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...best way to do this is to raise energy prices and let free-market forces do the job of stimulating conservation. First, the federal gasoline tax should be increased substantially -- to at least 60 cents per gal., from the current 9 cents per gal., over the next four years. At the same time, the Government could begin setting up a program to tax the use of all fossil fuels. The size of the tax should vary according to how much carbon is released into the atmosphere when a particular fuel is burned. That would encourage a shift in consumption patterns...
...human beings by the year 2025. Deforestation and burning of fossil fuels spewed at least 19 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, aggravating the global warming process that could cause the average worldwide temperature to rise as much as 4.5 degrees C (8 degrees F) within the next 60 years. Another 11.3 million hectares (28 million acres) of tropical forest were destroyed. The ozone hole over Antarctica remained alarmingly large, and scientists reported evidence that a second hole was developing over the Arctic. Whether or not all of the dire predictions come to pass, they underscore a chilling...
...humanity moves into the final decade of the 20th century, many experts believe the next few years will be the turning point. In order to avert the catastrophes that threaten the earth, immediate action must be taken in several key areas. Among the international initiatives currently under...
Ozone Depletion. Next April, representatives from scores of countries will meet in London to complete the agreement to phase out CFC production by the year 2000. But unless all major nations accept the ban, efforts to halt ozone depletion may prove fruitless...
...story on the environment about every other week, including reports on logging in the Northwest and Japan's environmental practices, and covers on the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska and the rain forests in the Amazon." Our guests at both conferences at least agreed on one thing: next year promises to be as hectic as this year on the international and environmental fronts...