[Ebbc-Talk] Poll Says America Ready for Hard Choice on Fossil Fuels, Climate - At the Edge (usnews.com)
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http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/at-the-edge/2012/05/07/poll-says-america-ready-for-hard-choice-on-fossil-fuels-climate Poll Says America Ready for Hard Choice on Fossil Fuels, Climate May 7, 2012 A majority of Americans from both political parties are ready for the "grand bargain"--an increase in taxes on old energy sources (oil, coal, and natural gas) in return for a reduction in income tax rates across the board. In short, they're ready for a new national climate and energy policy to emerge. "Perhaps most surprising to us was the majority support--across party lines--for the principle of a 'tax swap' that reduced the federal income tax while increasing the tax on fossil fuels by an equal amount--an idea that has been promoted by both liberal and conservative politicians," Leiserowitz said. _______________________________________________ Ebbc-Talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ebbc.org/listinfo.cgi/ebbc-talk-ebbc.org