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Who really pays? The Wall Street Journal reported on March 9 (footnote No. 1) that 95 percent of working families are the ones who will pay. In this, putting a cost on carbon emissions is regressive: those who have lower incomes will pay more of a percent of that income in order to meet the required cost of living. For these families, this will be approximately $680 a year. While this may not be much to some, to others it is grocery money, utility money, and if nothing else, money they earned that the government does not need. And as spending by the individual increases, so does the $680.

Isle of Wight council to block wind turbines

Despite denouncing the closure of Vestas' Isle of Wight blade facility, it has emerged that the conservative-led council has a history of blocking wind farm projects on the island.

Correct Timing is Everything - Also for CO2 in the Air

Knowledge of the correct timing of the whereabouts of CO2 in the air is essential to a correct understanding of the way nature works and the extent of anthropogenic modulation of, or impact upon, natural processes. Concerning the Earth’s carbon cycle, the anthropogenic contribution and its influence are so small and negligible that our resources would be much better spent on other real challenges that are facing mankind.

Tom V, Segalstad is an Associate Professor of Resource and Environmental Geology, The University of Oslo, Norway