Reply #11: That's what was said about making industries install smokestacks scrubbers. If those

[bertman]

industries who are emitting the most carbon emissions were made to pay taxes for that, they would begin changing how they do their work. That would mean JOBS and new technology even if it meant less money for stockholders at the end of the fiscal year.

Not to mention that if utility costs go up, consumers will be forced to conserve energy. Right now, the average person is not making much of an effort to turn off the electrical stuff or alter his/her lifestyle. A kick in the ass wouldn't hurt and is wayyy overdue. The surcharge could be applied only to those residential customers who use over a certain number of kilowatt hours, so the poor would not be adversely affected.