WASHINGTON D.C. — In response to a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences which called for amore “green” tax provisions, IER Senior Vice President Daniel Kish released the following statement:
“The government’s report on the impact of green energy taxation simply reaffirms what we have been saying for years: the existing programs are a massive waste of taxpayer money with no measurable returns. Their recommended solution – a new carbon tax or carbon dioxide cap and tax program – is simply a reminder that Americans must never trust that bad ideas once defeated will ever go away. We have a government study that recommends a new tax program to give government more money. This ain’t a newsflash.”
To read IER’s analysis of the report, click here.
The Institute for Energy Research (IER) is a not-for-profit organization that conducts intensive research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets. IER maintains that freely-functioning energy markets provide the most efficient and effective solutions to today’s global energy and environmental challenges and, as such, are critical to the well-being of individuals and society.
