tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442224054627982472.post172805078900334875..comments2022-11-22T15:32:11.980-08:00Comments on Moravian University at the UNFCCC: Day 3: The Link Between Health, Climate, and ElectricityCorey Husichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16177050888208299819noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442224054627982472.post-54703019761733362852015-12-04T08:20:42.458-08:002015-12-04T08:20:42.458-08:00Besides ending subsidies, we need to get the publi...Besides ending subsidies, we need to get the public to understand externalities -- all the costs passed on to them from the burning of fossil fuels (health wise, environmental disruption, and taxes). Education with facts *should* wake people up - I know, I am idealistic. But only a massive lobbying efforts by constituents can impact one legislator at a time.dhusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791785785013934312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442224054627982472.post-6428740602106224872015-12-03T06:46:43.434-08:002015-12-03T06:46:43.434-08:00The need to end fossil-fuel subsidies and to drast...The need to end fossil-fuel subsidies and to drastically reduce GHG and toxic emissions is so obvious -- and has been for at least 20 years now -- that it makes you wonder why it hasn't been done. <br /> In the U.S. and many other countries, many businesses maximizing profits by making taxpayers absorb a high percentage of their costs generated by their products.<br /> Since we're talking primarily about climate here, take coal as an example -- and remember, about half the electric power in PA and many other states is generated by burning coal! Coal sells at about $50/ton, but generates costs to society of over $200/ton. <br /> How can this be stopped?peterkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01244742356025459650noreply@blogger.com