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Comment on Conservative perspectives on climate change by treyg

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If we’re going to tax (supposedly) negative externalities such as carbon, “clean energy” can’t get off free. We are offshoring pollution — think neodymium for wind turbines mined in Mongolia, solar cells in China, etc. And don’t forget, manufacturing these clean energy components produces carbon, which would get off scot-free overseas.

A better idea is to eliminate all energy subsidies and let economics do it’s job. Case in point, natural gas which is reducing our carbon intensity on a large scale with clean, reliable, and dispatchable power.


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