Warmist Bob Inglis: U.S. carbon tax will happen by “immaculate conception"; he's trying to get funding from Exxon Mobil; conservatives have an “inferiority complex” when it comes to climate change

Carbon tax backers quietly forge ahead - The Hill's E2-Wire

Inglis, who launched the “Energy and Enterprise Initiative” at George Mason University last year, sees several forces converging that will enable a carbon tax to surface in a broader fiscal policy deal.
It would happen, he said, by “immaculate conception,” but not until 2015 or 2016.
“It will be nobody claiming paternity for it. It will just develop on its own,” Inglis said in an interview Thursday.
...That kind of policy, he argues, can help end what he calls an “inferiority complex” among conservatives when it comes to climate change.
“We apparently think we are no good at energy and climate, therefore it leads to us just sort of pooh-poohing the science, throwing rocks at other people’s houses, Al Gore’s house, rather than stepping forward with a solution,” Inglis said.
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Inglis said he’s seeking funding, without success so far, for his initiative from Exxon Mobil, a company that calls carbon taxes the best option if policymakers decide to impose a cost on greenhouse gas emissions.

Flashback: Bob Inglis, whose global warming belief was a big factor in his 71-29 primary runoff loss, tries to convince other conservative politicians to follow his lead