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By: Bay Area Leads with Nation’s First Carbon Tax « Earth2Tech

Bay Area Leads with Nation’s First Carbon Tax « Earth2Tech — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:01:34 +0000

[...] Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has long been talking about reorienting his city’s tax laws to tax carbon emissions while simultaneously rolling [...]

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Web — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:21:26 +0000

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By: SF’s Jolly Green Mayor Wants Wave, Solar, Plug-In Power « Earth2Tech

SF’s Jolly Green Mayor Wants Wave, Solar, Plug-In Power « Earth2Tech — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:30:56 +0000

[...] also spoke passionately about his proposed carbon tax, which could be the first of its kind in the U.S. Aiming to tax pollution, the mayor proposes to [...]

By: Carbon Tax Center » Does San Francisco Want a Carbon Tax

Carbon Tax Center » Does San Francisco Want a Carbon Tax — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:03:46 +0000

[...] by Daniel Rosenblum Does San Francisco Want a Carbon Tax (earth2tech) Filed under [...]

By: Roundup: The growing internet ad market, San Francisco’s carbon tax, Google Maps and more » VentureBeat

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:36:27 +0000

[...] San Francisco, home of the carbon tax? — Mayor Gavin Newsom said he’d like to set up a plan to tax the carbon emissions of businesses in San Francisco this morning, during an early morning keynote at the Cleantech Forum. Confusingly, this appears to be a ballot issue for the city, separate from an emissions tax already being considered for the entire Bay Area. Newsom’s plan also involves congestion fees for inner-city driving, a measure typically only considered by much larger cities like London and New York. For a rundown of some possible pitfalls, Earth2Tech has a good brief. [...]