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> Can't we just target all mega polluters? This is one of the reasons virtually all economists support a broad carbon price. If its broad, in the sense of enc
by thinkcontext 5y ago
> Can't we just target all mega polluters?
This is one of the reasons virtually all economists support a broad carbon price. If its broad, in the sense of encompassing a wide variety of economic activities, it gets all the different polluters you referred to as well as the ones that you and regulators haven't even thought of.
- kingsloi 5y agoI agree! How can a commoner further support the idea? But, also a step further maybe? I was in FL last week and as I was travelling home I read a story about 1000s of fish, aquatic life dead in the water, including a Manatee, apparently caused by a phosphorus plant leak's red algae bloom. How can we target them, too?
- thinkcontext 5y agoIt requires a political solution. The plan which has the widest bipartisan buy-in is the Climate Leadership Council's plan for a tax and dividend approach. Its got supporters from Exxon to World Wildlife Fund. https://clcouncil.org/ https://clcouncil.org/ A leak at a plant likely violates its operating permit, so I would guess that regulators are looking at it. Of course, regulations and enforcement are very weak, that is also a political problem. Those are the big goals but the best thing a commoner can do is support or join a local environmental group. Groups like the Sierra Club have local chapters that could be interested in the air quality monitoring work you are doing. They also do things like testify at public hearings, sue polluters for local harm, advocate in policy discussions by officials and in local news and support candidates.