Dear Friends,
The debate between a federal carbon tax and emissions trading
may seem remote from daily life in Ithaca, but the outcome will
affect residents for decades. NYC is also remote from Washington,
however Mayor Michael Bloomberg of NYC has declared his support for a
federal carbon tax.
A political impossibility such as a federal carbon tax could
become a political possibility with better understanding of its
merits. With the endorsement of local entities fueling further
discussion, a federal carbon tax could soon become the general
preference over cap-trade.
Since further signals of such support need to get sent to
Washington, the Climate Change Action Group of Central New York is
campaigning for regional governmental entities such as City Councils,
Town, County and State Legislatures to resolve to support a federal
carbon tax.
I've suggested to Ithaca's alderpeople to bring a resolution to
support a federal carbon tax to the Environment & Neighborhood
Quality Committee. It's probable that the Committee will discuss it
sometime after 7PM on Monday Dec. 17th (meeting on the 2nd Fl because
someone else has Council Chambers.).
In any case, residents of Ithaca could speak during public comment
in favor of the passage of a resolution to support a federal carbon
tax.
Residents of Ithaca who want to present a comment could get there a
little early to fill out a card applying to speak during public comment.
Sometimes comments get limited to 1 minute, like with the dog park,
but if not too many people want to speak, 3 minute comments sometimes
are allowed.
One source of background on the subject is my article at http://
climatehealth.net/ArticleCarbonTax.html.
Best regards,
Sylvester
Sylvester Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Non-profit website: www.climatehealth.net
P.O. Box 146
Brooktondale NY USA 14817-0146
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