas”57


NATIONAL JOURNAL (WASHINGTON)

“Carbon-tax talk has Congress feeling the heat”58

JAN. 16, 2013 NEWS ITEM

ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER

“Climate policies failing without sufficient carbon

pricing”59

JAN.17, 2013 OPINION

SUDBURY STAR

“33 countries will have a carbon tax in 2013”60

JAN. 18, 2013 OP-ED


“Tax carbon”61



THE HILL TIMES (WASHINGTON)

“A price on carbon ‘internalizing’ the harm caused by

fossil fuel emissions is the economic lever required for

significant, ongoing emissions reduction”62

JAN. 21, 2013 OP-ED

TORONTO STAR

“[Climate] change is . . . caused largely by human-induced

carbon emissions.”63


PORTLAND OREGONIAN

“Put a price on carbon dioxide pollution from the burning

of fossil fuels.”64



“As . . . both parties consider legislation to reduce CO2

emissions, one solution is a . . . carbon fee-and-

dividend.”65

JAN. 22, 2013 OP-ED


SUDBURY STAR

“An American carbon tax would be the best route of

action to tackle climate change.”67


AUSTIN STATESMAN

“A steadily rising tax on carbon-based fuels at the point of

sale, with all revenue to be returned to households, is a

strategy favored by many economists.”68

JAN 24, 2013 LETTER

DEL MARVA NOW

“Citizens Climate Lobby’s . . . goal is to persuade

Congress to enact legislation that will put a direct fee on

carbon-based fuels. . . .”69


DALLAS MORNING NEWS

“Republicans should back a revenue-neutral carbon

tax.”70


TRENTON TMES (NEW JERSEY)

“The climate is right for carbon tax.”66



HARRISBURG PATRIOT NEWS

“Replace energy subsidies with tax on carbon

emissions.”71

JAN.25 LETTER

YORK DAILY RECORD

“A . . . simple solution to the market failure of than cap-

and-trade would be a steadily-rising fee on carbon

emissions.”72

JAN 25, 2013 OP-ED

PEWCENTER-STATES

“Climate policies are failing without sufficient carbon

pricing.”73

JAN. 25, 2013 FEATURE

NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN

“The most effective way to get started is with bipartisan

support for a revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend

program.”74

JAN 25, 2013 LETTER


KANSAS CITY STAR

“The Star and some environmental groups favor

imposition of a carbon tax or fee . . . if it’s revenue-

neutral”77

JAN 26, 2013 EDITORIAL

NEWPORT DAILY NEWS

“Fee on carbon would help us move forward”78

JAN 26, 2013 LETTER

KANSAS CITY STAR

“Why the GOP should back a carbon tax”79JAN. 27, 2013 OP-ED

HENDERSON DAILY DISPATCH

“Progressive tax needed on fossil fuels”76


BUSINESS WEEK (NEW YORK)

“[World Bank president Jim Yong Kim says climate

change is his greatest concern and espouses three goals:] 1)

Create a ‘global carbon market’ (an international budget

for burning carbon-stressing the importance of ‘market-

driven’ solutions) 2) Eliminate all carbon-fuel subsidies)

and 3) Make mega-cities green (60-70% of the emissions

are from megacities).”75

JAN. 26, 2013 VIDEO



“We have the chance to enact carbon fee and dividend

legislation to put renewable energy on an even playing

field with fossil fuels.”80

JAN 27, 2013 LETTER


“Obama’s . . . actions and those of our legislators need to

rise to the challenges of climate change . . . by imposing a

fee on greenhouse gases.”81

JAN 27, 2013 LETTER

DESERET NEWS (SALT LAKE CITY)

“Congress must be on board . . . a carbon tax is vital.”82

JAN. 27, 2013 EDITORIAL

DESERET NEWS (SALT LAKE CITY)

“Put fee on carbon and give proceeds to people suffering

from dirty air”83

JAN 28, 2013 LETTER

FINANCIAL POST (TORONTO)

“A price on carbon provides the certainty to make sound

business decisions.”84

JAN 28, 2013 LETTER



“A carbon tax would . . . address the climate problem,

stimulate the economy, add jobs and establish American

leadership on the issue.”85


AUSTIN STATESMAN

“The president and Congress need to get behind a market-

based solution like the revenue-neutral carbon tax.”86

JAN 29, 2013 LETTER

PASADENA STAR NEWS

“Responsible and informed citizens should advocate for a

fee-and-dividend system as designed by the Citizens

Climate Lobby.”87

JAN. 29, 2013 OP-ED

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

“Tax carbon.”88

JAN 29, 2013 LETTER


NEW YORK TIMES

“In energy taxes, tools to help tackle climate change: A

tax on energy could single-handedly take on climate

change. For starters, it would encourage people and

businesses to burn less, reducing emissions at a stroke.

One study found that a carbon tax of $15 per ton would

reduce greenhouse emissions by 14 percent as people

sought to save energy by driving less, insulating their

homes and switching to renewable fuels, among other

things.”89

JAN 29, 2013 NEWS ITEM

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

“New poll – Americans support a carbon tax”90

JAN. 30, 2013 BLOG

JAMESTOWN PRESS

“A regulatory approach would become unnecessary with

the passage of a steadily rising tax on the CO2 content of

coal, oil and gas.”91



FEBRUARY 2012 ARTICLES

MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE (OREGON)

“One proposal is a fee and dividend system in which those

extracting fossil fuels pay a fee per ton for the carbon they

extract. This fee, collected by the federal government,

would be returned as dividends to taxpayers.”92

FEB. 1, 2013 OP-ED

YORK DAILY RECORD

“Those who refuse to acknowledge the mounting cost of

climate change do so because they are not yet the ones who

are paying the price.”w

FEB. 1, 2013 LETTER


“Letting the market work when carbon pollution no

longer gets a free ride should appeal to every acute

Republican.”93

FEB. 1, 2013 LETTER


ADIRONDACK DAILY PRESS

“How can we avert catastrophe? Many scientists,

economists, politicians, and legal scholars favor a carbon

tax with rebates to households. See citizensclimatelobby.org

and carbontax.org . . .”95

FEB. 1, 2013 OP-ED

KENOSHA NEWS (WISCONSIN)

“Congress, including Rep. Paul Ryan, needs to reduce

carbon emissions by placing a steadily rising fee on carbon

dioxide pollution, and returning the money to American

households.”96

FEB. 1, 2013 LETTER


“Letting the market work when carbon pollution no

longer gets a free ride should appeal to every acute

Republican.”97

FEB. 1, 2013 LETTER

YORK DAILY RECORD

“Those who refuse to acknowledge the mounting cost of

climate change do so because they are not yet the ones who

are paying the price.”98

FEB. 1, 2013 LETTER


CHICAGO TRIBUNE

“Some warn that reducing greenhouse emissions will cost

too much. What about the costs of doing nothing?”99

FEB. 2, 2013 LETTER

NATIONAL POST (TORONTO)

“Canada should end the climate change charades game

now and enact a carbon tax.”100

FEB. 2, 2013 LETTER

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

“A significant but predicable fee for carbon can engage

the power of the market to impel transition to clean

energy.”101

FEB. 2, 2013 OP-ED

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE

“We have to develop a strategy, like an import carbon

tariff as a punitive weapon to force other countries to

reduce their CO2 emissions.”102

FEB. 2, 2013 LETTER


CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

“Carbon tax is good start.”103

FEB. 4, 2013 LETTER

NORMAN TRANSCRIPT (OKLAHOMA)

“Putting a price on carbon in a way that prevents undue

hardship to low- and middle-income citizens is one of

many proposed pathways . . .”104

FEB. 5, 2013 OP-ED

AL-COM (BIRMINGHAM)

“A regulatory approach would become unnecessary with

the passage of a steadily-rising tax on the CO2 content of

coal, oil and gas.”105

FEB. 5, 2013 OP-ED


“A revenue-neutral carbon tax . . . puts a steadily rising

fee on each ton of carbon emitted, while returning the

money to households . . . or using the revenue to offset

debt or a combination.”106FEB. 5, 2013 LETTER


CONTRA COSTA TIMES

“The United States would lead the world in reducing

emissions to that level by implementing a ‘fees and

dividends’ system”107

FEB. 6, 2013 OP-ED


“Paul Ryan Go Big With Carbon Tax”108

FEB. 6, 2013 OP-ED

SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

“Oil, gas, coal and nuclear industries all receive billions in

subsidies and have for decades. A fee collected on carbon

at the wellhead, border or mine will help level the playing

field for renewables.”109

FEB. 6, 2013 LETTER

METROWEST DAILY (BROCKTON)

“A forward-thinking Republican Party would embrace

policy proposals on climate such as a revenue-neutral or

rebated carbon tax.”110

FEB. 7, 2013 LETTER


JAMESTOWN PRESS

“An early initiative for the group is to work with the

League of Women Voters of Rhode Island to inform people

about the group’s support of a revenue neutral carbon fee

and dividend.”111

FEB. 7, 2013 NEWS ITEM

TRENTON TIMES (NEW JERSEY)

“Carbon fee would put brakes on global warming.”112

FEB. 7, 2013 OP-ED

CAPITAL COMMENTARY (WASHINGTON)

“Carbon tax – A fit and timely compromise”113

FEB. 8, 2013 OP-ED

CAP TIMES (MADISON)

“More and more business leaders are advocating a carbon

tax because it would start low and increase a predictable

amount every year . . .”114

FEB. 10, 2013 OP-ED

CONCORD MONITOR (NEW HAMPSHIRE)

“Time for a carbon tax”115

FEB. 11, 2013 LETTER


CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

“Obama made a challenge to Republicans to pass a

market-based solution to solve climate, such as a revenue

neutral fee on carbon.”116


SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

“Carbon tax makes polluters pay the tab.”117


HERALD NET (WASHINGTON STATE)

“Must account for carbon’s true cost”118


TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT

“The Citizens Climate Lobby has a proposal that will

impose a progressive tax on carbon that is revenue

neutral; it’s known as ‘fee-and-dividend.”119


TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT

“Carbon fee could put brakes on warming.”120

FEB. 15, 2013 OP-ED


EPOCH TIMES

“Many scientists, economists, politicians, and legal

scholars favor a carbon tax . . . See

citizensclimatelobby.org and carbontax.org. . .”121

FEB. 16, 2013, OP-ED


“If Congress ends dirty-energy subsidies and Place s a

carbon tax on fossil-fuel polluters, we can shift our power

to a green energy future.”122

FEB. 16, 2013, LETTER

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

“Now we have another, very different shot at greatness:

to fundamentally reshape the way we get and use

energy.”123

FEB. 16, 2013 OP-ED

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

“Tax the carbon”124


STANDARD EXAMINER (OGDEN, UTAH)

“Tax carbon pollution at its source to clear air”125



BOSTON GLOBE

“If we don’t act to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and

other greenhouse gases, we can expect more [superstorms

like Sandy] and then some.”126



“One . . . solution that is gaining support on both sides of

the political aisle is that of a revenue-neutral carbon tax

which would hasten the transition to clean energy.”128


WASHINGTON POST

Signs seen at the Feb. 17 Washington rally: “Fossil fuels?

Fossil fools.” And “Read my lips: no new carbons,” the

latter carried by a member of Citizens Climate Lobby.129

FEB. 17, 2013 NEWS ITEM

ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS

“Market solution to climate change ideal for

conservatives”127



ST. LOUIS NEWS TRIBUNE

“A World-War-Two-like effort [needs to] take Place . A

consumer-friendly carbon fee and rebate would be the

catalyst for that vision.”130


CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS

“Many economists argue that a carbon tax is the simplest

and most direct way to reduce greenhouse gas

emissions.”131

FEB. 18, 2013 COVER STORY


“The time is right for a revenue-neutral carbon tax, which

will allow a market-based transition from fossil fuels to

clean energy sources.”132


AUSTIN STATESMAN

“We do face a fearsome enemy — skyrocketing

greenhouse gas concentrations. . . we can correct this

systemic failure with legislation placing a tax on

carbon.”133

FEB. 20, 2013 OP-ED


CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

“We have a moral responsibility to future generations, an

obligation to pass on to them the same life our parents

gave to us. A revenue-neutral carbon-fee is the best way to

fulfill it.”134

FEB. 20, 2013 COLUMN

ST. LOUIS SUBURBAN JOURNAL

“A consumer-friendly carbon fee assessed on a few

hundred fossil fuel producers and a rebate issued per

person would be the catalyst for [the] vision [of energy

independence].”135


CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

“Enacting a revenue-neutral carbon fee would help

America move to a clean economy . . . and create millions

of new jobs throughout America.”136



“Returning the revenue from a carbon tax to consumers

would speed the transition to clean energy without

inflicting economic pain on American households.”137




“A carbon fee would be imposed on imported items. The

fee would reach across the globe and encourage our

trading partners to reduce their carbon emissions or be

priced out of our market.”138


WICHITA EAGLE

“The real beauty of such a carbon fee is that it would not

grow the size of government by requiring new

regulations. . .”139

FEB. 21, 2013 OP-ED


“When people see the word “fee” or “tax,” they often

respond reflexively that we . . . will pay more for gas and

heating oil – and overlook the reality that we are already

paying a fortune for our failure to reduce carbon

emissions.”140




“[We need a] revenue-neutral carbon tax to provide a

price signal for changing our energy-use behavior.”146


SAN DIEGO NORTH COUNTY TIMES

“Another key component in this process is the

implementation of a revenue-neutral carbon tax to provide

a price signal for changing our energy-use behavior. Let’s

be visionary, bold and courageous . . .”145



“When people see the word “fee” or “tax,” they often

respond reflexively that we . . . will pay more for gas and

heating oil – and overlook the reality that we are already

paying a fortune for our failure to reduce carbon

emissions.”147


YORK DISPATCH

“Art Laffer, President Reagan’s economic advisor has

said, ‘Reduce taxes on something we want more of —

income — and tax something we arguably want less of —

carbon pollution. It’s a win-win.’”148

FEB. 22, 2013 OP-ED


BOULDER DAILY CAMERA

“A carbon tax bill that gives revenue back to households?

Now we’re getting somewhere.”145

FEB. 23, 2013 OP-ED

CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

“One way to ease the transition to renewables would be to

pass a revenue neutral carbon fee that would use the

power of the market to create jobs in clean technology and

decrease the demand for fossil fuels.”146

FEB. 25, 2013 OP-ED

IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN

“Senators Boxer and Sanders [have] announced plans to

introduce ‘carbon-fee-and-dividend’ legislation [which]

Place s a fee on coal, oil and natural gas at the first point

of sale and then rebates a substantial part of the revenue

to the public.”147

FEB. 25, 2013 OP-ED


“Americans would benefit from carbon tax revenue”148



ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL

“I share [the] belief that “we should take care of the world

the best we can.” But in my opinion, that requires passing

legislation to curb greenhouse gases … and repealing

subsidies to carbon polluters.”149


EARTHJUSTICE

“China to Introduce Carbon Fees”150

FEB. 26, 2013 BLOG

DESERET NEWS

“GOP can be part of climate change solution with a

market-based approach”151

FEB. 27, 2013 OP-ED


“If we are to have a market signal, it must span the

breadth of the economy. Make it revenue neutral by

returning all the money to [citizens]. . . Polluter pays,

that’s it, plain and simple.”152




“Imposing a tax at the point where carbon enters the

economy . . . would send the same ultimate price signal

throughout the economy . . . with . . . efficiency, less . . .

cost and . . . all participants involved. Basic, sound

economics.”153



“The GOP has great incentive to support a ‘market-based

solution’ to the climate crisis. The aLetterrnative is

expansion of EPA regulations on greenhouse gas emissions

from power plants.”154

FEB. 27, 2013 OP-ED

SHARE INTERNATIONAL

“CCL’s volunteers have had 848 meetings with their

Congressional representatives in the last three years to

discuss . . . climate change and legislative solutions such as

a revenue-neutral carbon tax, and have had over 1,000

articles, letters to the editor, and opinion pieces

published.”155

FEB. 28, 2013 INTERVIEW


ST. LOUIS SUBURBAN JOURNAL

“Citizens Climate Lobby is doing a fabulous job of

establishing positive relationships with members of

Congress to get a Carbon Fee and Dividend

passed.”156



“The presidents of the International Monetary Fund and

the World Bank and the CEOs of ExxonMobil and

JPMorgan Chase have joined scores of conservative

economists in calling for a carbon tax.”157


WASHINGTON POST

“Each region of the world should introduce a tax on

CO2 emissions that starts low today and increases

gradually and predictably in the future (quoting

Jeffrey Sachs).”158

FEB. 28, 2013 OP-ED


MARCH 2012 ARTICLES

HOUMA TODAY (LOUISIANA)

“Senator Vitter should look beyond the negatives of rising

fossil fuel prices to the positives of a carbon tax. Rising

fossil fuel prices will stimulate private investment in

conservation, efficiency and clean energy development,

sparking a broad-based economic recovery and creating

millions of jobs that can’t be exported.”159

MARCH 2, 2013 LETTER


“Through a fee and dividend approach to carbon pricing

we can reduce our consumption of fuels that soil the

pureness of our air and water while promoting job growth

in quality, green jobs just like the ones that employ over

14,000 North Carolinians.”160


WASHINGTON TIMES

“If fossil fuel prices were scheduled to increase a small

amount every year for the next 10, 15 or 20 years, people

would have a price signal encouraging them to invest in

conservation.”161

MARCH 4, 2013 OP-ED



“There are policy initiatives that can mitigate the effects of

climate change while simultaneously protecting the

economy. Putting a steadily rising tax on carbon coupled

with a steadily rising dividend to all consumers would send

strong signals to the marketplace . . .”162


GREENBIZ

“The introduction of a carbon tax sets China, a country

whose environmental challenges have received much

commentary, ahead of several other advanced

economies.”163

MARCH 5, 2013 STORY

CINCINNATTI ENQUIRER

“Now we have another, very different shot at greatness: to

fundamentally reshape the way we get and use energy. To

move decisively, we need to phase out fossil fuels as much

as possible, rather than dig and drill to get at the last,

difficult to extract reserves.”164



INTERNAL CCL COMMUNICATION VIA EMAIL

“If we can move to a tax-based policy, we will be

positioned to garner the greatest political will and use it

for the greatest possible climate benefit. Exactly how that

turns out relative to emissions, CO2 concentration and

temperature changes will not be known for a long time.

This debate will continue for decades. But with this

approach we stand the best chance of getting the greatest

benefit.”167

MARCH 7, 2013 EMAIL


“Economists agree that making a carbon tax the

centerpiece of a reduction strategy will yield the greatest

outcome at the lowest cost. Nothing else comes close.”166

MARCH 7, 2013 EMAIL


“The technology exists to build a clean energy future,

which produces more jobs than oil and gas. A revenue-

neutral carbon pollution fee, returned to all households,

accelerates the conversion.”165




“Levy a tax on carbon - to push the transition to cleaner

energy - and apply every penny of the revenue to

reduction of the federal debt. Call it the ‘Future for Our

Grandchildren Act of 2013.’”168

MARCH 8, 2013 EDITORIAL


“A group of us met with the San Francisco Chronicle

Editorial board on March 5 and then an Editorial (“Our

children’s burden,” March 8) appeared in their online

edition. They like the carbon tax idea but believe all the

revenue should go towards deficit reduction. The tide

seems to be shifting, from ‘Impossible, forget it,’ to

‘What’s the best policy?’ That is HUGE!”169

MARCH 9, 2013 EMAIL


“China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases,

so the news (reported by Xinhua, a state-owned media

service) that it’s going to introduce a carbon tax is

huge.”170

MARCH 11, 2013 EDITORIAL



“The climate crisis demands that we transform our energy

system, beginning now. The smartest way to go is to enact

carbon fee-and-dividend legislation as embodied in the

Climate Protection Act (S332), now in the U.S. Senate.”172

MARCH 12, 2013 OP-ED


“Thanks, John Diaz, for supporting the carbon tax (“Our

children’s burden,” Insight, March 10) as the most

effective way to promote clean energy and reduce

emissions. Increasing cost is one of the most proven,

effective ways of generating action on this critical planet-

wide issue.”173


RADIO ECOSHOCK

“As emissions hit new record, Citizens Climate Lobby

Executive Director Mark Reynolds teaches people to lobby

the government for sane policy, like Hansen’s “Tax and

Dividend . . .”171

MARCH 12, 2013 RADIO INTERVIEW


NEW YORK TIMES

“It strikes me as crazy that one of the obvious solutions to

our budget, energy and environmental problems — the

one that would be the least painful and have the best long-

term impact (a carbon tax) — is off the table.”174


BOHEMIAN

“Fee-and-dividend”175


INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL (LANCASTER)

“If we don’t soon make substantial reductions in the

amount of carbon dioxide being pumped into the

atmosphere, the world’s scientists expect to see large

numbers of species go extinct around the world.”176

MARCH 14, 2013 NEWS ITEM


LANCASTER ONLINE

“The Climate Protection Act, Senate Bill 332, places a tax

on carbon-based fuels and returns much of the revenue to

households. . . . I hope our U.S. senators . . .will recognize

the bipartisan possibilities within this free-market

approach, propose needed improvements and sign on as

co-sponsors.”177


NEW YORK TIMES

A carbon tax “would close the deficit and clean the air,

weaken petro-dictators, strengthen the dollar, drive clean-

tech innovation and still leave some money to lower

corporate and income taxes.”178


LOS ANGELES TIMES

“Voters of all races should use their power to urge

lawmakers to lead on climate and to enact a consumer-

friendly, revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend

program.”179



LANCASTER ONLINE

“Fee-and-dividend – how to reduce CO2”180


CHIPPEWA HERALD

“Carbon fee offers road map to climate safety”181


SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

“There are two bills in Congress that call for a carbon tax,

by Sens. Barbara Boxer and Bernie Sanders and Rep.

Harry Waxman. We can pass a carbon tax. We must.”182


BEACON BC NEWS

“Carbon tax getting noticed, considered in Oregon:

Oregon mulling introduction of a carbon tax modeled

after B.C.’s.”183

MARCH 19, 2013 NEWS ITEM



“Reagan-era Secretary of State George Schultz calls for a

carbon tax, using the metaphor of ‘an insurance policy’

that might appeal to conservatives.”184

MARCH 19, 2013 EMAIL

REASON.COM

“Is a carbon tax market-friendly?”185

MARCH 20, 2013 ARTICLE AND VIDEO

NEWS TRANSCRIPT (NEW JERSEY)

“We need a policy that will speed the transition away from

fossil fuels — the main contributors to climate change —

and toward the clean energy sources of the future. . . A

policy that places a steadily rising fee on carbon based

emissions can facilitate this transition, letting the market,

— not government — decide what the clean energy

alternatives of the future will be.”186

MARCH 20, 2013 NEWS TRANSCRIPT


HUFFINGTON POST

“A portion of the proceeds from a carbon tax should be

recycled right back to the energy companies in the form of

transition subsidies [to] help them convert over to

sustainable energy. These could include expanded

investment tax credits, low-interest loans, price supports,

and so forth (Viewpoint of Joe Keefe, CEO of Pax World

Funds).”188

MARCH 20, 2013 BLOG

NEW YORK TIMES

“Putting a price on emissions of CO2 that reflects the

burden they impose on the environment and the threat

excessive amounts pose to future generations would almost

certainly be the most effective strategy to persuade energy

companies, power generators — and you and me — to

spew less of it.”189


CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT

“Carbon pollution is not only disrupting our lives, it’s

hitting our wallets. We’ve all been paying the bill for

years, but now it’s got to stop and you can help. Share this

[video] with your friends and tell our leaders it’s time to

put a price on carbon and make the polluters pay.”187

MARCH 20, 2013 VIDEO


CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT

“Carbon pollution is not only disrupting our lives, it’s

hitting our wallets. We’ve all been paying the bill for

years, but now it’s got to stop and you can help. Share this

[video] with your friends and tell our leaders it’s time to

put a price on carbon and make the polluters pay.”191

MARCH 20, 2013 VIDEO

NEW YORK TIMES

“Putting a price on emissions of CO2 that reflects the

burden they impose on the environment and the threat

excessive amounts pose to future generations would almost

certainly be the most effective strategy to persuade energy

companies, power generators — and you and me — to

spew less of it.”192


NORTHERN SUN NEWS (ONTARIO)

“Carbon Fee and Dividend: a fee on carbon fee pollution

produced by fossil fuel producers is charged by the

government and a dividend check of the exact same

amount is given back, equally divided, to citizens. Carbon

Fee and Dividend is a two page bill and the most

transparent carbon pricing method.”190

MARCH 20, 2013 OPED



“By placing a gradually increasing fee on the dirty fuels

we can create market certainty, a long missing price signal

in the energy industry. This will unleash investments in

clean energy and create jobs. By returning all revenues to

households everyone wins.”195



“Join a group that lobbies for the climate.”193



“The climate isn’t getting any better, and the longer we

delay the solution, the more expensive it will be. The most

direct and effective way to get going is to urge Congress to

pass the carbon fee-and-dividend bill that is now in the

Senate (Climate Protection Act, S332). That would put a

real price on CO emissions and shift the economy toward

renewable energy.”194



LOS ANGELES TIMES

“Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a liberal Rhode Island

Democrat, offered an amendment to the proposed fiscal

2014 budget resolution calling for “establishment of a fee

on carbon pollution.”196


WASHINGTON POST

“A new International Monetary Fund study has called for

a price on carbon and then an end to subsidies for Big Oil:

“IMF, citing $1.9 Trillion in government subsidies, calls for

levies to curb use.”197

MARCH 27, 2013 NEWS

WALL STREET JOURNAL

“A conservative, cost-efficient response to climate change

involves sending price signals to people and businesses

now so that they take steps to reduce emissions. A carbon

tax is the simplest way to send these signals.”198

MARCH 28, 2013 COMMENT


APRIL 2012 ARTICLES

EPISCOPAL JOURNAL

“There is . . . one step Congress could take to accomplish

needed [carbon emission] reductions — enactment of a

carbon fee, or tax. Such legislation is already in effect in

more than 30 U.S. states, Canadian provinces and

nations.”199w

APRIL, 2013 FEATURE

YORK DAILY RECORD

“A steadily rising tax on carbon-based fuels with 100

percent of the revenue returned to every household is a

simple and fair solution which Congress can implement . . .

to address global warming’s devastating impacts on our

coastlines by beginning to wean us from fossil fuels.”200

APRIL 1, 2013 LETTER

BALTIMORE SUN

“It’s a failure of the free market to not factor the costs of

rising sea levels into the price of fossil fuels. Keeping up

the charade that climate change is not a problem puts

Americans and all of life on the planet at risk.”201

APRIL 2, 2013 OP-ED


YORK DAILY RECORD

“I look forward to Rep. Perry coming out strongly against

subsidies for the fossil fuels industry.”202


CHICAGO SUN TIMES

“Republicans have been intimidated by the fossil fuel-

funded denier crowd. Please, Sen. Kirk, let your new

courage shine through. Acknowledge that climate change

is serious. The simplest step to address this on a large scale

is a carbon tax.”203


AUSTIN STATESMAN

“A realistic carbon pricing system, as proposed in the

Boxer-Sanders Climate Protection Act, would provide

an incentive to move us toward cleaner sources of

energy.”204



SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

“Without . . . consensus, still more time will be wasted

before the United States acts decisively to limit carbon

emissions, time that scientists say is in dangerously short

supply if the worst consequences of climate change are to

be avoided.”205

APRIL 7, 2013 EDITORIAL

ASHLAND DAILY TIDINGS (OREGON)

“The Citizens Climate Lobby offers a powerful solution

for reducing emissions over time. Their fee-and-dividend

approach returns a fee on fossil fuels to the American

people, thereby leveling the playing field with renewable

energy and preventing inordinate impacts of rising fuel

prices on lower-income families.”206

APRIL 10, 2013 OPINION


“America should adopt a carbon tax now.”207

APRIL 10, 2013 OP-ED


YORK DAILY RECORD

“It’s long past time for Congress to enact climate

legislation that reduces the carbon emissions from burning

fossil fuels.”208



“The carbon tax is quickly becoming an idea whose time

has come. More and more policy experts, including those

in conservative circles, see it as an effective vehicle for

correcting the distortion in the marketplace that makes

fossil fuels our dominant energy source.”209


ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL

“Level the playing field. Demand a revenue-neutral fee on

carbon from Congress before it is too late.”210


MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE (OREGON)

“President Obama and Representative Walden might

better support the carbon fee-and-rebate proposal.”211



NORMAN TRANSCRIPT (OKLAHOMA)

“What can we do? A carbon fee and dividend is a market-

based approach endorsed by both environmental groups

and conservative economists like Greg Mankiw, adviser to

George W. Bush, and Arthur Laffer, former adviser to

President Reagan.”212



“Climate change is real. It threatens to take the whole

house down. There is still time to fix this foundation or at

least stabilize it. It will take big changes, such as adjusting

the price of fossil fuels to reflect their terrible cost. I hope

we can pull it off.”213


SUDBURY STAR

“To solve the climate crisis we need a price on carbon

pollution. The International Monetary Fund in the

Washington Post just two weeks ago called for a levy to

curb use of fossil fuels.”214



PACIFIC SUN (MARIN COUNTY, CALIF.)

“Stop denying that climate change is a huge threat to our

national security; and legislate an effective carbon fee in

order to send the price signal that unleashes the next

industrial revolution.”215

APRIL 18, 2013 FEATURE


“How do we get from our fossil-fuel economy to the clean

energy economy? Besides vision, we need political will,

especially in Congress. Things are starting to change . . .

Senators Boxer, D-Calif., and Sanders, D-Vt., have

introduced the Save our Climate Act which would put a

tax on carbon and return 60 percent of the proceeds to

American households.”216


ASBURY PARK PRESS (NEW JERSEY)

“Overcoming the GOP’s big-government fears is among

the reasons that some activists are supporting the idea of a

revenue-neutral carbon tax. Such a plan was recently

promoted in the Wall Street Journal by George Shultz,

former secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan,

and Gary Becker, a Nobel laureate in economics.”217



LOS ANGELES TIMES

“A tax everyone can love: Once we get used to the idea,

taxing carbon makes sense.”218

APRIL 21, 2013 COLUMN

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

“We still scrape the ground in more and more desperately

expensive and environmentally degrading ways in a losing

effort to extract the last dram of fossil fuel from the Earth.

We can’t keep doing this forever. That is why it is so

important to support legislation like the Climate

Protection Act (S. 332) sponsored by Sens. Barbara Boxer

and Bernie Sanders.”219


TOPEKA CAPITAL JOURNAL

“Good news: There’s a simple solution that effectively

addresses climate change — a revenue-neutral carbon tax.

This is a market-based solution that would drive the

economy to renewables, create new jobs, and protect the

poor and middle class by returning all collected revenue to

Americans on an equitable basis. Learn more at

citizensclimatelobby.org.”220



GAINESVILLE SUN (FLORIDA)

“Sooner or later we must wake up to the idea that by

avoiding a price on carbon, we’ll all be paying the price

later.”221


SIGNAL SCV

“Federal legislation to put a gradually-increasing tax on

the carbon content of fossil fuels would be the simplest and

most effective way to fix that problem and create a

realistic, stable price signal.”224


LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD (KANSAS)

“As we celebrate Earth Day 2013, it’s time to end the

“debate” about climate change. The world is round, we

made it to the moon, climate change is real and humans

are to blame. Humans also have the capability to remedy

the situation – so let’s go for it!”223


HERALD NET (WASHINGTON STATE)

“It’s time for a carbon tax.”222



SUDBURY STAR

“CCL has the capacity to create the political will for

climate action because they are laser-focused, use a proven

business plan for empowering the grassroots and promote

a properly vetted economic plan, called Carbon Fee and

Dividend.”225

APRIL 22, 2013 FEATURE

CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

“PricewaterhouseCoopers says we need to reduce

greenhouse gas emissions (carbon pollution) 5.4 percent

every year for 50 years to avoid dangerous climate change.

James Hansen, the worlds greatest climate scientist,

believes it should be 6 percent per year.”226


LACROSSE TRIBUNE (WISCONSIN)

“Citizens Climate Lobby is working to educate the public

and promote an effective national response to climate

change. Learn why carbon fee and dividend legislation is

so important to this effort.”227



YORK DAILY RECORD

“We’re long overdue for a price on carbon emissions to

level the playing field between fossil fuels and clean

energies like wind, solar and geothermal. Returning all of

the revenue generated from a fee on carbon emissions to

every citizen would protect consumers from the rising

costs of fossil fuels and give us a strong incentive to

‘decarbonize’ our lives in order to keep more of the

return.”228


LOS ANGELES TIMES

“A lot of people think the revenue-neutral carbon tax

would be a tax on citizens; of course, we don’t want more

of that. But it’s really a fee that the obscenely profitable

polluters would have to pay for the carbon dioxide they

release into our atmosphere when their fuels are

burned.”229



NORTHERN LIFE (SUDBURY, ONTARIO)

“As long as carbon polluters do not pay, the taxpayers are

footing the bill for the tremendous costs in health, security,

environmental damage and destructive weather made

worse by global warming. Correcting this distortion in the

marketplace, which economists refer to as Pigovian

taxation, would allow clean energy and efficiency to

flourish and reduce our use of carbon-based fuels.”230



“The idea mentioned of a revenue-neutral carbon tax, or

‘fee-and-dividend,’ has been supported by a wide array of

economists. Since fossil fuels are now artificially cheap, we

should include their true costs in emissions. This would be

honesty in pricing, instead of the skewed field we now

have.”231


CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

“My one addition to the column ‘Mourning on this Earth

Day’ (April 22) would be “don’t give up!” The tide is

turning. In the last five years, more than 150 coal plants

have been shut down. Who would’ve predicted that? We

now need to enact a revenue- neutral carbon fee. . .”232



YORK DAILY RECORD

“There is a solution that Republicans can get behind. A

revenue-neutral, steadily rising carbon tax on CO2

emissions with all of the revenue returned to every

household is a free-market, conservative approach that

will not grow the size of government and at the same

time will shield our economy from the higher energy

costs associated with a carbon tax. A carbon tax would

send a clear price signal to the market that industries and

consumers should be switching to carbon-free forms of

energy.”233


NEW YORK TIMES

“Together, both a carbon fee and dividend and stopping

the Keystone pipeline will spur private investments in

research, development and the green energy sector and

help lower carbon emissions. An added bonus: the

government can stop choosing energy winners and

losers.”234




An Environmental Advocacy Award was given to the

Citizens Climate Lobby by Sustainable Santa Fe: “SFCCL

members have been effective in educating the public about

a revenue-neutral carbon tax.”235

APRIL 25, 2013 NEWS ITEM

YORK DAILY RECORD

“There is a solution that Republicans can get behind. A

revenue-neutral, steadily rising carbon tax on CO2

emissions with all of the revenue returned to every

household is a free-market, conservative approach that

will not grow the size of government and at the same time

will shield our economy from the higher energy costs

associated with a carbon tax.”236


AUSTIN STATESMAN

“Ronald Reagan’s economic adviser Dr. Arthur Laffer,

calls a tax on carbon a ‘no brainer.’ You don’t tax things

you need more of, you tax things you need less of, like

carbon emissions. Let’s employ some of [our] celebrated

human intelligence and private market forces to continue

to protect our environment.”237




“Legislation to speed along the inevitable transition to

renewable energy is critical. Have the fossil fuel companies

pay a carbon tax at the mine or port of entry. Then

distribute that money to all United States citizens on a

monthly or yearly basis to help cover the higher costs

being passed on to them. This approach, called carbon fee

and dividend, would spur investment in energy efficiency

and renewable energy.”238



“Any legislation to slow climate change would be

beneficial for everyone.”239


BOSTON GLOBE

“Rather than fighting protesters who are against the

pipeline, Portland Pipe Line Corp. should be fighting for

climate and energy legislation that provides direction and

predictability for how the United States will wean itself off

of fossil fuels. The most promising and economically

efficient way of doing that is to implement [the Climate

Protection Act]”240



NORTHUMBERLAND ECHO (VIRGINIA)

“The leading candidate for mitigating climate change and

reducing future impacts is a carbon tax. Such a tax finds

support among conservative economists like Art Laffer

(Reagan administration), Greg Mankiw (George W. Bush

and Romney advisor) and Nobel laureate Gary Becker,

because it employs the power of the free market to reduce

the carbon dioxide emissions that heat up the planet. It

corrects the distortion in the marketplace that keeps the

price of fossil fuels low and therefore unaccountable for

the damage they do to our society.”241


TRAVERSE CITY RECORD EAGLE (MICHIGAN)

“Time for carbon tax on energy producers”242

APRIL 28, 2013 FORUM

MISSOULIAN (MONTANA)

“What’s not to love about the revenue-neutral tax on

carbon? It does not increase the size of government. It

provides a market-based solution to the climate change

crisis. It encourages innovation and entrepreneurial

efforts. And it creates jobs.”243

APRIL 29, 2013 COLUMN



“Sen. Pat Toomey has an outstanding rating from the

Republican Liberty Caucus, which considers him to be

libertarian-leaning in tax issues. Meanwhile, libertarian

law Professor Jonathan Adler writes often about why

America should adopt a carbon tax. And Republican

George Schultz supports this bill.”244


RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK (ILLINOIS)

“Write or call your congressman and senators to demand

legislation that will help cure our fossil fuel addiction.

Better yet, join an organization like the Citizens Climate

Lobby, and learn how to have a real impact on national

policy. We’ve already changed the chemistry of our planet

. . . It is wrong to leave our children and grandchildren

with disastrous consequences. We owe them.”245



MAY 2012 ARTICLES

SKYLAND NEWSLETTER

“A new CCL group has been formed in Santa Cruz. . .

.Our goal is to reach out to the media and our elected

officials to encourage passage of the Boxer-Sanders bill.

Join us in fighting for our planet.”246

MAY, 2013 LETTER

PORTLAND OREGONIAN

“The [local CCL] group favors the adoption of a revenue-

neutral carbon tax to combat global warming. The tax

would be assessed according to a fuel’s carbon dioxide

equivalent, and the money collected would be

redistributed on a per-capita basis. The idea is to use

market mechanisms rather than regulatory measures to

discourage fossil fuel use and reward efficiency without

boosting government revenue.”247

MAY 1, 2013 NEWS ITEM

YORK DAILY RECORD

“Climate change is real and is happening now, scientists

are clear on this. Renewable energy, and a carbon fee and

dividend is the solution to it and to our economic

downward spiral.”248

MAY 1, 2013 LETTER


PATRIOT LEDGER (QUINCY, MASS.)

“I urge readers to call and write Sen. Elizabeth Warren

asking her to end oil and gas tax subsidies and support a

carbon pollution tax.”249

MAY 2, 2013 LETTER

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

“Using a federal, revenue-neutral carbon tax to reduce

emissions would be better for our economy than expensive

regulations and subsidies. A carbon tax paid by energy

producers and rebated to households would lower

emissions, encourage investors to develop clean energy

industries and protect folks from rising fuel prices.”250

MAY 3, 2013 LETTER

SAN BERNARDINO SUN

“The annual CO2 fee needs to increase substantially - say

$10 per ton. That sort of price escalation will incentivize

consumers and businesses to decrease fossil fuel use, spur

a transition to renewable energy, and save our collective

bacon. New businesses and jobs will spring up to meet the

new demand, with none of them needing energy subsidies

or carbon regulations. And in the process the first

dividend checks mailed to all of us will be 50% larger.”251

MAY 3, 2013 OP-ED


PRESS TELEGRAM (LONG BEACH, CALIF.)

“Carbon tax is best way to minimize disastrous climate

change”252

MAY 3, 2013 OP-ED

LOWELL SUN (MASS.)

“The best way to alleviate climate change is with a carbon

tax, instituted at a national level.”253

MAY 4, 2013 LETTER

LAKE MILLS ONLINE (WISCONSIN)

“We need a carbon tax, now. I don’t think I’m going to

like it, but I think I’ll like global climate disruption even

less.”254

MAY 5, 2013 LETTER

MADISON STATE JOURNAL (WISCONSIN)

“One congressional bright spot this spring is that Congress

attempted to take legislative action against a carbon tax.

This is a bright spot not only because the proposal failed,

but because those opposed to government action against

climate change take the prospect of a carbon tax

seriously.”255

MAY 5, 2013 LETTER



“Putting a price on carbon at its source would shift the

market away from fossil fuels and toward renewable

energy. Any resulting rise in energy prices would not be of

much concern under carbon fee and dividend. The price

collected on carbon would be distributed straight back to

consumers in the form of a dividend to help us pay for any

increases in gas and electricity. Most of us would see the

difference in energy costs erased by this rebate and maybe

even come out ahead.”256

MAY 5, 2013 LETTER

LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS

“Can we tax away climate change?—Question of the

Week”257

MAY 7, 2013 NOTICE


“A fee needs to be assessed on fossil fuels at their point of

extraction as a partial offset to the costs to society of

releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere . . . The fee

should be viewed not as a source of revenue but as a

means of leaving as much . . . oil in the ground as possible

by increasing the cost of fossil fuels and making

alternative energy sources more competitive.”258

MAY 7, 2013 LETTER


WASHINGTON POST

“Carbon tax is best option Congress has.”259

MAY 7, 2013 EDITORIAL


“Carbon fee is necessary to promote clean energy.”260

MAY 8, 2013 LETTER

DAILY PILOT (NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF.)

“Today it is easy to find Catholics advocating for effective

climate legislation that would cross international borders

in the form of a revenue neutral carbon tax, a fee and a

dividend plan. It is long past time for the Daily Pilot and

Newport Beach to broaden the discussion and do as the

bishops say.”261

MAY 8, 2013 LETTER



“When will we take strong steps to address these global-

warming climate events? There are ways. One is to

establish a carbon tax on fossil-fuel production, and then

return that revenue to the American people equally. This

would allow market forces to help alternative energy

production to develop much more rapidly. With fast-

increasing carbon pollution in Earth’s atmosphere, let’s

try everything we can!”262

MAY 9, 2013 LETTER

EUREKA SPRINGS INDEPENDENT

“Because I believe the Fee and Dividend proposal is so

powerful and important, I want to bring this up again to

keep this idea alive locally.”263

MAY 9, 2013 STORY

SUDBURY STAR

“Join us at Rainbow Cinemas in downtown Sudbury . . . to

learn more about the science of climate change and the

solutions . . . We are raising money to share with

Parliamentarians the book, The Case for a Carbon Tax, by

Shi-Ling Hsu.”264

MAY 9, 2013 NOTICE


WASHINGTON POST

“The best and most politically viable version of a carbon

tax is a fully revenue-neutral one that does not divert any

of the proceeds to pet projects of Congress, even those that

seem laudable . . . The carbon tax must also feature a cast-

in-stone annual increase, so inventors and entrepreneurs

will be motivated to find the best technical solutions. . . .

Such a ‘fee and dividend’ approach is the fairest, most

transparent and least vulnerable to being ‘gamed’ by

special interests. We can’t afford to get this wrong.”265

MAY 10, 2013 LETTER

DENVER POST

“We should be having a ‘more sophisticated conversation

on the national level’ about a federal tax on carbon. There

is growing support for this idea among economists and

legislators, and Senators Barbara Boxer and Bernie

Sanders have announced plans to get legislation on the

Senate floor by summer. Their bill would tax carbon at the

source and return most of the revenue to the public

through monthly dividends.”266

MAY 11, 2013 LETTER


PASADENA STAR NEWS

“Australia and British Columbia have already stopped

their coal plants from treating our atmosphere like a free

sewer. They did this by charging the fossil fuel industry for

their carbon pollution, then returning these fees to citizens

as dividends. Economist Art Laffer and former South

Carolina Rep. Bob Inglis agree that this revenue-neutral

approach is fiscally conservative. Instead of taxing

something we want more of (income), let’s tax something

we need less of: carbon pollution.”267

MAY 5, 2013 LETTER

PASADENA STAR NEWS

“Bringing market forces to play, rather than government

regulation, to control the use of fossil fuels is a

straightforward approach endorsed by both conservative

and liberal politicians. It could be revenue-neutral from

the point of view of consumers by offering a rebate

equaling or exceeding their extra outlays for fossil fuel

which might be passed on by the producers of carbon.”268

MAY 5, 2013 LETTER


WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL (MASISON)

“A carbon tax returned to taxpayers would level the field

with fossil fuels and create more jobs, as it has in other

countries. The cost of energy will increase slightly overall

. . . but the cost of the damage to our health and our

planet’s health will decrease. {For] health and real

prosperity for us and Earth, support a carbon tax.”269

MAY 12, 2013 LETTER

SUDBURY STAR

“We exist to lobby everyone in order to pressure policy

makers, decision makers and government to put a fee on

carbon pollution. . . . We have the technological and

economic solutions for the climate crisis. All that is

standing in the way are social and political barriers.”270

MAY 13, 2013 COLUMN


CONCORD MONITOR (NEW HAMPSHIRE)

“The solution is a carbon tax”272

MAY 14, 2013 LETTER


“We must take immediate action to reduce carbon

emissions. . . . There are many ways to do so, including . . .

support of renewable energy sources, decreased

government subsidy of fossil fuels, public divestment from

corporations that promote fossil fuel reliance and carbon

taxes that will allow us to acknowledge the true costs of a

fossil fuel-dependent energy grid.”273

MAY 14, 2013 LETTER

BALTIMORE SUN

“[About the residents of Smith Island, in Chesapeake Bay,

whose houses are being lost to rising sea levels], a better

letter-writing campaign would direct all their fury at

Congress and the White House demanding that legislation

be passed this year to address climate change. . . . A carbon

pollution tax that would charge fossil fuel producers a fee

based on how dirty their fuels are would lead consumers to

use cleaner fuels. . . . It would also spur private investment

in new, clean energy technologies creating thousands of

jobs Americans will be proud to hold.”271

MAY 14, 2013 LETTER


BALTIMORE SUN

“Perhaps Yale, Harvard, Johns Hopkins and other

universities and major thinkers can take the knowledge

and clout they have and apply it to convincing Congress to

establish a revenue-neutral tax on carbon.”274

MAY 15, 2013 LETTER


“We propose our lawmakers pass revenue-neutral carbon

fee and dividend legislation. Tax carbon at the source,

meaning at the gas or oil well, coal mine, ethanol plant,

etc., and return those collected tax funds equitably to the

citizens as an annual check via the U.S. Treasury to help

absorb citizens’ increased energy costs.” 275

MAY 15, 2013 LETTER

LOS ANGELES TIMES

“Our failure as a nation to address the climate change

crisis is heartbreaking. We must transition off fossil fuels,

period. And we have at our disposal a simple mechanism

to make that happen: a carbon tax. Tax carbon at the

mine or port and invest the money in clean energy.”276

MAY 15, 2013 LETTER


YORK DAILY RECORD

“One policy Washington is talking about is a revenue-

neutral fee on carbon emissions with 100 percent of the

money collected being returned to every citizen. This is a

simple and fair way of dealing with our climate change

problem, the price of climate change and pollution in

general should be figured into the price of fossil fuels.

Putting a price on carbon would encourage investment in

clean, carbon-free energy.”277

MAY 15, 2013 LETTER

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE

“We are running out of oil, but enough is left to fry us. If

we tax what we burn, not what we earn, we can adjust to

an economy running on clean energy.”278

MAY 16, 2013 LETTER

BOSTON GLOBE

“Readers really should call their congressional

representative, senators, and the White House demanding

federal legislation to fight climate change. The best

approach is with a carbon pollution tax that would charge

fossil fuel companies a fee for the pollution their products

currently emit for free, and would rebate the fee to

homeowners who are already bearing the financial

burdens of climate change.”279

MAY 16, 2013 LETTER


DEMOCRAT TRIBUNE (MINERAL POINT, WISC.)

“The best way to bring down CO2 emissions is a steadily

rising tax on carbon that returns revenue to households.

This approach is supported by both liberals and

conservatives like former Secretary of State George

Shultz. Please urge your member of Congress to co-

sponsor legislation to enact a revenue-neutral carbon tax

as a market-based approach to lowering CO2. We owe it

to ourselves and to the generations to come.”280

MAY 16, 2013 LETTR

LOVELY COUNTY CITIZEN (EUREKA SPRINGS, ARK.)

“The basic idea is simple. A fee is charged for all carbon

extracted at the . . . well head, mine shaft or entry point of

import. This fee is collected and distributed equally to

every legal resident of the U.S., one unit for each adult, a

half unit for each child up to two children per family.”281

MAY 16, 2013 EDITORIAL

RAPPAHANNOCK RECORD (VIRGINIA)

“We all need to anticipate the climate change crisis that

will endanger our children and grandchildren down the

road. There is a need to take immediate action to reduce

human emissions such as implementing a revenue neutral

carbon fee and dividend program.”282

MAY 16, 2013 OP-ED


YORK DAILY RECORD

“Investing in natural gas is wasting valuable time and

resources when we should be rapidly making the

transition to clean, carbon-free forms of energy.”283

MAY 16, 2013 LETTER

ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS

“Germany and China have leapt ahead to become the

world market leaders in low-carbon energy. America

developed most of these technologies; we can regain our

leadership position while greatly cutting carbon emissions.

A revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend is the key to

move us there.”284

MAY 17, 2013 LETTER


“What can we do? We can put a steadily rising fee on

fossil fuels that reflects their true cost to our health and

the health of our planet. We can return the revenue

generated to households. Conservatives like former

Secretary of State George Schultz support such a market-

based measure that would spur our transition to clean

forms of energy.”285

MAY 17, 2013 LETTER



“Put an annually increasing fee on carbon fuels, and

rebate all the proceeds to all legal residents on an equal

per-capita basis. Individuals, utilities and other businesses

will be motivated to choose clean energy options, as those

become more competitive. . . . Two-thirds of the people will

come out even or ahead, with only the biggest consumers

spending more. An import/export border adjustment will

ensure that United States businesses are not disadvantaged

by the fee. We can, and must, stop climate change.”286

MAY 17, 2013 LETTER

STEVENS POINT JOURNAL (WISCONSIN)

“If you’re concerned about the impact of climate change

on your children and grandchildren, reduce your use of

fossil fuels, join a group such as Citizens Climate Lobby

. . . and tell Sen. Ron Johnson and Rep. Ron Kind to

support a revenue-neutral carbon tax.”287

MAY 17, 2013 OP-ED

SAN LUIS OBISPO TRIBUNE

“Recently I’ve learned about Citizens Climate Lobby, a

nationwide organization with a local chapter now forming.

Its mission is to raise public awareness about climate

change and effectively lobby elected officials for sensible

bipartisan legislation to reduce our carbon emissions.”288

MAY 17, 2013 LETTER



“CO2 levels—support revenue-neutral carbon tax”289

MAY 18, 2013 LETTER

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

“A revenue-neutral carbon tax, with proceeds returned to

consumers, would be an important first step toward

restoring the balance that nature maintained since the

dawn of civilization. These are the numbers — 400 ppm

and 1000 to 1 — that are screaming at us: Stop burning

that stuff!”290

MAY 18, 2013 OP-ED


“We consume fossil fuels because they’re the cheapest

energy source, but only because we ignore their emissions.

So to lower carbon emissions, we need a federal price on

carbon fuels that accounts for these hidden costs.”291

MAY 18, 2013 LETTER

CORVALLIE GAZETTE TIMES (OREGON)

A carbon fee-dividend will result in most families receiving

more of a dividend than they would pay for increased

energy costs. The carbon fee-dividend will stimulate a

green energy economy and green jobs. Let’s get moving.292

MAY 19, 2013 LETTER


“If we take steps now to reduce our CO2 emissions, there’s

a good chance we can adapt to the changes that are

coming. A revenue-neutral carbon tax, with proceeds

returned to consumers, would be an important first step

toward restoring the balance that nature maintained since

the dawn of human civilization.”293

MAY 19, 2013 OP-ED


“The most effective action we can take now is to pass a

carbon fee (tax) to make coal and oil more expensive and,

therefore, begin to reduce our use of them.”294

MAY 19, 2013 OP-ED

NEW YORK TIMES

“President Obama cannot impose a revenue-neutral

carbon tax. Only Congress can do that. The Times and

other media outlets must not relieve our legislators of their

responsibility to act on climate change.”296

MAY 19, 2013 LETTER

CORVALLIE GAZETTE TIMES (OREGON)

“A carbon fee-dividend will result in most families

receiving more of a dividend than they would pay for

increased energy costs. [It] will stimulate a green energy

economy and green jobs. Let’s get moving.”295

MAY 19, 2013 LETTER


WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL

“The best idea I’ve seen, based on economic research, is a

steadily-rising fee on carbon-based fuels so they reflect

their true cost to society, with a return of the revenue to

households to cushion the impact of rising prices. Both

liberal and conservative economists have concluded this is

the most effective way to stimulate the change we need in

our energy system. Many opportunities will arise as we

make this change.”297

MAY 19, 2013 LETTER

THE HILL TIMES (WASHINGTON)

“A revenue-neutral tax, by returning proceeds to citizens,

would accomplish two conservative-friendly objectives:

keeping the government from growing, and shielding

households from the . . .impact of higher energy costs.”298

MAY 20, 2013 LETTER

KANSAS CITY STAR

“As a climate activist and a scholar I know that there is

no silver bullet to solve climate change, nor any [cost-free]

solution . . . , but I have come to find the most elegant,

simple, effective, just and economy-boosting solution in the

form of a carbon fee and dividend, such as that proposed

by groups like the Citizens Climate Lobby.”299

MAY 21, 2013 LETTER


CONNECTICUT POST

“As quickly as possible we must move to alternative

energy sources and away from fossil fuels. Most experts,

including political conservatives such as former Secretary

of State George Shultz, agree that a market-based,

revenue-neutral tax on carbon is the best way to bring

down carbon dioxide emissions. We can create incentives

for other countries to follow our lead.”300

MAY 22, 2013 LETTER

SYRACUSE POST STANDARD

“Even if Will and others stubbornly reject the

overwhelming science on the issue, why wouldn’t any self-

described conservative support what is essentially a

consumption tax instead of existing taxes on hiring and

earning?”301

MAY 22, 2013 LETTER

ALBANY TIMES UNION

“This is an area where [President Obama] could reach

across the aisle, suggesting that he is open to the idea of a

revenue-neutral carbon fee, which would save much more

carbon than the Keystone pipeline would carry, [and

would] give up the Democratic penchant for telling us how

to spend our money (Quoted from James Hansen).”302

MAY 22, 2013 LETTER



‘We need a revenue-neutral carbon fee and rebate, and

removal of fossil fuel tax incentives, to start course

correction.”303

MAY 22, 2013 LETTER

WASHINGTON POST

“The government picking winners and losers is not

economically efficient or adequate. Instead, we need a

much more comprehensive and strategic climate policy,

ideally a revenue-neutral carbon tax.”304

MAY 22, 2013 OP-ED

NORTHERN SUN NEWS (ONTARIO)

“In order to reduce Canadian emissions and encourage

other nations to do the same, grassroots advocacy groups

like Citizens Climate Lobby have recommended passage of

a steadily-increasing, revenue-neutral price on carbon that

returns the monies collected back to the Canadian

people.”305

MAY 22, 2013 OP-ED



“Let’s demand that our politicians pass legislation to

place a fee on carbon-based fuels (similar to cigarette

taxes, but this fee would be assessed at the point of origin

— as the fossil fuel is extracted or imported). The fees

collected would be returned to our households so that

lower income households would not be adversely

impacted. An increasing price of carbon will send a clear

signal to our markets and result in furthering development

and use of alternative energy sources (as resulted from

similar legislation in British Columbia).”306

MAY 23, 2013 LETTER

DAILY PAGE (MADINSON, WISC.)

“While we can live more sustainably as individuals, our

city, state and national governing bodies must step up to

make the big changes. The most dramatic and effective

change would be a revenue-neutral carbon tax that would

return all monies back to U.S. citizens in a monthly

“green” check. This would incentivize both consumers and

businesses to cut back on their fossil fuel usage, provide a

more level playing field for sustainable, clean energy;

promote more R&D, investment in and capitalization of

clean energy; and generate job growth. We should demand

it!”307

MAY 23, 2013 LETTER


YORK DAILY RECORD

“What we need is aggressive legislation that taxes carbon

at the source and so provides incentive for clean energy

development.”308

MAY 23, 2013 LETTER


“Many of us are so concerned about rising temperatures

that we are ready to adopt a carbon tax on each ton of

coal. We advocate returning this tax to the people to offset

the higher coal prices. Whether people see the switch as

merely good for their portfolios or good for the planet,

switching to renewable energy is imperative.”309

MAY 24, 2013 LETTER

DES MOINES REGISTER

“The media has failed to educate us about this most

important of issues. It is time for the Register to show the

courage and perseverance that Munson documented. We

need to see climate news on the front page and have a

climate desk. Every paper should help us both understand

what we face and evaluate solutions, such as the carbon fee

and dividend proposal.”310

MAY 25, 2013 LETTER


MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE

“We must reduce carbon emissions. The carbon fee and

dividend plan we took to Salem proposes fossil fuels be

subjected to a fee as they enter our economy based on

carbon content. This fee is returned to taxpayers as a

dividend, encouraging fossil-fuel users to seek less

polluting energy sources and making clean renewable fuels

more competitive. The dividend offsets elevated prices as

the carbon fee is passed on to consumers, and encourages

us to buy products made with less fossil fuel. With a low-

carbon lifestyle, we gain further by avoiding the carbon

fee while still receiving the dividend.”311

MAY 25, 2013 LETTER

TRAVERSE CITY RECORD EAGLE (MICHIGAN)

“Since the 1990s, the Ninglick River has been eroding

their village as the river rises due to melting sea ice and

permafrost. Their village will likely be underwater by

2017. . . . The most effective way to put the brakes on this

crisis is a revenue-neutral carbon tax on fossil fuel. . . .

Returning the revenue to households protects us from

rising energy costs while incentivizing us to reduce energy

consumption.”312

MAY 25, 2013 LETTER


GAINESVILLE SUN (FLORIDA)

“In order to reduce U.S. emissions and encourage other

nations to do the same, Citizens Climate Lobby is

recommending that Congress pass a steadily-increasing,

revenue-neutral carbon tax that returns all the proceeds to

the American people. . . . This proposal has bipartisan

support, and most recently was endorsed by former

Secretary of State George Schultz as a way of using the

power of the free market to shift us away from our

reliance on fossil fuels.

“Citizens Climate Lobby is also recommending that the

legislation put tariffs on imports from nations that lack

equivalent carbon pricing. This would provide an

incentive for other nations to adopt their own carbon

taxation.

“The reality is that we have a solution that both

Republicans and Democrats can agree on. Now is the time

for Congress to act.”313

MAY 25, 2013 OP-ED


NWA ONLINE (FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.)

“Even the strongest efforts to limit emissions cannot

prevent an increase to 450 ppm, implying another 1,000

years of high CO2 levels. The only solution is to soon stop

emissions, and that will not happen until we put a price on

carbon. . . . The fossil fuel industry is spending a fortune

on propaganda and politics to convince us they should be

allowed to ignore the enormous damage they cause.

Putting a price on carbon can be easy and nearly free.

Simply enact a revenue-neutral carbon tax that is

refunded to Americans as an income tax reduction.

Industry must begin to incorporate their environmental

and social overhead into their own cost of doing business,

or the environment, business, and society will

collapse.”314

MAY 26, 2013 OP-ED

PATRIOT LEDGER (QUINCY, MASS.)

“I assume neither Ed Markey nor Gabriel Gomez would

like to see Duxbury, Marshfield and Scituate under water

anytime soon. So shouldn’t both candidates come out in

favor of a revenue-neutral carbon tax that will shift

American energy away from carbon-based sources, and

keep the tides from rising too high?”315

MAY 26, 2013 LETTER



“People now need to turn their attention to another epic-

scale disaster in the making: the potential for rapid

climate change resulting from over-reliance on fossil fuels.

. . . The solution is at hand: Our Congress must enact a

gradually-increasing fee on the carbon that is entering the

economy in fuels. . . . Within a decade we can be well on

our way to cleanly producing the energy we need — and

can begin to restore the health of natural ecosystems.”316

MAY 27, 2013 FEATURE

INDIANAPOLIS STAR

“Pricing carbon is not a liberal plot — it is common

sense.”317

MAY 28, 2013 LETTER

REGISTER GUARD (EUGENE, ORE.)

“The Citizens Climate Lobby has the only viable strategy:

We need to convince politicians in Washington, D.C., that

they have an obligation to future generations.”318

MAY 28, 2013 LETTER


YORK DAILY RECORD

“What is needed is a price on carbon emissions that

reflects the damage being done to society from our

dependence on fossil fuels, damages such as respiratory

illness and deaths from air pollution and disaster relief

from the latest Sandy-style mega-disaster.”319

MAY 28, 2013 LETTER

HOUSTON CHRONICLE

“Sadly, climate change will affect all of our children (those

with asthma and those without) more than it will affect

any adult alive today. I urge readers to ask their senators

and representatives to pass carbon pollution legislation

that will protect all children.”320

MAY 28, 2013 LETTER


“A fee and dividend system of taxing carbon would be the

most just and equitable way of reducing CO2.”321

MAY 28, 2013 LETTER



What we need is not more toxic oil pipelines or fracking,

which put more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, but

a bold move to clean, alternative energy. . . . Those who

have studied this recommend a carbon fee.”322

MAY 29, 2013 LETTER


“Resolution supporting a carbon tax passed unanimously by

Eureka Springs, Arkansas City Council. Provisions:

• Goal: Reduce emissions to 80 % below 2005 levels by 2050.

• Start small, increase predictably. Increase tax slowly but steadily

until we hit emissions goal.

• Businesses get predictable energy prices. The economy gets a smooth

transition.

• Easy to administer at home and to emulate abroad.

• The tax is collected only once — at the first point of sale — the mine,

wellhead or border crossing.

• Revenue neutral. All the revenue is returned to citizens . .

. Government keeps none of the funds.

• Protects the vulnerable. For lower-income Americans, the refunds

match or exceed increased energy costs.

• Protects business from unfair domestic and international competition

using border taxes and credits.

• Does not play favorites. Lets markets and localities pick the winning

technologies.”323

MAY 29, 2013 EMAIL


DODGEVILLE CHRONICLE (WISCONSIN)

“To head off certain disasters, we must transition off of

fossil fuels as quickly as possible. The best way to bring

down CO2 emissions is a steadily-rising tax on

carbon. . . .”324

MAY 30, 2013 LETTER

HUFFINGTON POST GREEN

“Let competition and the public decide what energy

sources they prefer on the long run. That decision can be

made best as experience allows the full potential of all

alternatives to tested. A rising fee on carbon can then be

successful, leading to phase-out of fossil fuel

emissions.”325

MAY 30, 2013 BLOG


“Republican and former Secretary of State George Shultz

[champions] is a revenue-neutral carbon tax. In an op-ed

appearing in the Wall Street Journal, Shultz wrote,

‘Clearly, a revenue-neutral carbon tax would benefit all

Americans by eliminating the need for costly energy

subsidies while promoting a level playing field for energy

producers.’”326

MAY 30, 2013 OP-ED


CLEAN TECHNICA

“World Bank Finds 60 Carbon Pricing Systems in Place or

in Development”327

MAY 31, 2013 REPORT


Web Links

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phrase in it. The links follow:

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other-letters-to-the-editor/article4801790/

2 http://business.time.com/2012/11/07/hurricane-sandy-and-climate-change/#ixzz2DNiPdLh1

3 http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-11-09/business/35505053_1_carbon-tax-tax-rates-fiscal-cliff

4 http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-11-10/opinions/35504260_1_carbon-tax-carbon-dioxide-

greenhouse-gases

5 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/opinion/on-climchange-the-us-is-doing-better-than-europe.html?_r=0

6 http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/time-to-do-something-about-the-weather-vo7kk2q-179199861.html

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tax-hike-pledge-20121112

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exxon.html?cmpid=yhoo

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15 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/nov/29/climate-change-carbon-price Hansen op-ed

16 http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2012/1201/Carbon-tax-It-s-not-coming-soon Hinckley op-ed

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fight-climate-change-and-stimulate-the-economy/

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523d-9518-eac7fd6b58ee.html

23 http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2012/12/10/121210taco_talk_kolbert

24 http://www.silive.com/opinion/letters/index.ssf/2012/12/a_carbon_fee_would_boost_alter.html

25 http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/273539-sen-boxer-firms-up-senate-climate-change-clearinghouse-

plan

26 http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-1223/nTcMJ

27 http://letters.ocregister.com/2012/12/22/afghanistans-shameful-military-unpreparedness/

28 http://citizensclimatelobby.org/files/images/2012_12-26_PasadenaSN_Deen_OPED_Free-

market_answer_to_climate_change.pdf Op-ed by Deen

29 http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-save-the-planet-save-social-

security-save-medicaid-tax/article_296f43f0-aaef-5d24-84b5-cb5c2bedd224.html

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33 http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-better-carbon-tax-policy/2013/01/01/9a243b78-5365-11e2-

abc4-3d33329b6128_story.html

34 http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_22298268/stop-fossil-fuel-subsidies


35 http://news.uci.edu/press-releases/major-cuts-to-surging-co2-emissions-are-needed-now-not-down-the-

road-study-finds/

36 http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/

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37 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/opinion/friedman-the-market-and-mother-nature.html?_r=0

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39 (Cover story by Bill McKibben) No web link available

40 http://www.thesudburystar.com/2013/01/09/reliance-on-natural-gas-bad-for-environment

41 http://dismalenvironmentalist.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-carbon-tax-would-raise-unemployment.html

42 http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2013/0110/The-beauty-of-a-carbon-tax-and-its-

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43 http://www.leadertelegram.com/news/front_page/article_4e96d118-5c73-11e2-97d5-0019bb2963f4.html

44 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130115/OPINION/130119678

45 No web link available

46 http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/opinion/editorial/six-big-goals-for-new-year/article_d4934ae0-5ce0-

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47 http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-115/nTwdm/

48 http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letter-reinvent-as-green-nation/article_65d20a5b-3334-5401-

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49 http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/opinion/mailbag/dick-smith-get-carbon-fuels-on-the-national-agenda/

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50 http://www.newsday.com/opinion/letters/letter-create-incentive-for-clean-energy-1.4452179

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52 http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_22377254/charge-carbon-emissions-fee

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55 http://www.ajc.com/news/news/opinion/readers-write-jan-16/nTwbr/

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60 http://www.thesudburystar.com/2013/01/18/33-countries-will-have-a-carbon-tax-in-13

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62 http://www.hilltimes.com/pickissue/54988095a847e5c8da7ebcfafa07710d

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64 http://blog.oregonlive.com/myoregon/2013/01/letters_climate_change_scienti.html

65 http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130123/OPINION03/301230108/Senators-Lamar-Alexander-Bob-

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69 http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20130126/ESN01/301260009

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75 http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2013-01-26/world-bank-urges-governments-to-back-carbon-market

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80 http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/opinion/mailbag/laura-green-speech-inspired-hope-especially-

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88 http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/55692318-82/carbon-fuels-oil-duchesne.html.csp

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94 http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_22497653/paying-price-fossil-fuels

95 http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/535236/Global-warming-is-already-

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100 http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/02/02/todays-letters-end-the-climate-change-charade/

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102 http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2013/feb/02/keystone-climate-global-warming/

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104 http://normantranscript.com/columns/x1746085241/Carbon-climate-and-common-sense

105 http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-commentary/2013/02/republicans_can_answer_obamas.html

106 http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/feb/05/letters-north-county-feb-5-2013/


107 http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_22592043/mark-altgelt-must-use-market-based-

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109 http://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/020613WEDletters

110 http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/opinions/letters_to_the_editor/x1522318140/Tucker-GOP-stuck-in-

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111 http://www.jamestownpress.com/news/2013-02-07/News/Island_women_launch_local_chapter.html

112 http://www.nj.com/times-opinion/index.ssf/2013/02/opinion_carbon_fee_would_put_b.html

113 http://www.capitalcommentary.org/carbon-tax/fitful-and-timely-compromise

114 http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/mailbag/judy-weiss-citizens-must-demand-serious-climate-

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115 http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/4389742-95/tax-carbon-activists-anti

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118 http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130215/OPINION02/702159953/-1/OPINION#Must-account-for-

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121 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/opinion/global-warming-already-costing-us-billions-348428.html

122 http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Opinion/021713SUNletters

123 http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/55824569-82/moon-american-president-race.html.csp

124 http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Letters-to-the-editor-Feb-16-4283464.php

125 http://www.standard.net/stories/2013/02/13/tax-carbon-pollution-its-source-clear-air#disqus_threadrich-

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126 http://bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2013/02/17/effects-climate-change-can-make-typical-nor-easter-

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127 http://www.adn.com/2013/02/17/2792571/letter-market-based-solution-to.html

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129 http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/crowd-marches-to-voice-opposition-to-keystone-

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130 http://www.newstribune.com/news/2013/feb/18/your-opinion-where-are-we-going-climate-change/

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133 http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/graybeal-adams-facing-the-climate-change-giant/nWTSb/

134 http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20130220/EDIT02/302200133/&gcheck=1

135 http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/stcharles/opinion/letter-take-action-on-climate-change/

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136 http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20130220/EDIT02/302200133/&nclick_check=1

137 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130221/OPINION/130229898/1044/opinion02?p=2&tc=pg

138 http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/where-are-we-going-with-climate-change/

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144 http://www.yorkdispatch.com/viewpoints/ci_22636594/op-ed-congress-must-act-now-climate-change

145 http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_22648948/gop-can-be-part-climate-change-

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146 http://cincinnati.com/blogs/letters/2013/02/25/us-needs-to-move-toward-renewable-energy/

147 http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20130225/OPINION02/302250012/Market-based-approaches-

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148 http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/mailbag/judy-weiss-citizens-must-demand-serious-climate-

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149 http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/02/26/opinion/end-of-an-era.html

150 http://earthjustice.org/blog/2013-february/china-to-introduce-carbon-fees

151 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765623446/GOP-can-be-part-of-climate-change-solution-with-a-

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152 http://opinion.financialpost.com/2013/02/27/fp-letters-to-the-editor-to-carbon-tax-or-not/

153 http://opinion.financialpost.com/2013/02/27/fp-letters-to-the-editor-to-carbon-tax-or-not/

154 http://www.standard.net/stories/2013/02/27/gop-can-be-part-climate-change-solution-market-based-

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157 http://opinion.financialpost.com/2013/02/28/fp-letters-to-the-editor-out-of-touch/

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159 http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20130302/LETTERS/130309936/1031/opinion03?Title=Vitter-should-

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163 http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2013/03/05/will-chinas-looming-carbon-tax-make-difference-

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164 www.cincinnati.com/blogs/letters/2013/03/05/america-lags-behind-in-energy-research-innovation/

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169 (No web link available)

170 http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/Editorials/article/China-ahead-of-U-S-on-climate-change-4346134.php

171 http://www.ecoshock.info/

172 http://www.nj.com/times-opinion/index.ssf/2013/03/opinion_the_sooner_we_kick_the.html

173 http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Letters-to-the-editor-March-13-4349369.php#page-1


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175 http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-0317-sunday-climate-change-immigration-

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182 http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_22820217/march-19-readers-letters

183 http://beaconnews.ca/blog/2013/03/terry-lake-to-convince-oregon-legislature-on-carbon-tax/

184 http://citizensclimatelobby.groupsite.com/t/c/ra107335-2456372/837132/blast/184714

185 http://reason.com/reasontv/2013/03/20/should-libertarians-consider-a-carbon-ta

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188 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-keefe/tar-sands-carbon-tax_b_2916287.html

189 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/business/us-example-offers-hope-for-cutting-carbon-

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192 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/business/us-example-offers-hope-for-cutting-carbon-

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195 http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/21/fracking-natural-gas-california-economy-green/


196 http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-75027882/

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204 http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-0407/nXDd9/

205 http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/56120348-82/climate-poll-gap-energy.html.csp

206 http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130410/OPINION03/304100301/-1/NEWSMAP

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208 http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_22996281/do-something-climate-change

209 http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/crime-503876-done-%20city.html

210 http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/04/14/north/letters-112.html

211 http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130414/OPINION/304140363

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215 http://www.pacificsun.com/news/environment/article_9de5b61a-a7b1-11e2-b248-0019bb30f31a.html

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251 http://www.sbsun.com/opinions/ci_23164832/carbon-tax-is-best-way-minimize-disastrous-climate

252 http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_23164832/carbon-tax-is-best-way-minimize-disastrous-climate

253 http://www.lowellsun.com/opinion/ci_23171836/shedding-light-solar-power-article


255 http://host.madison.com/news/opinion/mailbag/kermit-hovey-congress-now-at-least-takes-carbon-tax-

seriously/article_7ec68642-cc57-5454-94cd-7e26decc9912.html#ixzz2Sh72e3Fl

256 http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/letters06-u69qkno-206052591.html

257 http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_23219892/question-week-can-we-tax-away-climate-change

258 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130507/OPINION/130509641/1044/opinion02?Title=Letter-of-

the-Day-Oil-severance-tax

259 http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/carbon-tax-is-best-option-congress-has/2013/05/07/883f2184-

aeaa-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_print.html

260 http://www.app.com/article/20130508/NJOPINION02/305080017/Carbon-fee-necessary-promote-clean-

energy?nclick_check=1

261 http://www.dailypilot.com/opinion/tn-dpt-0509-mailbag-20130508,0,363212.story

262 http://www.ajc.com/news/news/opinion/readers-write/nXhyG/

263 http://www.eurekaspringsindependent.com/single_story_popup.asp?StoryID=2777


265 http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/making-the-carbon-tax-work/2013/05/10/3554db8a-b7e2-11e2-

b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html


266 http://blogs.denverpost.com/eletters/2013/05/11/a-federal-tax-on-carbon/22304/

267 http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/letters/ci_23219892/question-week-can-we-tax-away-climate-change

268 http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/letters/ci_23219892/question-week-can-we-tax-away-climate-change

269 http://host.madison.com/news/opinion/mailbag/dan-fay-still-column-correct-on-need-for-energy-

diversity/article_29de4c86-b639-5f33-a937-4ede071072b8.html#ixzz2THSRya00


271 http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-05-14/news/bs-ed-smith-island-letter-20130514_1_smith-islanders-

climate-change-judy-weiss

272 http://www.concordmonitor.com/opinion/6222975-95/letter-the-solution-is-a-carbon-

tax?ID=abcde&CSAuthResp=62956%3A24559132%3A31444%3A1%3A24%3Aapproved%3A2EAB6F208CBC220A450D18D9E4E1054A

273 http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/your-views-b9911686z1-207452971.html

274 http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-75910114/


276 http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-0515-wednesday-co2-20130515,0,3088167.story

277 http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_23250503/face-facts-global-warming

278 http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/may/16/letters-20130516/

279 http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2013/05/15/letter-flood-insurance/

G0wz446aFCRY42xWUdHUkK/story.html


281 http://www.lovelycitizen.com/story/1969724.html


283 http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_23259029/natural-gas-bridge-fuel-oblivion?IADID=Search-www.ydr.com-

www.ydr.com

284 http://www.adn.com/2013/05/17/2906696/letter-america-can-regain-leadership.html

285 http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letter-fee-dividend-system/article_eb7269c8-44a7-5ed9-

ab04-46a5ebefbf47.html

286 http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/your-views-b9913212z1-207947211.html

287 http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013305170141

288 http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/05/17/2511693/climate-lobby-group.html#storylink=cpy



290 http://www.sltrib.com/csp/cms/sites/sltrib/pages/printerfriendly.csp?id=56311049 ; also (in the Record

agle) http://record-eagle.com/opinion/x857483572/Forum-Two-numbers-about-climate-change-we-ignore

291 http://host.madison.com/news/opinion/mailbag/dick-d-smith-pay-now-for-using-fossil-fuels-or/

article_019fd238-4dbd-560e-813c-857940558937.html#ixzz2TfFGnqFM

292 http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag-for-carbon-fee-dividend/article_8fa930fa-133b-55f6-

b2a7-07d23ac062a7.html#.UapQQ0kKL10.email

293 http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_23269433/two-climate-change-numbers-we-ignore-at-our

294 http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letter-take-action-on-climate/article_2a27cdaa-eb73-5bb6-

9bf0-c48fe4cdeb5a.html

295 http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag-for-carbon-fee-dividend/article_8fa930fa-133b-55f6-

b2a7-07d23ac062a7.html#.UapQQ0kKL10.email

296 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/25/opinion/devising-a-strategy-for-climate-change.html?_r=2&

297 http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/opinion/mailbag/madeleine-para-let-farmers-lead-the-way-in-

reducing-climate/article_0bd5a271-4e2a-53b3-82ff-78fa890d05a8.html

298 http://www.hilltimes.com/opinion-piece/2013/05/20/it%E2%80%99s-time-to-put-

%E2%80%98conserve%E2%80%99-back-in-%E2%80%98conservative%E2%80%99/34742


300 http://www.ctpost.com/default/article/Letter-Pass-carbon-tax-to-curb-warming-4538060.php

301 http://blog.syracuse.com/opinion/2013/05/george_will_overstates_obamas.html

302 http://m.timesunion.com/tu/db_40512/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=7xA0x6cf&full=true#display


304 http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/congress-must-quit-dithering-on-climate-change/2013/05/22/

923ade8c-c212-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html


306 http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_23290452/mary-clough-climate-change-tax-carbon-based-fuels

307 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=39975

308 http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_23309521/2001-2012-hottest-years-record

309 http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letter-promote-wind-energy/article_707ea224-b29f-5107-

a955-27c7a655fe1d.html

310 http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201305260405/OPINION04/

305260026&nclick_check=1


311 http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130525/OPINION/305250302/-1/OPINION03

312 http://record-eagle.com/opinion/x1307049648/Letters-to-the-Editor-05-25-2013/print

313 http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130525/OPINION03/130529785?p=1&tc=pg

314 http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/may/26/our-planet-passes-climate-benchmark-20130526/

315 http://www.patriotledger.com/letters/x1039448466/D-R-TUCKER-Brockton-Support-carbon-

tax#axzz2URdjdjCn

316 http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/05/east_windsor_environmental_act.html

317 http://www.indystar.com/article/20130528/OPINION10/305280140/Nation-needs-carbon-tax-fight-climate-

change?nclick_check=1

318 http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/29899632-78/eugene-services-women-bags-hall.html.csp

319 http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_23337808/corporations-concerned-about-climate-change

320 http://www.chron.com/opinion/letters/article/Wednesday-letters-Caring-is-an-action-word-4554879.php

321 http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letter-stop-global-warming-gamble/article_468b3d27-3b1b-

5885-ac18-28baca8f452b.html

322 http://www.app.com/article/20130529/NJOPINION02/305290016/Congress-must-act-swiftly-combat-

climate-change



325 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-james-hansen/the-american-

party_b_3358546.html?utm_hp_ref=daily-

brief?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=053013&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BlogEntry&utm_term=Daily%20Brief

326 http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/may/30/opinion-climate-change-we-cant-ignore/?opinion

327 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/31/world-bank-finds-60-carbon-pricing-systems-in-place-or-in-

development/#6ZKz2irfujHmsqwK.99


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