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Research links carbon pricing and productivity Senate Democrats to Pursue a Smaller Energy Bill: "Some Democratic senators worry that a so-called energy-only bill investing in [...]
Solow’s “computer age” quote: a definitive citation
You're not going to think this is interesting unless you're a stickler for details, but after being unable to track it down on the web [...]
Ten observations about conservatives and climate change
1. Conservatives are definitely not going away in the short-term---they are likely to pick up seats this coming November---and they are almost certainly not going [...]
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In Ireland, a Picture of the High Cost of Austerity Robert C. Byrd, a Pillar of the Senate, Dies at 92. “I lost no opportunity,” [...]
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Climate Leadership, Economic Prosperity: Final Report on an Economic Study of Greenhouse Gas Targets and Policies for Canada. Suggests a carbon tax of hundreds of [...]
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No Closing Time for Income Taxes. "Roosevelt and Congress did respond to the repeal windfall [from alcohol taxes after the repeal of Prohibition] by cutting [...]
The Cartoon Introduction to Economics, Volume 1: Microeconomics
Time to explore new directions for U.S. climate policy
The West Coast is in perfect position to play a leading role, hence the carbonWA.org ballot measure campaign I'm part of! Details in the rest of the post and/or in this memo on carbon pricing in Washington State; see also [More...]
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Tea Party Pick [Rand Paul] Causes Uproar on Civil Rights. More here. Here's a comment I sent to the NYT: "I have followed this whole [...]
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Senate Gets Climate and Energy Bill, Modified by the Gulf Spill. Don't hold your breath. See also Graham Calls for ‘Pause’ in Pursuing Energy Bill. [...]