Comments on: How much cap-and-trade is politically feasible? http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/ A slice of lime in the soda Fri, 24 May 2013 18:36:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Dr Britt Borden MD http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-1728 Dr Britt Borden MD Wed, 20 May 2009 12:16:20 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/#comment-1728 Democrats are beginning to sour on the idea of Cap and Trade. Like I, Britt Borden stated above, having killed of nuclear energy many moderate democrats are now afraid to embrace cap and trade. Democrats are beginning to sour on the idea of Cap and Trade. Like I, Britt Borden stated above, having killed of nuclear energy many moderate democrats are now afraid to embrace cap and trade.

]]> By: Frank C http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-1712 Frank C Wed, 20 May 2009 01:00:47 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/#comment-1712 I agree with Britt Borden that we should have never closed down Yucca Mountain facility. I believe that global warming is a legitimate issue, but to many liberals it is just something to get upset about. I am not a conservative, just an in the middle person, but I am sick and tired with liberal over reaction to a problem followed by a lack of non-pragmatic actions or should we say inaction; bravo Britt Borden on your insight; nuclear energy was a pragmatic way to fight global warming, and it was President Obama and Harry Reid that killed nuclear power in America. I agree with Britt Borden that we should have never closed down Yucca Mountain facility. I believe that global warming is a legitimate issue, but to many liberals it is just something to get upset about. I am not a conservative, just an in the middle person, but I am sick and tired with liberal over reaction to a problem followed by a lack of non-pragmatic actions or should we say inaction; bravo Britt Borden on your insight; nuclear energy was a pragmatic way to fight global warming, and it was President Obama and Harry Reid that killed nuclear power in America.

]]> By: Dr Britt Borden http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-1620 Dr Britt Borden Thu, 14 May 2009 23:58:44 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/#comment-1620 If we are so worried about CO2 emissions then why did we close down the Yucca Mountain facility for storing nuclear waste? I am Britt Borden, and as I have stated in my other comments, nuclear power is the most practical way to reduce CO2 emissions NOW! Even if you don\'t like nuclear it would be a heck of a compromise for you. As far as the length of time that nuclear waste is dangerous I would say, in a few hundred years if we don\'t have the ability to cheaply put it on the moon or even Venus or Mercury then the cockroaches have taken over, so what does it matter? Comment by Dr Britt Borden MD. If we are so worried about CO2 emissions then why did we close down the Yucca Mountain facility for storing nuclear waste? I am Britt Borden, and as I have stated in my other comments, nuclear power is the most practical way to reduce CO2 emissions NOW! Even if you don\’t like nuclear it would be a heck of a compromise for you. As far as the length of time that nuclear waste is dangerous I would say, in a few hundred years if we don\’t have the ability to cheaply put it on the moon or even Venus or Mercury then the cockroaches have taken over, so what does it matter? Comment by Dr Britt Borden MD.

]]> By: aaron http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-1618 aaron Thu, 14 May 2009 18:43:57 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/#comment-1618 Carbon tax is much better than cap and trade. It could be a good idea provided it's cheap and easy to measure carbon consumption/emissions and it's revenue nuetral. When the tax is implemented, there needs to be reduction in other taxes on current carbon users. This way reduction in CO2 is incentivized over time without immediate shocks. Carbon tax is much better than cap and trade. It could be a good idea provided it’s cheap and easy to measure carbon consumption/emissions and it’s revenue nuetral. When the tax is implemented, there needs to be reduction in other taxes on current carbon users. This way reduction in CO2 is incentivized over time without immediate shocks.

]]> By: Charles Komanoff http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-1604 Charles Komanoff Wed, 13 May 2009 19:52:16 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/#comment-1604 Hi Felix -- It's fascinating that in the U.S. "a carbon-tax bill is not possible," while British Columbia voters yesterday <a href="http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2009/05/13/bc-voters-stand-by-carbon-tax/" rel="nofollow">returned to power</a> the provincial government which implemented a serious carbon tax last year. Hi Felix –

It’s fascinating that in the U.S. “a carbon-tax bill is not possible,” while British Columbia voters yesterday returned to power the provincial government which implemented a serious carbon tax last year.

]]> By: whit http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-1601 whit Wed, 13 May 2009 16:08:18 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/#comment-1601 Yes and after we hurt our own energy industry (not that I love all they do) and our economy, will Russia, China, India, Iran, Brazil, etc. all fall in line with carbon limits???? Not likely so we help how much? Globally there isn't any math or science out there that says Europe and American carbon limits will save the world. We better hope that the science is wrong, which is very suspect to begin with. Note that "Global warming" is now being rebranded as "Climate change" or "climate crisis". Gee why can't you stick to your message? Yes and after we hurt our own energy industry (not that I love all they do) and our economy, will Russia, China, India, Iran, Brazil, etc. all fall in line with carbon limits???? Not likely so we help how much?

Globally there isn’t any math or science out there that says Europe and American carbon limits will save the world. We better hope that the science is wrong, which is very suspect to begin with. Note that “Global warming” is now being rebranded as “Climate change” or “climate crisis”. Gee why can’t you stick to your message?

]]> By: AntonioSosa http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-1580 AntonioSosa Tue, 12 May 2009 22:36:17 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/#comment-1580 We pray that honest officials are able to save us from Obama's criminal cap and trade scam. Cap and Trade “would be the equivalent of an atomic bomb directed at the U.S. economy—all without any scientific justification,” says famed climatologist Dr. S. Fred Singer. It would significantly increase taxes and the cost of energy, forcing many companies to close, thus increasing unemployment, poverty and dependence. To increase their power and wealth at our expense, Obama and his billionaire fraudulent friends (Gore, Soros, Goldman Sachs, the Chicago Climate Exchange guys, GE, etc.) have been trying to brainwash us with the man-made global warming scam. GE, for example, has bombarded us with daily propaganda -- through its NBC networks, that includes MSNBC and CNBC -- to make us swallow the scam. Why? Because they stand to make BILLIONS from the scam. Not only GE is the largest wind turbine generator maker, but it may benefit as the sole “secondary market” trader of the cap and trade credits. More and more scientists and thinking people all over the world are realizing that man-made global warming is a hoax that threatens our future and the future of our children. More than 700 international scientists dissent over man-made global warming claims. They are now more than 13 times the number of UN scientists (52) who authored the media-hyped IPCC 2007 Summary for Policymakers. http://www.climatechangefraud.com/content/view/3562/218/ Additionally, more than 30,000 American scientists have signed onto a petition that states, "There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate." http://www.petitionproject.org We pray that honest officials are able to save us from Obama’s criminal cap and trade scam.

Cap and Trade “would be the equivalent of an atomic bomb directed at the U.S. economy—all without any scientific justification,” says famed climatologist Dr. S. Fred Singer. It would significantly increase taxes and the cost of energy, forcing many companies to close, thus increasing unemployment, poverty and dependence.

To increase their power and wealth at our expense, Obama and his billionaire fraudulent friends (Gore, Soros, Goldman Sachs, the Chicago Climate Exchange guys, GE, etc.) have been trying to brainwash us with the man-made global warming scam.

GE, for example, has bombarded us with daily propaganda — through its NBC networks, that includes MSNBC and CNBC — to make us swallow the scam. Why? Because they stand to make BILLIONS from the scam. Not only GE is the largest wind turbine generator maker, but it may benefit as the sole “secondary market” trader of the cap and trade credits.

More and more scientists and thinking people all over the world are realizing that man-made global warming is a hoax that threatens our future and the future of our children. More than 700 international scientists dissent over man-made global warming claims. They are now more than 13 times the number of UN scientists (52) who authored the media-hyped IPCC 2007 Summary for Policymakers. http://www.climatechangefraud.com/conten t/view/3562/218/

Additionally, more than 30,000 American scientists have signed onto a petition that states, “There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth’s atmosphere and disruption of the Earth’s climate.” http://www.petitionproject.org

]]> By: KenG http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 KenG Tue, 12 May 2009 18:06:59 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/#comment-1567 If it wasn't for religion (the economic kind), we would just be implementing a carbon tax, which is far simpler and more efficient than a cap and trade system. People don't like the word tax, but cap and trade is a tax, anyway. Let's not tax carbon, let's charge usage fees on forms of energy that emit carbon. Will that feel better? If it wasn’t for religion (the economic kind), we would just be implementing a carbon tax, which is far simpler and more efficient than a cap and trade system. People don’t like the word tax, but cap and trade is a tax, anyway. Let’s not tax carbon, let’s charge usage fees on forms of energy that emit carbon. Will that feel better?

]]> By: caveat bettor http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-1561 caveat bettor Tue, 12 May 2009 16:49:20 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/05/12/how-much-cap-and-trade-is-politically-feasible/#comment-1561 Congress is just dying to hand out carbon credits to its big donors and constituencies. That is why it is more attractive than a carbon tax, which will not give individual legislators as much power. Forget about automatic processes or a 100% pure auction. I guess you are hearing it here first. Congress is just dying to hand out carbon credits to its big donors and constituencies. That is why it is more attractive than a carbon tax, which will not give individual legislators as much power. Forget about automatic processes or a 100% pure auction.

I guess you are hearing it here first.

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