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Energy Debate Watch

by Terra Rossa

January 30th, 2008

Please enjoy today’s energy debate watch, a collection of news stories and perspectives about energy, environment and climate related issues. These articles are provided to keep Terra Rossa readers informed about the current public energy debate but are not intended to express the views of the blog. Let us know your thoughts on these articles [...]

A Growing Carbon Market

by Whit Ayres

January 23rd, 2008

The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend on the growth of Europe’s carbon trading market, which saw the value of traded permits double over the last year. This is good news, as it indicates the idea of trading carbon credits is clearly picking up steam. According to the article, “Almost all of the major [...]

Cap vs. Tax

by Tucker Eskew

January 21st, 2008

Last week a Terra Rossa reader wondered how I could think cap and trade is a better – and more conservative – solution to climate change than a carbon tax.
Here’s how…
First, both a carbon cap and a carbon tax assume there has to be some kind of signal to the marketplace to reduce carbon emissions. [...]

Cape Wind Update

by Whit Ayres

January 17th, 2008

Good news about the Cape Wind Project, which I talked about not too long ago in this space. In the Wall Street Journal’s energy blog this week, Keith Johnson reports that the government has concluded that the project will not have a significant, negative environmental impact and, objections of the Kennedys notwithstanding (they’re afraid the [...]

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Right Conclusion, Wrong Solution

by Tucker Eskew

January 16th, 2008

Two surprising and valid new points of view to highlight today…
First, the American Enterprise Institute’s David Frum has written a new book advising how we conservatives can apply our principles to today’s issues. I haven’t yet read David’s book, but an excerpt recently appeared on AEI’s website under the title “The Conservative Case for [...]

Energy Debate Watch

by Terra Rossa

January 15th, 2008

What’s Your Cap Size?

by Whit Ayres

January 10th, 2008

Many critics of a U.S. cap-and-trade system point out the fact that a similar system in Europe, on which the U.S. proposal is partially based, has been a failure. And, unfortunately, these critics are mostly correct - the European program, which started about 3 years ago, has not been effective in lowering carbon emissions.
The problem [...]

The Climate Is Changing… at the White House

by Tucker Eskew

January 9th, 2008

Whit’s right (see yesterday’s post) about the Washington Post’s Peter Baker very interesting article – how mounting scientific evidence has gradually convinced President Bush that steps need to be taken to solve climate change. I reject the hype-laden title for the series “The Imperiled Presidency” – do you hear the echoing doom when you say [...]

A Green New Year

by Whit Ayres

January 8th, 2008

You may have missed it over the busy holiday, so here’s a link to Peter Baker’s excellent Washington Post article on President Bush’s evolution on the climate change issue over the course of his administration. It is a fascinating read, and provides hope that the President might be open to instituting a national cap on [...]

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Energy Debate Watch

by Terra Rossa

January 7th, 2008