Sylvester Johnson

Politically Possible Tax for Reduction of Fossil Fuel Usage in the U.S. and Worldwide

Cropped image of global carbon sinks.In Politically Possible Tax for Reduction of Fossil Fuel Usage in the U.S. and Worldwide Sylvester Johnson, Ph.D. outlines his argument for the key advantages of the straightforward carbon tax over “cap-and-trade” and “cap-and-auction.” He concludes with a guideline on how to get the carbon tax enacted.

Sylvester Johnson, posted on July 20th, 2009
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NASA astronaut TJ Creamer talks about his experience in space during a "Tweetup" at NASA Headquarters, Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Washington. Creamer, who spent 161 days living aboard the International Space Station as part of the Expedition 22/23 crew, set up the orbiting outpost's live Internet connection and posted updates about the mission to his Twitter account, sending the first live tweet from orbit. Image Credit: NASA/Paul E. Alers
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