tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post4156199389099695593..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: The Emissions Trading MessDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-70142332343085745872011-09-02T23:11:48.961-07:002011-09-02T23:11:48.961-07:00CharlesH: Steve B is right -- C&T was invented...CharlesH: Steve B is right -- C&T was invented by Republicans, for the ozone problem....David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-29313456924133793422011-09-02T12:04:45.886-07:002011-09-02T12:04:45.886-07:00charlesH has such a short memory that he fails to ...charlesH has such a short memory that he fails to recall that c+t was developed to make environmental regulation more palatable for Republicans and Wall Street, and that the first such system was put in place under a Republican administration.Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-25358192272021921692011-09-02T12:01:26.210-07:002011-09-02T12:01:26.210-07:00Well, it's the only comfortable solution. I c...Well, it's the only comfortable solution. I can think of two others involving lesser and greater degrees of discomfort.Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-18925692452099588152011-09-02T12:01:15.222-07:002011-09-02T12:01:15.222-07:00Well, it's the only comfortable solution. I c...Well, it's the only comfortable solution. I can think of two others involving lesser and greater degrees of discomfort.Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-77106674708208185262011-09-01T17:54:48.440-07:002011-09-01T17:54:48.440-07:00"Any trading scheme is going to be gamed and ..."Any trading scheme is going to be gamed and the monitoring de-funded. That is why corporations favor it. A straight carbon tax would eliminate this problem, which is why the vehement opposition.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />D"<br /><br />Twice in one day Dano and I agree! But you have to add politicos to the corporations. The Dems when they had the House, Senate, and Presidency proposed a Cap and TRADE system. Why? Jest as Dano says. So they could "game it".charlesHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798022842779057473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-71888569746085511542011-09-01T09:08:37.615-07:002011-09-01T09:08:37.615-07:00Any trading scheme is going to be gamed and the mo...Any trading scheme is going to be gamed and the monitoring de-funded. That is why corporations favor it. A straight carbon tax would eliminate this problem, which is why the vehement opposition.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />D<br /><br />(word verif agrees: recont)Danohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-31414323312621263712011-09-01T06:32:14.928-07:002011-09-01T06:32:14.928-07:00This is what you get when one tries to put technol...This is what you get when one tries to put technology into production before it is cost effective. Please take note that taxpayers are on the hook for $500M.<br /><br />"President Obama faces political catastrophe in the form of Solyndra -- a San Francisco Bay area solar company that he touted as a gleaming example of green technology. It has announced it will declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy. More than 1,100 people will lose their jobs."<br /><br />http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Solyndra-Filing-a-Disaster-for-Obama-128816968.htmlcharlesHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798022842779057473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-65088954648082990322011-09-01T06:26:16.599-07:002011-09-01T06:26:16.599-07:00"The only solution is development of a cheape..."The only solution is development of a cheaper noncarbon energy source than fossil fuels. Period."<br /><br />David,<br /><br />I totally agree. Whether is be solar, wind, or nuclear or ..... it has to be cheaper than coal etc. Otherwise it's worse than "breaking windows" for the economy.<br /><br />I support gov subsidized R%D but no production subsidies.<br /><br />My favorite is of course LFTR<br /><br />http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/02/china-thorium-power/charlesHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798022842779057473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-60726926690106897732011-08-31T21:40:30.790-07:002011-08-31T21:40:30.790-07:00When something needs to be done the best option is...When something needs to be done the best option is always offering the contract to two rivals, see them try to kill each other and then use the taxpayers money to pay the better competitor. There might be some delay in the excecution of the work but at least one gets entertainment while the water main is leaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com