Letter: Climate change addressed in local government
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Local volunteers are approaching Maine towns and cities to approve a resolution asking Congress to support a carbon cash back bill. This charges a fee for fossil fuels at the well or mine, and returns all that money to every American citizen in the form of a monthly dividend check. This would increase the price of fossil fuels and incentivize the shift to renewable energy. Congress’s efforts to date have not decreased greenhouse gas emissions, but this approach would reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by 30% within just 5 years!
Common Misconceptions: First, this is not income distribution. This fee is a pollution penalty, to pay for the true, hidden cost of fossil fuels, including the cost of the resulting greenhouse gases and the terribly expensive weather catastrophes they cause.