It didn’t get much attention at the time, but the 2013 Oregon legislature took a step toward taxing air — well, not air exactly, just a component of natural air. You guessed it: carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gases. Democrats in the House and Senate, over the fruitless objections of Republicans, passed Senate Bill […]
Oregon might tax the air, almost
It didn’t get much attention at the time, but the 2013 Oregon legislature took a step toward taxing air — well, not air exactly, just a component of natural air. You guessed it: carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gases. Democrats in the House and Senate, over the fruitless objections of Republicans, passed Senate Bill […]
Tags: carbon tax, climate change, SB 306