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Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 by robbiemitchell on Saturday April 22, 2017 @07:14PM (#14175427)
For the Conservative crowd, we need to characterize renewable energy as energy independence.
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Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 by bhickey on Saturday April 22, 2017 @07:37PM (#14175518)
And carbon taxes as reducing regulation.
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Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 by IanCal on Sunday April 23, 2017 @04:12AM (#14177112)
Carbon taxes are also cutting subsidies.

Given the external costs, big users are being subsidised by everyone else.

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Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 by Turing_Machine on Sunday April 23, 2017 @06:22PM (#14180748)
Also, war is peace, ignorance is strength, and freedom is slavery.

Good luck with that.

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Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 by alphapapa on Saturday April 22, 2017 @08:33PM (#14175732)
How are you going to spin that?
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Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 by losteric on Saturday April 22, 2017 @09:28PM (#14175897)
It's a strategic regulation that replaces multiple tactical regulations. Therefore, carbon tax leads to fewer regulations.
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Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 by alphapapa on Saturday April 22, 2017 @09:54PM (#14175999)
Which regulations does it replace?
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Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 by omegaworks on Saturday April 22, 2017 @10:11PM (#14176053)
Cap and trade, in California, at least. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevore/2017/03/02/californ...
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Re:We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 by losteric on Saturday April 22, 2017 @11:10PM (#14176251)
Depending on how far it's taken, the carbon tax could replace every other regulation of carbon-based green house gas emissions.

However, our contemporary Republican part uses "anti-regulations" as code for "anti-government, anti-law enforcement", so I doubt carbon tax will get any play.

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