The Market Is Lying: Why We Must Tax Carbon, Not Subsidize It

Friday 8 July 2011

by: Rinaldo Brutoco and Madeleine Austin, Truthout | News Analysis

Remarkably diverse groups across the US political spectrum are calling for a high and rising price on carbon as part of their deficit-reduction strategies. Extremely conservative to very liberal groups are finding common cause. This is a potentially momentous development that could spark the end of the political logjam in the US over energy and climate change policy.

Agreeing to Disagree

Scientific truth does not depend on what the majority chooses to believe - not today and not in 1633 when Galileo was convicted of heresy for saying that the earth revolves around the sun. He spent the rest of his life under house arrest, but the earth continued in its orbit.