Gas Tax Proposed In California To Reach Global Warming Goals
Thanks to: Metropolitan Transportation Commision-Association of Bay Area Governments Library, Oakland, CA
Governor Schwarzenegger's Climate Action Team drafts a report calling for a "public goods charge" (don't call it a gas tax!)with the goal of reducing greenhouse gases, as opposed to reducing congestion
"A group of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's top environmental advisers said Thursday that to achieve the ambitious plan the governor signed in June for reducing greenhouse gases, California may need to charge a new fee on gasoline -- perhaps more than 2.5 cents per gallon."
"The so-called ``public goods charge'' would be similar to the fee Californians now pay on their electricity bills, which is used to promote the use of energy-efficient appliances, as well as fund other electricity-saving programs."
"Transportation produces more than 40 percent of the state's emissions, the largest share of any sector. Burning a single gallon of gasoline produces nearly 20 pounds of carbon dioxide"
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Interesting that the eco-warriors without even thinking once again make wild assumptions about the nature and impacts of their proposals. Apparently anything that is anti-automobile is assumed to be a good thing. Millions of gallons of gasoline are wasted in congestion that means tens of millions of pounds of CO2 are needlessly emitted. Why then is it that reducing congestion is not a viable ecosmart policy? Every day that the Pasadena freeway connection remains thwarted is a victory for the eco-warriors. The price of victory? Every day an extra 7500 pounds of emissions are produced. Shameful.
oopsie!
Your argument would be a good one if one didn't consider all the proposals to expand non-motorized transportation.
But thanks for trying.
Best,
D
So Typical
An article discussing a gas tax in California has managed to degenrate into direct personal insult in one exchange.
Is it any wonder that those purporting to speak for the planning professions are so mistrusted by the general public and the professions themselves both mistrusted and sometmes even despised?