April 16, 2012

Is Supply-Side Environmentalism Sound Policy?

David Roberts, Grist


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I concluded my last post with a slogan: “Keep the damn coal in the ground.” Lo and behold, along comes a new paper in the Journal of Political Economy that sketches what that strategy might look like: “Buy Coal! A Case for Supply-Side Environmental Policy.” It’s fascinating. . .

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