This new page (begun April 2012) will compile statements by
conservative elected officials, commentators and other public
personages that express support for carbon taxing or, at least,
potential openness to considering a carbon pollution tax as a
revenue mechanism to help address the U.S. fiscal crisis. It is
one of half-a-dozen pages compiling expressions of support for
carbon taxes (or more targeted taxes, e.g., on gasoline) by
notable individuals and organizations. Use Navigation Bar at top
of page to access other pages.  Writers and Pundits  Peter Van
Doren, Cato Institute: “The one concept that all students, even
those sleeping in the back of the lecture hall, learn from an
introductory economics class is that prices matter. And more
particularly, students learn that as prices increase, the
quantity consumed goes down. So if fossil fuel combustion
produces byproducts that cause negative health effects on third
parties as well as changes in the temperature of the atmosphere,
the obvious lesson from econo