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R Street wins carbon tax debate with Heritage Foundation and Heartland Institute

by Zach Graves
June 26, 2013
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issues: Carbon Pricing, Conservation, Energy and Environment
On June 13, 2013, the R Street Institute hosted a debate with the Energy & Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, and the Heartland Institute on the question, “Are there any circumstances under which conservatives should support a tax on carbon emissions?”

At the end of the debate, in a room of 200 conservatives and libertarians, roughly 80% stood up to affirm that there was a strong conservative case for a revenue neutral carbon tax.

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