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Exxon CEO Wants Carbon Tax

Against the Grain

Or so he claims…

Who’s Al Gore’s latest environmental ally? How about Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil. Something must be afoot. In a speech in Washington, Tillerson said he favored a flat carbon tax imposed on greenhouse-gas emissions, rather than the politically more-viable cap-and-trade system. Tillerson called a flat tax a "more direct, a more transparent, and a more effective approach." A fellow at the Center for American Progress thinks, however, that Tillerson is bluffing. Calling for a carbon tax could be a ploy because few observers believe such a tax is politically feasible in our Congress," said Daniel J. Weiss.

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