Here’s Why I’m No Longer Thrilled by Carbon Tax Plans
Carbon Tax Center I’ve gotten a few emails asking why I’m not thrilled with the “tax-and-dividend” proposal that’s part of Andrew Yang’s climate change plan. Tax and dividend is a hot topic these days, so my skepticism probably deserves to be teased out a bit. Here it is. Tax-and-dividend starts out with a carbon tax.…
Retreat from Rising Seas? It May Be Controversial, but It’s the World’s New Reality.
A home is seen inundated with water from Hurricane Florence as it passed through North Carolina during September 2018.Joe Raedle/Getty This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Indonesia just found itself a new capital. The country’s president, Joko Widodo, announced last Monday that the new seat of government will be…
Andrew Yang Gets a C- For His Climate Plan
Jack Kurtz/ZUMA When I evaluated the climate plans of the top Democratic candidates, I didn’t include Andrew Yang because he wasn’t really a top candidate. But he’s an interesting candidate, and several people have asked what I think of his plan. So let’s take a look. In terms of spending, he’s proposing $4.9 trillion. However,…
Catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Dorian Makes Landfall in the Bahamas
NOAA Hurricane Dorian made landfall Sunday afternoon at Elbow Cay, Abacos in the Bahamas. The Category 5 storm came ashore with wind speeds up to 185 miles per hour and gusts up to 220 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Dorian is now tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for…
One Day After Mass Shooting, New Laws in Texas That Expand Gun Access Go Into Effect
Law enforcement cordons off an area in Odessa, TexasMark Rogers/AP Texas’ new gun laws, which expands where Texans can bring their guns, goes into affect on Sunday, just one day after a gunman killed 7 people and wounded 20 others in Midland and Odessa. The nearly dozen new laws, championed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, vastly…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Mocks the “Straight Pride” Parade
J. Scott Applewhite/AP On Saturday afternoon, dozens of people made up of far-right activists, Trump supporters, and free speech advocates took to the streets in Boston for a so-called “straight pride” parade. The mostly male group attracted a large amount of protesters—and a mocking tweet from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). “For men who are allegedly…