There is a way to slash emission of greenhouse gases that’s politically practical. It’s called a โsky trustโ and it’s roughly analogous to the Alaska Permanent Fund, which since 1976 has sent every Alaska resident a dividend check each year with a share of the state’s oilย revenues.
The notion of a huge public trust begins with two simple ideas that have the potential to cut the Gordian knot on energy policy. The notion is the brainchild of Peter Barnes, author of Capitalism 3.0.
First Nations are furious, environmentalists feel betrayed, oil companies are demanding more, and the clock is ticking.
The Mailโs events business in the Middle East provides a quarter of its revenue. A previous Telegraph bid was rejected over petrostate influence fears.
โIโve never seen anything like this,โ longtime denier Marc Morano said recently of Democrats, billionaires, activists and reporters going โsilentโ on the issue.
In exclusive interview with DeSmog, Haisla leader explains that an oil โspill on our waterway would be catastrophic.โ
