LTE to Seattle Times by Andrea Faste - We need carbon to come with a high price

Summer in Seattle is pleasant,
but elsewhere the heat has been record-breaking, the warmest first six months
in recorded history. Sadly, not hot enough for our senators to consider climate
and energy legislation. Failure to get serious about reducing carbon use
(burning coal, oil and gas) means that our elected officials fear loss of
campaign funds from the energy giants more than they fear for the livability of
the planet.

What we need is a straightforward
bill that puts a high fee on carbon at the source, that is collected through
the IRS, and that returns the billions collected equally to each citizen. This
is the proposal of the Citizens Climate Lobby. It would send a clear price
signal that would spur much more investment in clean, renewable fuels, and it
would put money in people’s pockets that could go for more efficient
appliances, cars that get better mileage and weatherization improvements.

—
Andrea Faste, Citizens Climate Lobby, Seattle

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