Comments on: >>China retrenches, commodity prices fall http://solartoday.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/china-retrenches-commodity-prices-fall/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:48:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Seth Masia http://solartoday.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/china-retrenches-commodity-prices-fall/#comment-466 Seth Masia Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:26:00 +0000 http://solartoday.wordpress.com/?p=434#comment-466 Effective Dec. 9, 2008, the SOLAR TODAY blog has moved to <a href="http://solartoday.org/blog" rel="nofollow">http://solartoday.org/blog</a> Effective Dec. 9, 2008, the SOLAR TODAY blog has moved to http://solartoday.org/blog

]]> By: Seth Masia http://solartoday.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/china-retrenches-commodity-prices-fall/#comment-444 Seth Masia Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:25:15 +0000 http://solartoday.wordpress.com/?p=434#comment-444 Agree in principle. It would be impossible to pass a direct gasoline tax in the U.S. A cap-and-auction system for carbon emission permits, vigorously enforced at the point of entry, ought to have an equivalent effect in moving consumers to carbon-neutral or and carbon-reduced fuels. Agree in principle. It would be impossible to pass a direct gasoline tax in the U.S. A cap-and-auction system for carbon emission permits, vigorously enforced at the point of entry, ought to have an equivalent effect in moving consumers to carbon-neutral or and carbon-reduced fuels.

]]> By: CFE http://solartoday.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/china-retrenches-commodity-prices-fall/#comment-443 CFE Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:02:41 +0000 http://solartoday.wordpress.com/?p=434#comment-443 There is only one way to change consumer behaviour in respect to gasoline. That is tax. In countries with significant gasoline taxes, average MPGs are far better. The other advantage of a gasoline tax is that it is an effective transfer of money from oil producing countries to oil consuming countries. If politicians used this line, along with making such a tax revenue neutral, it should be possible to sell it. Now is the time to strike however, with $3 plus gas still fresh in everyone's minds. There is only one way to change consumer behaviour in respect to gasoline. That is tax. In countries with significant gasoline taxes, average MPGs are far better.

The other advantage of a gasoline tax is that it is an effective transfer of money from oil producing countries to oil consuming countries. If politicians used this line, along with making such a tax revenue neutral, it should be possible to sell it.

Now is the time to strike however, with $3 plus gas still fresh in everyone’s minds.

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