carbon tax
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Letter: Legislature should consider economic benefits of carbon tax
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Editor: Even though the U.S. Supreme Court has delayed implementation of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, Colorado is moving forward. One way in which our state might comply — placing a tax on carbon dioxide emissions — is important, as Phil Nelson noted in his recent letter to the editor. Carbon pricing is a widely…
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Letter: Revenue-neutral carbon tax works to cut emissions
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Editor: State Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg expresses deep concerns about the prospect of a tax on carbon (i.e., a tax of hydrocarbon production as a means of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere). He is concerned about the impact of such a tax on personal budgets and on rural and lower-income communities.…