A new calculator helps demonstrate the futility of targeting CO2 emissions if you want to limit global warming.
If North Carolina Democrats have a horrible cycle this year, you can be sure that some will try to blame the recent sexual-harassment mess at party headquarters.
Like the self-deluded runner at the rear of the pack, North Carolina’s political class has yet to adjust its regimen to reality.
We all lose when policymakers enshrine irrational fear in laws and regulations.
North Carolinians could face higher prices and more restrictions, just because some politicians build irrational fear into public policy.
Perdue’s proposals are, to put it bluntly, extreme, impractical, and draconian.
The state's Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change, (LCGCC) is considering a cap and trade program for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The cap and trade program is one of many recommendations that were provided to the Commission by a North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) advisory group called the Climate Action Plan Advisory Group (CAPAG).
Since a good economist would doubt the claim that higher taxes and increased regulation promote prosperity, advocates for those taxes and regulations must look elsewhere for support.
The News & Observer didn't look far enough when it did a story a study that says new taxes and regulations meant to fight global warming will generate more than 300,000 jobs for the state.
There appears to be growing concern about pollution and the environment. Pollution is not a new issue. Widespread public attention began at least as early as the 1970s. But with the growth of greenhouse gases and the debate over global warming, analyzing pollutants has achieved a new prominence today.
Lawmakers should remember economics as they consider responses to rising temperatures.
