McDermott’s Carbon Tax Bill Is Worst of All Possible Worlds
- 10/24/12
- AEA
- News
An August analysis from Capital Alpha explores Rep. Jim McDermott’s carbon tax bill introduced late in the summer. The proposal calls for an initial $25 per ton tax on carbon, which quickly escalates to a capped fine of $525 (!) per ton by the year 2024. The Capital Alpha report is fairly evenhanded and speaks mostly of political trends, rather than endorsing or criticizing the proposal. Yet in so doing, the report fails to point out the numerous ways in which the McDermott bill would be...
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Do Voters Want to Pay More For Energy?
- 10/22/12
- AEA
- News
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FACT CHECK: IER Examines Obama/Romney Energy Claims
- 10/19/12
- AEA
- News
- Gas prices have doubled under the...
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All They Want for Christmas is Coal
- 10/18/12
- AEA
- News
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The New "Benefits" of Environmental Regulation
- 10/11/12
- AEA
- News
- The number of new regulations and estimates of the value of regulation have grown in recent years. Proponents of regulation say the private and coincidental benefits of regulation are high. We disagree and say arguments for large private and...
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Four Years Later: Is Energy Better Off?
- 10/11/12
- Benjamin Cole
- News
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David Kreutzer on EPA and Oil Externalities
- 10/09/12
- AEA
- CAFE
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Coal: The Heartbeat of America
- 10/08/12
- AEA
- News
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DEBATE WATCH: The No. 1 Energy Question for President Obama
- 10/01/12
- Benjamin Cole
- News
Energy policy ready for its close-up at White House debate Jennifer Yachnin, E&E reporter Published: Monday, October 1, 2012 DENVER -- The first presidential debate of the 2012 cycle is going to be all about the economy -- but environmentalists, energy industry advocates and political observers agree that's...
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“Stop the War on Coal” Bill and Regulatory Transparency
- 09/25/12
- AEA
- Emissions Standards
The legislation is a combination of...
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