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Posted Wed, Feb 10, 2:32 p.m.
George, here is a piece I wrote about increasing the price of carbon: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008777644_opinb24myers.html dn, picking and choosing technologies with this type of "targeted" tax incentive is unlikely to be successful. I blogged about that here: http://tiny.cc/4unH2 Thanks for the feedback.
MOREPosted Fri, Sep 11, 4:56 p.m.
DannyK - Lomborg makes a number of references to this. Read here for instance: http://sethkaufman.posterous.com/barrons-interview-with-bjorn-lomborg. I admit that I'm not familiar with the particulars other than the fact the Netherlands have dealt with a similar issue for centuries and that current efforts are underway to protect Venice. I assume that ...
MOREPosted Thu, Sep 10, 2:02 p.m.
Thanks for the comments on my piece. Two quick additions. dn - My piece focuses on the science only. My first concern is that we work from an agreed-upon foundation before we talk about the economics. Others, however, have addressed concerns about the impact on the Maldives, Bangladesh and other ...
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