Some subscribers to Phys-L might be interested in a recent post
"Economic Outcomes of a U.S. Carbon Tax" [Hake (2013)].
Q. What do the "Economic Outcomes of a U.S. Carbon Tax" have to do
with Physics Education?
A. Predicting and understanding such outcomes requires education in
e.g.: biology, PHYSICS, economics, ethics, engineering, evaluation,
mathematics, physics, politics, psychology, and technology - NOT the
narrow economic focus of the National Association of Manufacturers
(NAM)
The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: In response to my post "Would a Carbon Tax Save Life on
Planet Earth?" [Hake (2013)] at <http://yhoo.it/16ECfUn>, POD's Ed
Gehringer at <http://bit.ly/15xY57m> wrote: "Those interested in the
other side of the story might be interested in reading 'Economic
Outcomes of a U. S. Carbon Tax' [NERA (2013)] at
<http://bit.ly/18Lvai3> . . . . . ."
Unfortunately NERA (2013)] fails to mention the global threat to life
on Planet Earth - see e.g., "Storms of My Grandchildren [Hansen
(2010)] at <http://bit.ly/LfiwzY>. Without life on Planet Earth there
will be no need for the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).
Thus in its "Letter to Congress on Carbon Tax" [NAM (2013b)] at
<http://bit.ly/11pDulw>, the NAM essentially lobbies in support of
its own demise.
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REFERENCES [URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/> and accessed on 04 June 2013.]
Hake, R.R. 2013. "Economic Outcomes of a U.S. Carbon Tax," online on
the OPEN! Net-Gold archives at <http://yhoo.it/16HDFxh>. Post of 4
Jun 2013 12:31:30 -0700 to AERA-L and Net-Gold. The abstract and link
to the complete post are being transmitted to various discussion
lists also on my blog "Hake'sEdStuff" at <http://bit.ly/12rr1AV>.