“Kind of broad at the shoulders, narrow at the hip.
And everybody knew you didn’t give no lip to Big John.”*
I’ve written about and referenced House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair, John Dingell, a good number of times here. He’s the second-longest serving Congressman ever, highly respected and often feared. There’s a fascinating piece in the “NY Times” today about him: What Is John Dingell Really Up To? It’s about Big John’s stance on a carbon tax, the alternative to a cap-and-trade system, favored by a growing number of people. If Dingell is serious about advancing a carbon tax, and he appears to be, then that would be a big step. Here’s Dingell’s op-ed from the “Washington Post” from last month: The Power in the Carbon Tax. What do you think? It’s heady stuff, and politically difficult to achieve.
The Carbon Tax Center has “up-to-date information on the why and how of taxing carbon emissions to reduce global warming.” They have good analyses, and media coverage as well, including this “Wall St. Journal” piece from August, A Carbon Tax Would Be Cleaner.
*monster Jimmy Dean hit from the “60’s