Category Archives: Carbon Tax

The Inflation Reduction Act Plan for Lowering US Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Another Science Magazine Breakthrough was the US passage of the Inflation Reduction act, which contains $369 billion over ten years for lowering US greenhouse gases.  One goal of the IRA is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 40% from 2005 … Continue reading →

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California’s Oil Refinement, Imports, and Use

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

California’s Oil Refinement, Imports, and Use I am going to use a mix of numbers from recent years, which of course change from year to year with a fungible product like oil.  Costs don’t matter much since those thrifty days … Continue reading →

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Saving Gas Money in Face of Gas Price Rises

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Saving Gas Money in the Face of Gas Price Rise Update, March 10, a poll by AAA on American’s how and when they are planning to adapt to the rising gas prices.  With the price of gas greater than $4 … Continue reading →

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Comparing the Citizens Climate Lobby and the Climate Leadership Council Carbon Fee and Dividend Plans

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Comparing the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) and the Climate Leadership Council (CLC) Carbon Fee and Dividend Plans The CLC has been put forward by an Οp-Ed in the Washington Post, and the “The Pricing Advantage” by George R. Schultz and … Continue reading →

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Main California Cities in the Top 20 in Clean Energy

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

California’s main cities rank in the top 20 in The 2019 City Clean Energy Scorecard of the ACEEE, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy We list the rank, city name, and overall score out of 100 of California cities. Rank … Continue reading →

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California Ranked Next To the Top in State Energy Efficiency

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

California Ranked Next To the Top in State Energy Efficiency The 2019 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard has just been released by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE).  I know that you are all anxious to read the … Continue reading →

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Energy and Cost Problems With Senator Sander’s Green New Deal

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Energy and Cost Problems With Senator Sander’s Green New Deal I am only going to comment on the energy aspects of the plan, not the employment and social justice parts, which are separate choices to make. The speedy goal is … Continue reading →

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CARB Web Conferences on Carbon Neutrality

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

CARB Web Conferences on Carbon Neutrality Instead of reporting on two packed CARB (California Air Resources Board) short web conferences for California, I will give my impressions and critique.  The first was on Carbon Neutrality:  Scenarios for Deep Decarbonization, and … Continue reading →

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Climate Discussions at CA State Senator John Moorlach’s Sacramento Office

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Climate Discussions at CA State Senator John Moorlach’s, CA 37th District, Office in Sacramento Joan and I had a very pleasant conversation in State Senator John Moorlach’s office about climate matters, with his environmental assistant Megan A. DeSousa.  She is … Continue reading →

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Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz’s Talk at Distinctive Voices at the Beckman

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz’s Talk at Distinctive Voices at the Beckman ”Accelerating the Clean Energy Transformation” Prof. Ernest Moniz was President Obama’s Secretary of Energy from 2013 to Jan. 2017.  He worked with Secretary of State Kerry to negotiate the … Continue reading →

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