Tag: Carbon Tax

Tag: Carbon Tax

  • Should the Biden Administration Embrace a Carbon Tax? image

    Should the Biden Administration Embrace a Carbon Tax?

    The Biden Administration is under pressure to embrace a carbon tax, and according to his aides, the President is open to the idea. As ALEC Executive Vice President of…

  • Resolution in Opposition to a Carbon Tax image

    Resolution in Opposition to a Carbon Tax

    WHEREAS, affordable and abundant electricity is a strategic resource that is essential to modern life, America’s economic competitiveness. WHEREAS, the application of a carbon tax to gasoline and other transportation…

  • Governor Malloy Redefines “Fair” image

    Governor Malloy Redefines “Fair”

    In his final state of the state address, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy sidestepped the majority of the fiscal and economic issues plaguing the state in favor of paying lip service…

  • Oregon State of the State: Governor Brown Demands Spending on Pet Projects, Neglects Needed Reforms image

    Oregon State of the State: Governor Brown Demands Spending on Pet Projects, Neglects Needed Reforms

    In her recent State of the State Address, Governor Kate Brown kicked off Oregon’s short 35-day legislative session with a litany of policy proposals, all in her…

  • Carbon Tax Straight Talk image

    Carbon Tax Straight Talk

    Shultz and Baker label a massive tax increase and economic meddling by the federal government as “embodying the conservative principles of free markets and limited government” but this carbon tax will needlessly further distort energy markets, harm consumers, expand government bureaucracy, and have minimal (if any) effect on global climate change. For these reasons, ALEC remains steadfastly opposed to “all Federal and state efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation.”

  • Voters from Three States Will Consider Energy Related Ballot Measures This November image

    Voters from Three States Will Consider Energy Related Ballot Measures This November

    While our nation’s collective attention has recently been drawn to an especially combative presidential race, voters from three states will also have the opportunity to weigh in on energy-related ballot…