Eying GOP Bill, Libertarian Group Ramps Up Discussion On Carbon Tax

The libertarian Niskanen Center is participating in increasingly detailed discussion both on and off Capitol Hill about legislative options for a carbon tax in 2017 -- including approaches that could implement significant carbon taxes in exchange for preempting numerous EPA greenhouse gas programs. The discussions signal an evolution beyond more general calls from carbon tax backers for Congress to consider embracing a carbon tax as a way to break partisan deadlock on climate policies, with Niskanen hoping the discussions could...