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Cancel tax cuts to fund green projects, James to tell UBCM
Vancouver Sun
VICTORIA — New Democratic Party leader Carole James is today expected to call for a change to the provincial carbon tax program that would cancel planned ...

If not Emissions Trading, then what?
Crikey
In my view, a carbon tax was the next-best option, but one that would end up being subject to the same emasculation by industry that has turned a flawed but ...

Councillors' carbon tax gripes fade away
BCLocalNews
Bell noted that while many efforts are being made to reduce emissions, there is enormous potential for removing more carbon from the atmosphere by ...

Another esteemed economist's views on cap and trade, carbon taxes ...
Energy Collective (blog)
In response to a hallway conversation over Mankiw's double-dividend argument in favor of a carbon tax over cap and trade, Alan sent me this excerpt from the ...

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Seeking Alpha (blog)
Among them, Volcker suggests that it's time to look at either a carbon tax or VAT to solve the long term problem with deficits. He says that he would prefer ...

Democrats win lobbyists but lose basic reforms
Washington Examiner
Elaine Kamarck, one of Vice President Al Gore's top aides in the Clinton years, points out that a far more effective policy would be the flat-out carbon tax ...

Volcker:Carbon Tax, VAT Should Be On Table If Cost Cuts Insufficient
Wall Street Journal
"One possible approach, as people have talked about is a tax on carbon, tax on energy, that's a big revenue producer if you're willing to do it. ...