Tag: Taxes

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  Getting the Market to Tell the Truth

  If the world is to move onto a sustainable path we need the market to tell the truth, through full cost pricing.

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  Gernot Wagner on The Futility of Going Green and the Economics of What Really Matters (Podcast)

  If bringing your canvas bags to the grocery store, carpooling, and forgoing double cheeseburgers makes you feel good about yourself, terrific. But don't expect the planet to notice. What the world needs, says Environmental Defense Fund economist Gernot

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  Australian Carbon Tax Passes Lower House of Parliament

  One of the world's major greenhouse gas emitters, both per capita and nationally, and one of the largest exporters of coal, Australia has a rocky road in regards to climate policy. Now, the lower house of parliament has passed a

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  World's First Fat Tax in Denmark as Food Sin Taxes Become Reality in Europe

  The statistics prove that people can't control themselves. Delicious, fatty, comfort foods are driving obesity, disease, and medical costs to unacceptable levels. Should the government step in? The once theoretical debate

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  Tax Cut Bill's Liquid Coal Subsidy Will Increase Coal Demand & Emissions

  The wealthiest Americans weren't the only ones to benefit from the tax cut bill passed on Friday. The energy industry got some breaks as well, including a subsidy for liquid coal. The subsidy, which was written in

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  German Government Proposes Eco-tax on Air Travel

  Everyone knows by now that the European member states have started a belt-tightening kick. Germany's Chancellor Merkel has presented an austerity plan that includes an eco-tax on air travel. And the air is already heating up:

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  Saving Civilization is Not a Spectator Sport

  Given the enormous environmental and social challenges faced by our early twenty-first century global civilization, one of the questions I hear most frequently is, What can I do? People often expect me to talk about

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  When it Comes to Good Choices, is it Better to Reward the Good or Punish the Bad?

  The name "junk food" alone tells us that our bag of chips, corn syrup-laden cookie, and giant soda are not the best food choices. Still, people reach for those foods everyday.

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  Cisco Is the Next Big Player in Smart Grid Scene

  Cisco Systems has announced plans to be a heavy hitter in the smart grid scene, outlining its end-to-end, highly secure network infrastructure solution that aims to assist utilities and consumers with power

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  Saul Griffith on Living the Examined Life and Flying Giant Kites (Part Two)

  Last week we heard about Saul Griffith's exhaustive personal energy cataloging and the resulting WattzOn.com. In part two, Griffith talks about Makani Power, his company that builds giant kites for capturing elusive, high-altitude gusts. He also shares

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  Saul Griffith on Living the Examined Life and Flying Giant Kites (Part One)

  After becoming a renewable energy entrepreneur (think massive kites), Saul Griffith started wondering about the greenness of his own life—so he started counting. The exercise became an exploration, which resulted in the website WattzOn.com, a power

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  Should Cyclists Pay Road Taxes?

  Representative Wayne Krieger in Oregon thinks they should. He says that with so much money being spent on bike infrastructure in Oregon , that it is time cyclists paid their "fair share." He told Jonathan Maus of BikePortland: "This is an opportunity

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  Will Packaging Taxes Solve Waste Issues, or Escalate the Problem?

  Many environmentalists would say that packaging taxes (like bottle bills) are the solution to low recycling rates and the packaging waste problem. The way these programs work is that they charge packaging companies a

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  Quotes of the Day: On SUVs, History, and the Volt

  What is the best selling vehicle in America this month? The Ford F-150. Edmunds says:

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  The TH Interview: Andy Revkin--Climate in the Obama Age

  Hopes are high for an Obama-led climate strategy, but when it comes to true details there are still more questions than answers. Andrew C. Revkin has stationed himself at the intersection of science, technology, and policy for two decades, watching

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  Lonely Smart Grid Tech Seeks Tax Credits For Love, Laughter, Long Walks at Sunset

  The Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSC…remember, they just changed their name) has put forward 21 recommendations for President Elect Barack Obama to help out a smart grid that needs some lovin’.

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  From the Forums: Alternative to Gas Tax

  Instead of (or along with) taxing gas which isn't working quite as well as cars become more efficient with gas, why don't we tax homes in relation to how far away you are from city centers? Give tax breaks to the people with the more

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  Quote of the Day: David Frum on Gas Prices

  What is happening to all of our Conservative thinkers? Yesterday Conrad Black called for a massive New Deal scale job creation intervention; Today former Bush speechwriter David Frum calls for a tax creating a floor on oil prices to keep them from