carbon abatement Archives - Michaels Energy

Feb 12

Read My Lips – The Only Way to Carbon Tax

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Rant One Comment

Last August I discussed a truce from the left to the right on climate change – Climate Change IV, Diverse Thought Anyone? Last week, to advance the story, I alluded to further potential solutions described by Grist and the "eco right's" bold idea to advance a carbon tax as a solution. Here we go! There are a bunch of reasons a carbon tax is a bad idea, but to my surprise, I was able to conceive a carbon tax plan that may work, be revenue neutral, and not be corrupt. A New Tax Meets With Conservative Principles? First, let me…

Jun 09

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Carbon Abatement – Is that Pulp in Your Teeth?

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant 3 Comments

Easy peasy lemon squeezy, to repeat a phrase of one rant fan a while back – that describes carbon slayers’ victory laps in the past couple years. I am talking about the natural gas boom introduced by the development to near perfection of the hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling methods used on private land, mostly east of the Mississippi River. Pile on top of this last Monday’s release of the EPA’s carbon goals by 2030, and we have about three or four weeks of blog material. So, let’s get started. Natural gas is a wonderfully versatile energy source. It doesn’t…