tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718772691289114123.post1740625519959568229..comments2024-03-26T15:37:57.556-07:00Comments on Idiot Tracker: Yes, a carbon taxTheTrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011829472333355911noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718772691289114123.post-74270795685298922702016-09-12T19:44:26.500-07:002016-09-12T19:44:26.500-07:00Here's how to cut your power bill by 75%:
Wan...Here's how to <b>cut your power bill by 75%:</b><br /><br />Want to know how to easily produce <b>all of the green energy</b> you could ever want <b>right at home</b>?<br /><br />And you will be able to make your home completely immune from <b>power outages</b>, <b>blackouts</b>, and <b>energy grid failures</b>…<br />so even if everyone else in your area (or even the whole country) loses power you won’t. <br /><br />READ MORE: <b><a href="http://green.syntaxlinks.com/r/DIYHomeEnergy" rel="nofollow">DIY HOME ENERGY</a></b>Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718772691289114123.post-72811376978796799502011-03-06T18:17:42.679-08:002011-03-06T18:17:42.679-08:00I used to think that cap and trade was the best op...I used to think that cap and trade was the best option, and I still think it's a better option than a carbon tax, but lately I've come to think we've given straightforward regulation enough consideration.<br /><br />One reason is "zero," Bill Gates' and many others' suggested target. A market based solution is a great way to get to 20%, but all the theoretical advantages of the market (reductions come from whoever can do it at the least cost!) break down when you're trying to reduce to zero. If you're trying to raise the price of something until no one can afford it, you need to consider whether you really have the right policy approach.<br /><br />The other thing is I think college educated liberals overestimate the appeal of the logic of markets to the public and especially to conservatives. Most people have not been to college or taken an economics class. Regulations are an easier sell than taxes, and elegant theories involving the invisible hand are especially difficult to sell.<br /><br />A good regulatory approach to electricity generation would be to mandate that total CO2 per KWh for all new plants fall below some target, and have that target fall with time. This achieves a lot of your objectives while avoiding some political problems by not imposing costs on the plants that are already built. Though they might be given a 30 year expiration date when they would have to upgrade and follow the new limit or shut down.Eric Lnoreply@blogger.com