The Other Fossil Fuel
Here's something to ponder as you park your Prius: What if gas guzzling isn't the problem?
That rather counterintuitive theme emerged yesterday from a visit to Washington by James E. Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute and one of the first to sound the alarm about global warming in a congressional hearing 20 years ago yesterday. As he undertook a commemorative, I-told-you-so tour, from Diane Rehm's radio show to ABC News to the National Press Club to the House of Representatives, he made a point of saying the biggest worry isn't what we put in our cars, but what we put in our power plants.
-- Dana Milbank
By Dana Milbank |
June 24, 2008; 12:00 AM ET
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Posted by: DanPatrick | June 30, 2008 11:28 AM
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I dunno about a moratorium on coal, and a carbon tax is regressive unless accompanied by a credit or an offset in the income tax.
Dana, how could you let the opportunity to ding Michael Crichton about burning more dinosaurs pass?
Here are a few simple ideas:
1) Ban the sale of incandescent bulbs within 3 years.
2) Use taxes and credits to make energy efficient appliances and vehicles more affordable.
3) Use taxes to encourage buying hybrid taxis
4) Phase out the preferential treatment of over-the-road trucking