Taxing Bad Things, Rewarding Work: A Carbon Tax
About the Author
'Tax what we burn and not what we earn." -Al Gore
Ezra Small grew up in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts where he swam and fished in the local swimming holes and hiked the Appalachian Trail which ran through his hometown. He graduated with a BA in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA where he studied political and environmental sciences and interned at the Mount Rainier National Park. Following Evergreen, Ezra went on to serve in the Student Conservation Association (SCA) and the National Forest Service in the Eastern Sierra of California where he worked on a wilderness restoration project for high alpine ecosystems and started rock climbing on his free time. In 2004, Ezra returned home to Western Massachusetts where he again served in AmeriCorps, this time as a Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA) and Waste Management Specialist Intern at the Center for Ecological Technology (CET) in Pittsfield, MA. There he helped towns, businesses, and area schools reduce waste, save energy, and become enrolled in consumer utility renewable energy programs. Following his year of service, Ezra returned to school at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Graduate Program. There, Ezra studied the effects of climate change on flora and fauna of New England. Ezra is now a project organizer for the Climate Crisis Coalition and the coordinator of the Berkshire Environmental Educators Network (BEEN) where he promotes environmental education in area public schools.
Ezra Small attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Graduate Program where he studied the effects of climate change on flora and fauna of New England. Ezra is now a project organizer for the Climate Crisis Coalition based in Western Massachusetts. CCC has been working the Carbon Tax Center in NYC and the Citizens Climate Lobby in San Diego, CA to advocate for national carbon tax legislation as a means of effectively and equitably reducing carbon emissions, offsetting regressive payroll taxes. Go to www.pricecarbon.org to learn more. CCC's homepage is www.climatecrisiscoalition.org
This video was edited and produced by Daniel Califf-Glick. Visit his website at http://www.cg-productions.com/
About This Video
NASA scientist Dr. James Hanson states that we need to stop burning fossil fuels and put a price on carbon to avert a climate catastrophe. Congressman John Larson has introduced a bill calling for a carbon tax as fast, effective, and fair climate legislation as opposed to a cap and trade system that would take years to implement and can be easily manipulated. Visit www.pricecarbon.org for more information about a carbon tax.
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