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Thomas Friedman’s Taxing Logic Drops the Ball on the Climate Policy Debate

April 9, 2009

Posted by Andy Stevenson in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment

Tags:
capandinvest, capandinvestnow, capandtrade, carbonregulation, carbontax, creditcrisis, energyandclimate2009, tomfriedman

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman's recent article "Show Us the Ball" claims that a carbon tax would not only be simpler and more transparent, but have fewer special provisions, accommodations, or loopholes than a cap and trade system.  The...continued→

Why Putting a Price on Carbon is Fast Becoming an Economic Necessity

September 30, 2008

Posted by Andy Stevenson in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
bankingcrisis, businessasusual, capandinvest, capandtrade, hotflatandcrowded, markettransformation, tomfriedman

With short term borrowing costs skyrocketing, banks are being forced to charge a premium to companies looking to access their balance sheet for longer term financing. This secondary effect of the banks' retrenchment is cause for concern at it will...continued→