There is little federal movement on climate legislation, but there are a decent number of state-level campaigns to price carbon. The goal of many of these orga

There is little federal movement on climate legislation, but there are a decent number of state-level campaigns to price carbon. The goal of many of these organizations is to establish a model that can then be replicated nationwide. (As the saying goes, "states are the laboratories of democracy.") Economists [1] and climate scientists [2] agree that internalizing the "social cost" of climate change--in terms of ocean acidification, depleted crop yields, stronger storms and wildfires-- is the single most effective way to mitigate its worst effects. I personally skipped out on the startup world to volunteer for one of these state campaigns, Oregon Climate [3]. We advocate a specific policy, the carbon fee and dividend, where a scientifically-set price is levied per ton of CO2 at point of source, and all resulting revenue is distributed as a yearly check to individuals. Naturally, a price on carbon means carbon-intensive goods cost more, which is the point: to alter consumer behavior at the point of purchase disfavoring carbon-intensive goods. These campaigns, like Oregon Climate and Carbon WA, operate on shoestring budgets, so if anyone can throw coin our way, it would be greatly appreciated. We only have two poorly paid staffers and the rest of us volunteer in our free time. 1. https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/posts/809307552415176?fref=nf https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/posts/809307552415176?fref=... Robert Reich, Economist at Berkeley 2. http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/07/26/dr-james-hansen-gives-his-idea-to-curb-climate-change-on-fareed-zakaria-gps/ http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/07/26/dr-james-hansen... - James Hansen, former director of NASA Goddard Institute 3. http://oregonclimate.org http://oregonclimate.org