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Take Action!
Thank you for taking action on this important issue. Please use the context and talking points below to submit your comments to Representative Dingell.
Chairman Dingell's draft legislation proposes a $50 per ton tax on carbon from coal, oil and natural gas (which works out to roughly $15 per ton of CO2); a $0.50 per gallon tax on gasoline, jet fuel, and kerosene (diesel and petroleum-free biofuels are exempted); and a phase-out of the mortgage interest deduction on new homes over 3,000 square feet (historical homes, farm houses, LEED certified homes, and homes that offset their carbon emissions would be exempted).
 Tell Rep. Dingell what YOU want to see in a plan to curb global warming. Use his website to submit your comment.
Please use the below talking points to formulate a comment in your own words.
- I support all legislation that will achieve the goal of reducing
greenhouse gases by 20 percent by 2020, and at least 80 percent
by 2050 to avoid the worst consequences of global warming.
- Any plan should drive emissions reductions from new clean technology through energy efficiency and renewable forms of electricity. We can safely and cost-effectively achieve this necessary goal.
- Congress must pass a final energy bill this fall that raises fuel
economy standards to 35 mpg by 2020 and implements a national renewable
electricity standard of 15 percent by 2020. Given that a carbon
tax is unlikely to be politically viable, an economy-wide cap-and-auction
system which guarantees emissions reductions should be considered.
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