Carbon Tax bill coming Thursday to Senate

wattupwiththat ^ | February 12,2013 | AnthonyWatts

[lbryce]

Senators Bernie Sanders and Barbara Boxer will outline the legislation on Thursday morning. They are even going to let that wacky 350.org activist Bill McKibben speak. Sheesh.

Billed as “major” and “comprehensive” legislation, it will have a carbon tax. Here is the statement from Sanders’ office (bold mine):

Sanders, Boxer to Introduce Major Climate Change Legislation

February 12, 2013

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 – Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) will hold a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 14 to announce comprehensive legislation on climate change. Boxer is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Sanders serves on the environment committee and also is a member of the Senate energy committee.

Under the legislation, a fee on carbon pollution emissions would fund historic investments in energy efficiency and sustainable energy technologies such as wind, solar, geothermal and biomass. The proposal also would provide rebates to consumers to offset any efforts by oil, coal or gas companies to raise prices.

Environment and consumer leaders set to participate include Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org; Mike Brune, executive director of Sierra Club; Tara McGuiness, executive director of the Center for American Progress Action Fund; Tyson Slocum, Public Citizen’s energy director; and David Bradley, National Community Action Foundation executive director.

Who:

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

Bill McKibben, 350.org founder

Mike Brune, Sierra Club executive director

Tara McGuiness, CAP Action Fund executive director

Tyson Slocum, Public Citizen’s Energy Program director David Bradley, National Community Action Foundation executive director

What: News conference on climate change legislation

When: 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 14

Where: SD-406, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing room

[palmer]

I don’t think there’s really much harm in burning carbon, but there’s really nothing positive about it, so I’d rather discourage that than working, saving, investing, etc.

Nothing positive except comfort and survival. Right now I am burning carbon (aged dead trees to be precise) and my LR is a toasty 70 with a bit of snow outside. Without that carbon burning my pipes would freeze tonight and I would get no sleep among other problems.

[BfloGuy]

It’s better than cap and trade. I’d be open to it if we could eliminate the income tax in exchange.

How is it better?

[Average Al]

Start taxing non relgious non profits and family trust accounts like the Kennedy’s live off of in exchange for this carbon tax bill. That should be a good kick to their guts! ;-)

[RedMDer]

[ridesthemiles]

California plans on fining people for leaving the state!!!